Random music news for Saturday, June 20, 2026

Data centres will be the death of us. See? On the other hand, music news for June 20, 2026, is good for you.

1. RIP Walter Parazaider, a co-founder of Chicago, has died at 81. The cause was Alzheimer’s.
2. Guitarist Chad Gilbert is back with New Found Glory after multiple cancer diagnoses.
3. Faith No More bass player is talking about a reunion. Wait–what?
4. The hottest concert ticket of 2026? SeatGeek says it’s “nostalgia.”
5. A new round of Beatlemania is coming with four biopics. Here’s the latest.
6. Google has a new, cheap smart speaker that offers 360-degree audio and upgraded AI.
7. Apple has a bad supply chain program. That means iPhones and other devices are going up in price.
8. Did you know that there’s an iPhone setting that combats car sickness? There is!
9. Today’s World Cup-and-music story: Football has more in common with classical music than you might realize.
10. What are record labels doing to reduce their effect on the environment? There’s a new report.
11. If you’re heading to Ontario’s cottage country, you might run into these famous artists.
12. TIME magazine has expanded into Canada. It’s owned by AMG, a company that also owns Billboard Canada, Billboard UK, Rolling Stone Québec, Rolling Stone Canada, SOUNDSTAGE and NXNE.
13. K-pop Demon Hunters have a new LEGO set.
14. An AI drum machine that works in a browser? Cool!
15. I love this cat.

BONUS: Christopher Waltz and Sesame Street, together at last.