Random music news for Monday, May 25, 2026
Anyone up for an AI-made sci-fi film? Here’s the trailer for Hell Grind. Now some human-generated music news for May 25, 2026.
- Ed Sheeran has left Warner Music Group after 15 years. There’s must have been some big behind-the-scenes drama there.
- Spotify is now an “AI slop factory.” Here’s what that means.
- This preteen punk band is taking on AI. Good for them. (Via Peter)
- Wiz Khalifa is a wanted man in Romania because he sparked up a blunt onstage.
- A bunch of states want Live Nation to sell some of its amphitheatres under antitrust litigation.
- Apple Music maintains that no more than 1% of listening on its platform involves AI music.
- Pearl Jam has apparently hired a new drummer to replace Matt Cameron. But who is it?
- This punk band is back to help Denny’s sell burgers.
- Snoop Dogg is mixed up in a wrongful death lawsuit involving an event in 2021.
- Oh, Britney…
- Who knew that Kate Bush was an award-winning film director now?
- What do you think of robots, Billy Corgan?
- Can you mix The Who with Johnny Cash and a clown that’s nearly seven feet tall? Yes.
- Michael Jackson’s streaming numbers are way up since the debut of the biopic. Shocking, right?
- A question US music venues have to ask: What happens if ICE shows up at your place?
BONUS:What if The Shawshank Redemption was released in 1976? Then one scene may have played out like this. (Via Tom)
