Random music news for Monday, August 24, 2026

This is kinda fun from a dictionary point of view: What words were born the same year as you? Moving to music news for Monday, August 24, 2026…

1. Vivian Campbell of Def Leppard says his Hodgkin’s lymphoma is back. The good news is that his treatment is going well. (Via Tom)
2. Almost 20 years ago, Travis Barker was almost killed in a horrific private jet crash. Here’s how he overcame his fear of flying.
3. Apple Music will soon start labelling AI music on its platform. Good.
4. Study: 40% of new websites appear to have been written with AI.
5. Back to Apple: Remember when VR and its Vision Pro was the biggest thing? Well, the company is now laying off people associated with the project.
6. Of COURSE there’s a new version Apple AirPods coming because I just bought a new pair…
7. An important read for everyone concerned about AI’s effect on music: The AI Training Wars.
8. “Teen boys are using Meta smart glasses to harass girls at school.” Gee, who could have seen that coming.
9. Rush really likes Angine de Poitrine. You’d expect that, though, right.
10. Drake is still the streaming king. He has 80% of Spotify’s Global Impact chart for the first six months of 2026.
11. There’s a new edition of the legendary Technics SL-1200 turntable, perhaps the best turntable ever made.
12. FKA Twigs 1, The Twigs 0. But it’s not over yet.
13. The White House keeps violating music copyright by using songs in social media posts without permission. Ariana Grande has been caught up in this again.
14. And still with lawsuits, Netflix’s K-pop Demon Hunters is being sued by a Christian metal band called Demon Hunter.
15. Slash, a well-known lover of reptiles, has a new species of snake named after him: lielaphis slashi.

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