Random music news for Thursday, March 20, 2025
Me: “Alexa? Are you listening to everything I say?” Alexa: “No. But starting next week, I will be–and you can’t opt out.” Great. Off to music news for March 20, 2025.
- Wow. Tom Petty had some secrets.
- “Karaoke rage” strikes again.
- The US now has 100 million paying subscriptions to streaming music platforms.
- Could this be the future of streaming? Discuss.
- These are the 10 most innovative music companies of 2025. Discuss.
- Dancefloor is a new app that helps you find where your favourite DJs are performing.
- Will there be some kind of deal regarding TikTok in the US in the next month? Maybe, maybe not.
- YouTube Music’s AI radio generator is now available for the iPhone.
- There was an interesting outage at Spotify last week. Here’s what was behind that. Sneaky.
- NO MAJORS MUSIC is a new platform for indie artists. Read about them on their Kickstarter page.
- Coachella is coming next month. A new 20,000-square-foot structure will now be part of the event.
- This “Oasis Reunion” made me laugh.
- And no, Oasis won’t be playing Knebworth again.
- Apparently no one wants to smell like Whitney Houston.
- The Serbian government used a sonic weapon against protestors over the weekend. Here’s what it looked like.
BONUS: This US site claims to dox Tesla owners. What could possibly go wrong?
BONUS BONUS: This is for sale.
