Random music news for Friday, May 22, 2026

Have you noticed the change to Google Search? Thoughts? What about music news for May 22, 2026?

1. This duo is suing Suno for US$35 million, blaming an 80% drop in their earnings on being ripped off by the company’s LLM training.
2. How much if the internet is now nothing but AI slop? You won’t like the answer.
3. First, there was Weird Al. Now there’s Weird A.I. All the kids are doing it. (Via Tom)
4. The woman accused of stalking Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham has pleaded not guilty to seven charges.
5. Justin Timberlake and Tiger Woods have finally settled a bar bill.
6. The woman who allegedly shot up Rihanna’s house in LA has had her trial halted for a competency probe.
7. The woman who inspired the name Greta Van Fleet has died.
8. Natalie Maines of The Chicks (nee The Dixie Chicks) called Donald Trump “a fugly slut.”
9. Another band has had to cancel a tour because of low ticket sales. At least Drowning Pool admits there’s a problem.
10. Billy Joel is not happy about a planned biopic. He’s denying the producers music rights.
11. You have to be famous to sell your catalogue, right? Not necessarily.
12. Well, at least he has a sense of humour about his Eurovision faceplant.
13. Filmmaker John Carpenter shows his metal side with a new album and graphic novel entitled Cathedral.
14. And Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson’s graphic novel, The Mandrake Project, will be out in October.
15. The Billie Eilish concert film (directed by James Cameron) isn’t doing so well.

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