Random music news for Monday, May 12, 2025

Can AI help us talk to the animals? Maybe. Now let’s try some music news for May 12, 2025.

1. The US has launched an investigation into “unfair and uncompetitive ticketing practices.”
2. This will explain a few things: “How Kanye became uncancellable.”
3. Snapchat just signed many music publisher licensing agreements–something that Twitter/X hasn’t.
4. One of the new features on Spotify is the “song-snooze button.” Click/tap it and a song won’t show up in your algorithmic recommenations for a month.
5. Apple has launched Shazam Viral Music Charts. They’ll show us the progress of songs that suddenly blow up.
6. When it comes to licensing AI for the music industry, they may have it all wrong. Here’s maybe what they should be doing.
7. YouTube has a new AI assistant that promises to end copyright issues. Here’s what that means.
8. Wait. That’s not THE Meatloaf, right? (SPOILER: No, it’s not. The correct spelling would be “Meat Loaf.”
9. Here comes the annual debate over whether Israel should participate in Eurovision.
10. How is this one Danish school cranking out so many alt-pop stars?
11. Judas Priest wine? Yep.
12. A Britpop ABBA-like avatar show? It’s possible.
13. Here’s the story behind The Who and their upcoming farewell tour. Pete says, “Everyone needs to know the truth.”
14. Giles Martin, son of George, has remixed the 1985 INXS album, Listen Like Thieves.
15. London, Ontario, was designated a UNESCO music city. How’s that working out?

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BONUS: Ollisoscope music. Kinda cool, really. And mesmerizing.