Random music news for Monday, June 23, 2025
How much energy does AI use? What is its carbon footprint? Those who know aren’t saying. Meanwhile, I’ll tell you everything I know about music news for June 23, 2025.
- Rapper Fat Joe is being sued for US$20 million in an explosive lawsuit. This could be R Kelly (and beyond) stuff.
- Remember the private jet crash that killed a music producer and the former drummer for The Devil Wears Prada? We now have a cause for that crash.
- Jillian Lauren, who is married to Weezer bass player Scott Shriner, won a delay in her LAPD case where she got shot after refusing to drop a gun.
- Eminem’s stalker, Matthews Davis Hughes, has been sentenced to 15-30 years in jail.
- Sixteen BILLION (16,000,000,000) passwords have been leaked. This includes Apple, Google, Facebook, and more.
- To the surprise of no one, Trump has officially extended the deadline for TikTok’s sale.
- The Warped Tour is already making plans for 2026.
- Why would Johnny Marr reject so much money for a Smiths reunion? Oh.
- Is Drake’s ghostwriter…his dad?
- If picking the “song of the summer” is your thing, here are some candidates.
- In 1968, a Toronto teenager ended up hanging out with Jim Morrison of The Doors. It’s quite the story.
- What makes a song truly annoying? Let’s look at that.
- When I’m 80, I hope I have the energy to do this kind of clubbing.
- “Pure” songwriters are disappearing. That’s not good.
- These rock and metal acts are allegedly the best for working out.
BONUS: A light-day away? Cool! (Via Larry)
