Random music news for Friday, March 13, 2026

Truer words have never been spoken: “It’s highly profitable to be a dick on the internet.” Delivering music news for March 13, 2026, may not be profitable, but it’s honourable.

1. Beware: There’s a lot of fake AI content about the war in Iran on X. Surprising, huh?
2. The first casualty of AI-generated music? People who write generic material for muzak and elevators.
3. At the same time, Spotify might be inadvertently allowing for the impersonation of famous jazz musicians.
4. No. Burn in hell.
5. Do you use Chrome? More AI integration is here.
6. “Does TikTok now decide which songs become classics?” Discuss.
7. On that topic, TikTok and Apple Music have a new “play fill song” feature.
8. Kneecap is off the hook when it comes to criminal charges over waving a Hezbollah flag.
9. Katy Perry just lost a 16-year trademark fight with a fashion designer.
10. Wait: Kanye choked a model during a music video shoot?
11. How much of Diddy’s fortune is left? His accountants are trying to figure that out.
12. Ozzy’s son Jack and his wife Aree have a new daughter. Her name is Ozzy Mathilda Osbourne.
13. Shirley Manson of Garbage offered up this explanation of the economics of touring. TL;DR: It’s very, very dire out there.
14. I can’t argue with this. Gen Xers will agree.
15. Metallica fans were confused by this little mix-up.

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BONUS: Still with Metallica, this town in Denmark played Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” one note at a time.