Random music news for Thursday, April 3, 2025
American exceptionalism is dead. How do we know? Look at China. Once you’re done with that, proceed to music news for April 3, 2025.
- Neil Young is worried that if he leaves the US he won’t be allowed back in because of his opposition to Trump and MAGAs.
- How hard is it to earn a living as a musician? If you have to ask…
- Is Donald Trump doing a favour for Taylor Swift fans? Well…
- An ABBA-like avatar show featuring Ozzy and Black Sabbath? It could happen.
- So Spotify has some numbers regarding artists who make a lot of money from streaming. There’s just not that many of them.
- Morgan Wallen is a dick on a couple of counts. Here’s the first. Here’s the second.
- Joe DePugh has died. He was the inspiration for Bruce Springsteen’s “Glory Days.”
- This AI program will return entire sets of lyrics without prompting–and it’s a bug.
- Tony Bennett’s children are fighting over their father’s legacy.
- The radio business may be experiencing some challenges now (especially in the US), but the medium is a cockroach. It will always survive.
- While we’ve heard about some top-tier artists having trouble selling tickets, another study says that things are just fine.
- The idea of podcast superfans is taking off.
- YouTube has some new “inspiration tools” for creators.
- Creed has sold more than a million tickets to its 2025 reunion tour. That is not a typo.
- King Crimson plus rabbits equals this.
BONUS: This man creates paintings of mosh pits. (Via Sean)_
