Random music news for Friday, October 9, 2026

Want a good night’s sleep? Let a dog curl up next to you. It’s science from Canada. This is music news for October 9, 2026.from me.

1. The cast of 24 Hour Party People reconvened in Manchester for a re-release of the film after 24 years. (Sidebar: I was actually IN Manchester last night and I missed it!)
2. I can attest to this: Manchester is having is best run in years.
3. The US Copyright Office is finally going to launch an inquiry into streaming fraud. It’s long overdue.
4. Is AI leaving the live music scene behind? (Hint: Yes.)
5. Great. Elon Musk has discovered Suno. What could possibly go wrong?
6. Great story: Streaming numbers do not measure relevance.
7. It used to be all the world’s superstar acts came from the US and UK. Not anymore.
8. On the flip side of that, non-Bollywood music is making deeper inroads into India.
9. The next realm for K-pop? Electronic dance music.
10. What year is it? The Backstreet Boys are going to play NINE NIGHTS at Rogers Centre in Toronto. That’s a record, beating Taylor Swift and The Weeknd.
11. Edmonton’s Royal Tusk has the new goal song for the Oilers.
12. Toronto’s Metropolitan University has been named one of the best music business schools by Billboard magazine.
13. Canadian singer bbno$ is the latest artist to launch a pro-Palestine event.
14. Will Drake be a headliner at Coachella 2027? Maybe.
15. Unnecessary but fun: The Joey Ramone telegraph. (Via Tom)

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BONUS: Can a computer create art? This was a question asked 30 years ago.