Random music news for Friday, June 12, 2026
- A judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed against Marilyn Manson by his former assistant, Ashley Walters. Details here.
- Megan Thee Stallion is being sued by her ex-stylist over over $1,243,501.98 in alleged unpaid fees for services performed between January 2024 and August 2025.
- Spotify has been in talks with promoters about licensing rights to stream video from various concerts and music festivals.
- Fascinating read: “The [music] audience the industry can’t see.”
- This is good: “How to build a greener concert industry.”
- Believe it or not, it’s getting harder for the music industry to hire young people.
- “Nostalgic listening,” the growing tendency for everyone to listen to older songs, is confusing the music industry and brands. Let’s look at that.
- Google says it has a “broad license” to use music for training its AI. This is in court, obviously.
- Here’s another look at the music AI stole to make fake music.
- Apparently, Kim Thayil’s new memoir on Soundgarden (it’s called A Screaming Life) will make us listen to Soundgarden differently.
- Muse is holding listening parties for their new The WOW! Signal album at indie record stores in America. Sadly, there don’t seem to be any stores in Canada–yet.
- Now America wants to ban burner phones.
- Species switcheroo: Deadmau5 paid $30,000 to rescue 27 cats in Oakville, Ontario.
- An actual headline: “A Toronto Banana Has the Hardcore Community Split.”
BONUS: I’m not crying. You’re crying.
