Random music news for Monday, September 14, 2026

Foreign agents tried to us Claude AI to develop biological weapons but were stopped. We’re all gonna die. Distract yourself from the inevitable end with music news for September 14, 2027

1. Eminem is NOT back. It’s an AI fake.
2. Meanwhile, the parent company of Eminem’s record label, Universal Music, is launching an AI music program with a company called Elevenlabs. Hmm.
3. Wait. Rick Springfield killed a man in Vietnam? That’s what he says.
4. Mastodon is being sued by the estate of ex-guitarist Brent Hinds. It seems to relate to some social media posts.
5. Kings of Leon have announced their 10th album and yes, the title again has five syllables.
6. if you’re a female DJ, this story might ring true.
7. Want to go to Glastonbury 2027? It’ll cost you. A lot.
8. Maybe you’ll want to invest in this gold Pink Floyd Dark of the Moon guitar pick. It’s only US$7,000.
9. Duran Duran on a British stamp? Yep.
10. Another humanitarian award for U2.
11. True fact; There are four types of bugs named after Taylor Swift.
12. Fans of jazz great John Coltrane are pretty excited about this.
13. Was Lemmy the only person to call Joey Ramone by his real name? Maybe. (Via Tom)
14. Fun fact: Noel Gallagher is banned for life from entering China.
15. And it looks like Noel needs the Property Brothers. Badly. (Insert “wonderwalls” joke here.)

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BONUS: Speaking of the Property Brothers, I wonder if they’ve ever faced requests like this.