Random music news for Saturday, January 31, 2026
Can the right shoes alter your mind? There’s been a study on this. Let’s check in with music news for January 31, 2026.
- An ex-member of Turnstile says the band misused charity funds. Here are the allegations.
- Motley Crue says they’ve won their legal fight with former member Mick Mars. It was over money, of course.
- Fiddy’s ex-girlfriend has an issue with him. This is disturbing.
- Have you tried Spotify’s “Prompted Playlists” yet? Read about the feature here.
- Meta is negotiating with the feds in Ottawa about bringing news back to Facebook. (Sorry about the paywall.)
- Mark Zuckerberg says “a future without smart glasses is hard to imagine.” Really? Like your whole failed VR play?
- How strange. TikTok users in the US say they can’t upload anti-ICE videos. Could it be the new billionaire American ownership structure? TikTok denies this.
- Meanwhile, US TikTok users are moving over to UpScrolled.
- Harry Styles will break the Wembley Stadium record with a 12-night run this summer. Take that, Coldplay, Taylor Swift, and Oasis. (So much for the ticket price controversy, huh?)
- Apple CEO Tim Cook is trying to save face after partying with Trump and Melania for the premiere of her awful movie. If you would like to send him an email about this, it’s tcook@apple.com. I did. And I’m sure a lot of “livid” Apple employees did, too.
- What’s the best month for releasing music? Let’s ask statistics!
- Hate that so many cars have embraced touch screens instead of proper buttons and knobs? Audi to the rescue.
- Bad news: Algonquin College is thinking about suspending its Journalism, Music, Media and Film Foundations, and Music Industry Arts programs.
- Here’s a look at the slow death of AM radio in the UK. (Via Rick J)
