Random music news for Friday, July 18, 2025

This phone case feels like human skin. It gets sunburned, too. Creepy. (Via Rick J) Music news for July 18, 2025, isn’t quite as weird.

A music supervisor for American Idol and her husband were found murdered in their LA home. A suspect has been arrested.
RIP country star Connie Francis. She was 87.
Could this discovery become a nightmare of Live Nation?
Oasis fans in Manchester were…aggressive about getting into the Heaton Park gigs.
This guy bought an amp online. He bought it for £3,000, which is a lot. Then he found out it was once owned by John Lennon. (Rick J again)
If you’re in Vancouver and wondering why so many tours are skipping you, take a look at this. (Via Sean)
South Korean Britpop? Why not?
Temple University now offers a course in Kendrick Lamar.
Another company is raising money so they can buy a LOT of song catalogues over the next five years.
Katy Perry has stalker problems. She had to get a restraining order.
Google will announce a new line of Pixel phones on August 20.
This is not the kind of PSA you’d normally see from GWAR. Cool, though.
Hmm. Something seems to be missing from this list of great music podcasts. Can you spot it?
Want to stave off dementia? Another study says that music training may help.
Oh, dear. Given what I do for a living, this…well…