Random music news for Saturday, November 29, 2025
America might be on an extended long weekend, but there’s still music news to report for November 29, 2025.
- Elton John is having serious problems with his eyesight. Here’s an update.
- Getting brainrot from too much screen time? It’s now officially a scientific phenomenon.
- Brian Eno gathered a bunch of artists for a Palestinian charity single. They’re making a run for Christmas Number One in the UK.
- Meanwhile My Bloody Valentine, Bjork, Lorde, and many others have asked that their music no longer be streamable in Israel. They call it “No Music for Genocide.”
- This won’t go well over well with Swifties. Tay-Tay is being called a “coward” for ignoring Donald Trump.
- StubHub is facing a US$758 million class action lawsuit over its IPO.
- There’s a Diddy documentary coming to Netflix on December 2. It was produced by 50 Cent, who is not a Diddy fan. This should be interesting.
- Nicki Minaj could lose her US$20 million home to cover damages from a court case.
- Britain’s Sleaford Mods are staging a UK tour. They will offer £5 tickets for low-income fans.
- Interesting gift idea: Stills from iconic music videos.
- Yeah, this is what we need AI for: Roasting and insulting your co-workers. (And yes, this is a story about of Elmo’s Grok.)
- This is a weird musical theft.
BONUS: I’ll be watching this.
