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Random music news for Saturday, February 7, 2026

Clever. This guy couldn’t afford an artificial leg, so he bought parts on eBay and Amazon and built his own for about $150. On to music news for February 7, 2026.

  1. Ahead of tomorrow’s Super Bowl halftime performance, Bad Bunny continues to drive MAGA crazy.
  2. Interesting: There’s an uptick in demand to learn Spanish ahead of Bad Bunny’s gig.
  3. Still with the Super Bowl, check out what will be available to VIPs. The Killers are on the list.
  4. Have you heard about the Pro Bono Group? It’s an organization that promotes all things Canadian, including music. Check out their PSA.
  5. The Guess Who is back with Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings,but two former members have filed a new lawsuit against them.
  6. AI pirates tried to scam Anne Murray on Spotify. How dare they!
  7. “Hollywood is losing audiences to AI fatigue.” Discuss. At the same time, Amazon is exploring making movies and TV shows just with AI.
  8. Why is Spotify partnering with Netflix? Let’s look at that.
  9. Speaking of Spotify, it has updated its lyrics feature.
  10. Music exec Jimmy Iovine says that streaming services “are minutes away from being obsolete.”
  11. Snap’s latest financial results says that Snapchat is close to having one billion active monthly users.
  12. Abbey Road Studios is getting into the rave business.
  13. Backstreet Boys lullabies. Sure.
  14. The return of Ween? Maybe.

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BONUS: An Ontario theatre was stripped of its right to show the Melania movie when it made jokes on their marquee. (Via Rick J)

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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