Random music news for Saturday, October 11, 2025
Look out below! Elmo’s Starlink satellites keep falling out of the sky. Music news for October 11, 2025, however, is perfectly safe.
- RIP John Lodge of The Moody Blues. He was 82.
- Drake’s lawsuit against Universal Music regarding how he was dissed by Kendrick Lamar has been dismissed by a US court.
- On that note, here’s a timeline of that whole case.
- Neil Young is yanking his music from Amazon and is calling for a boycott. “Support your community,” he says.
- Meanwhile, Spotify is being sued over its “social listening” feature called “Jam.”
- Did this one generation ruin music for everyone? Discuss.
- Gene Simmons was in a car accident, but he’s okay.
- Apple Podcasts has a brand-new podcast chart that looks at series.
- A reunion of The Verve? I wouldn’t bet on it. “I don’t think it would work,” says Richard Ashcroft.
- Tommy Lee’s upside-down drumming probably feels like this. (Via Tom)
- If you’re keeping track of all of Taylor Swift’s music industry records, here’s another one.
- Wow. These are some vicious takedowns of Tay-Tay’s Life of a Showgirl. Racism? White supremacy? Homophobia? Eugenics?
- Hey, guys. Do you REALLY want to play a music festival in Saudi Arabia? Didn’t you see what happened to those comedians?
- No Doubt at The Sphere in 2026? Yes. Six dates in May.
- Perry Farrell is selling this place in LA. If you’re touring the place, best bring a black light.
BONUS: I love a good burger as much as the next person, but would you pay $15,000 for one? You can–if you get an invitation from the chef.
