Music News for Saturday, July 12, 2025

Are you showering wrong? Let’s ask science. Want music news for July 12, 2025? Just ask me.

1. TikTok looks like it will be shut down in Canada over security concerns. The company is pulling sponsorships from the JUNOs, TIFF, and more.
2. The Winnipeg Folk Festival was first held in 1974 as a one-time thing. That didn’t happen. This year, it turns 50.
3. In more Ozzy news, he has collaborated on some expressionist paintings with some chimpanzees. You read that correctly.
4. The Prism Prize, the award given out for Canadian-produced music videos, will not be held in 2025. Stay tuned for the next move.
5. Stop relying just on algorithms for music discovery. Here’s why.
6. Tim Leiweke, the former CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, joined the Oak View Group. He’s now stepping down over a criminal indictment involving an arena development in Austin, Texas.
7. Where did $10 million of FACTOR’s money disappear? There’s an investigation.
8. This is what Olivia Rodrigo gifted her band and crew. Odd, but thoughtful, I guess.
9. YouTube is working to cut down the amount of repetition and AI slop on the platform.
10. Might this new web browser challenge Chrome for supremacy? Maybe.
11. This new IKEA lamp is wired for Spotify.
12. This is an American perspective on the state of radio, but it’s still a very good read.
13. Tim Myers used to play bass in OneRepublic. He’s now running for office in California.
14. Fat Mike of NOFX has sold Fat Wreck Chords to Hopeless records.

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BONUS: A cool Rush cover. (Via Sean)