Random music news for Saturday, February 28, 2026
Music news for February 28, 2026…
- RIP Power (Oliver Grant), a founding member of Wu-Tang Clan. He was 52.
- RIP John Hannah, guitarist with Streetheart. He was 71.
- RIP Neil Sedaka, legendary songwriter. He was 86.
- Sony’s AI music detection tool looks promising. Here’s the latest on how things are going.
- Suno, the AI-generative music company, was compared to a “feral pig rampaging through a well-tended garden.” I can’t disagree.
- Amazon has reportedly set aside up to US$50 billion to invest in OpenAI.
- An AI-powered robot Buddhist monk trained on centuries of scripture? Yup.
- Here are the things AI can’t fake.
- One more: Do you have to be polite to AI?
- Students at the University of Ottawa will vote next week on whether or not to support campus station CHUO 89.1 FM. The ask is $3 per student. If the vote passes, the station will continue. If it doesn’t, it will shut down. (Via Broadcast Dialogue)
- New Happy Mondays? Yes, please.
- This is how Dave Grohl found out that his daughter scored a record deal.
- Here’s a fun reminiscence of CBGB and its legendarily disgusting toilets.
- Does this mean that TikTok is about to mount a major push into livestreaming music? Maybe.
- Rehearsals for the Rush reunion have apparently been going great.
- Xav Trudeau (son of Justin) is being mentored by Drake and, yes, dad’s new squeeze, Katy Perry.
BONUS: Paul McCartney’s photo exhibit is now on display at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
