Random music news for Saturday, May 10, 2025

Have movies stopped killing off main characters? Let’s look at the statistics. Here’s music news for May 10, 2025.

1. Liam Payne left a £24 million fortune–and no will.
2. A Canadian company is helping add to the spectacle of live music around the world. They’re called Solotech.
3. Canadian music festivals are in trouble and looking for help. Here’s a list that should concern all music fans.
4. Nickelback is touring the US with Kid Rock. Canadian fans are NOT happy.
5. Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and Israeli musician Dudu Tassa have had to pull a bunch of UK concerts because of threats that made it unsafe to proceed.
6. Bryan Adams: Still against Cancon. Interesting, considering he benefited greatly from it early in his career.
7. Kanye is “art.” Wait–what? (Via Rick)
8. A fascinating read: “How Record Labels Came Back from the Dead and Turned into Tech Platforms.” (Via Bobby)
9. And you may have seen Netflix’s new user experience?
10. And Spotify has revamped things, too.
11. If you’re in trouble with copyright, don’t fake a letter from a major label.
12. Robbie Williams is going to help Tom DeLonge find UFOs.
13. How much are producers using AI? Let’s find out.
14. Speaking of AI, can we even detect AI content anymore? Again, let’s find out.
15. “Architecture in music.” This is cool.
16. The UMG-Drake lawsuit keeps getting weirder.

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BONUS: If you’re a fan of South Park, you’ll remember the sad fate of Scott Tenorman. He’s back as the troll webmaster faking out far-right singles on a dating site.