Random music news for Friday, September 5, 2025

Guess who has a new free streaming service? Walmart! They want to take on Amazon. Music news for September 5, 2025, is also very free.

Other than the Oasis tour, what cultural moments have we seen in 2025? Let’s take a look.
The music industry is going to have to pivot soon because Gen-Z just isn’t into streaming. Let’s look at that, too.
Shaun Foist, drummer for Breaking Benjamin, pulled out of the band’s tour after revealing he’s battling a rare condition known as Hashimoto’s disease.
The Sex Pistols (featuring singer Frank Carter) have had to postpone some shows because guitarist Steve Jones broke his wrist.
“Music must not abdicate its social responsibility, or else.” Discuss.
Nigel Tufnel of Spinal Tap is trading guitars for cheese. Wait–what?
How many shows does the UK host? On average, one every 137 seconds.
Uh, Sweden? What about ABBA?
Nickelback: “You built it, so we came.”
The lineup for a Palestine benefit in London keeps adding acts.
Roger Waters can’t help but keep destroying his reputation.
So THOSE are the correct lyrics to REM’s “It’s the End of the World As We Know It.”
If you’re constantly destroying your Bluetooth speaker, you might want to look at one of these.
Interesting: A strummable synth.
Taylor Swift remains the bookies’ odds-on favourite to play the Super Bowl halftime show. The only rock band that shows up anywhere is Green Day.