Random music news for Saturday, July 11, 2026
Tired of flipping through Netflix for something to watch? Why not switch over to The Bigfoot Channel? But don’t do that until you check out music news for July 11, 2026.
- Vobile is the latest company to launch an AI song detector.
- Meanwhile, some humans have launched a tribute group dedicated to the work of AI-generated band Velvet Sundown.
- Good question: Why don’t AI song generators grant copyright?
- Jon Bon Jovi seems to have recovered nicely from his vocal surgery.
- And The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood says he’s still cancer-free after that lung cancer scare in 2020.
- Justin Bieber has been added to the World Cup final’s halftime show next weekend.
- Oasis has seen a huge jump in streams of “Wonderwall” since it was adopted by English World Cup fans.
- Interesting. Airbnb is offering a backstage pass tour of Lollapalooza.
- YouTube claims another country as it is now the most popular source for podcasts in the UK.
- The United Musicians and Allied Workers union has a new campaign on making sure artists are properly treated by venues. They want to get rid of things pay-to-play and cuts of merch sales.
- The Prime Minister of Albania wants a Kanye show in the country so bad that he’s willing to spend US$4.5 million of taxpayers money on one.
- There’s a proposal to allow for all-night clubbing in Toronto. Doors would be open until 6 am.
- Bon Scott would have turned 80 this year this past Thursday. His official YouTube channel is getting some very rare and cool AC/DC uploads.
- Wait: We’ve been singing the wrong words to Guns N’ Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle?” Apparently.
- The poet who lost a plagiarism case against Taylor Swift has already filed an appeal.
BONUS: Actual headline: “Indiana man charged with arson cut off genitals, set them on fire.”
