Random music news for Friday, July 7, 2023

I KNEW I wasn’t imagining things. I feel much better now. You’ll feel better, too, after going through music news for July 7, 2023.

1. So….Madonna. How’s she doing? Here’s an update on her health scare.
2. Freddie Mercury has been gone since 1991 but the band just keeps making more and more money.
3. So what’s it like to play behind the Foo Fighters? Let’s ask Josh Freese.
4. Fewer new podcasts are being launched. Have we passed peak podcast?
5. The new documentary on Wham! is getting some good reviews.
6. Yeah, it make sense that Trump is an Elvis fan.
7. “Streaming is buckling under its own weight.” Discuss.
8. Beyonce has canceled some shows on her current tour. Taylor Swift fans have conspiracy theories about why.
9. Let’s bust up some myths about music and AI.
10. Interesting theory about Michael Jackson and Hall and Oates. (Via Rick J)
11. A Scot Weiland self-portrait is going up for sale by his widow.
12. There’s band merch–and then there’s this.
13. The Clown from Slipknot is teasing a film series,
14. This must have been terrifying.
15. Aw. Cute!

BONUS: I for one welcome our new alien overlords.