Random music news for Saturday, June 21, 2025

Happy summer solstice at 10:42 pm ET. Happy music news for June 21, 2025, too.

Drake lost more than US$8 million gambling this month. Uh, dude? Maybe you have a problem.
Early REO Speedwagon singer Terry Luttrell almost snuffed it when he fell asleep driving on I-57 in Illinois.
Kate Bush has a new animated short called Little Shrew that will debut in British cinemas.
Toronto is getting a new event: The All Things Go Festival. Its mandate is very woke. Good.
Speaking of festivals, events that offer all kinds of genres are on the way out. Curated and focused festivals are in.
Good tips: How to survive a music festival with your family.
Boy George has gone to war with JK Rowlings over trans rights.
Deryck Whibley and Avril Lavigne, together again–but just for one song.
Another artist is considering a ban on phones at her concerts.
This looks interesting: David Byrne in a documentary on “audio’s hidden language.”
Concerned about transparency in the music business? Singer James Blake may have a solution.
Streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music are “killing the album cover.” This has to stop.
Grok, the AI on Xitter disagrees with Elon Musk about right-wing violence. He says he has to “fix” it.
Meanwhile, his company xAI is tearing through US$1 billion a month.
This legendary bass player says she will decline her induction into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.