Random music news for Monday, June 1, 2026

This work of art features Mark Zuckerberg’s yacht on fire. Now let’s feature music news for June 1, 2026.

1. Boards of Canada is the latest band to get screwed over by the Trump White House.
2. What’s the latest word on a new Radiohead album, Ed O’Brien? Oh. Oh, dear.
3. Too much information, Madonna.
4. Scooter Braun has been talking about Taylor Swift, Sydney Sweeney and more.
5. Are you into fantasy sports? How about fantasy music? Stream League bills itself as “a fantasy league for the music industry.”
6. What do creators think about the future of music and AI? There’s a new report.
7. Spotify has made a few tweaks when it comes to playlists and offline listening. Details here.
8. Cleopatra Records now has something called CleopatRAREcords. You want collectibles from bands like Ministry, DJ, Christian Death, Missing Persons, and a ton more? Go here.
9. People are justifiably upset about zoning rules that may mark the end of Sneaky Dees. More here.
10. If you think that death metal is just for aggressive people or makes people aggressive, read this.
11. Thinking of ditching wirehead headphones? Don’t.
12. Hospital radio for hospital patients? Yes. (Via Rick J)
13. Longtime Rush producer Terry Brown talked to Rick Beato. (Rick J)
14. Well, this seems nice for my Ongoing History of New Music podcast.
15. It appears that BTS had a rough time with their military service.

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