Random music news for Saturday, October 17, 2026
This is one wedding that guests won’t forget–and for all the wrong reasons. Over to music news for October 17, 2026.
- YouTube is now tracking AI music using a new in-house system.
- An AI-assisted song (human vocals, music generated by Suno) called “The Adult I Dreamed Of” has turned into a hit in South Korea. It’s also doing well on YouTube.
- In an effort to stop deepfakes of her voice, Taylor Swift has filed applications to copyright her voice in more countries.
- Here’s another excellent reason no one should follow Trump in renaming “AI” to “SI.”
- Vladimir Putin’s thugs are using AI is being used to generate pro-war/anti-Ukraine songs.
- Russia has this strange radio-related landmark that is being rebuilt.
- There’s a flood of new platforms that claim to be able to predict if your song will be a hit. The latest is called Brightlights.
- PETA wants Paul McCartney to turn his childhood home into an animal rights museum.
- Damn. The Vans Warped Tour will NOT return to Canada in 2027.
- Meanwhile, the Backstreet Boys are going to play TWELVE straight shows at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. That’s some kind of record.
- Toronto’s Cameron House is celebrating 45 years in business. That’s amazing for a local venue.
- “Hollywood is about to have a bot fraud problem.” Discuss.
- Blondie has announced what they say will be their final album. The band has been a going concern since 1974.
- Led Zeppelin has FINALLY allowed “Stairway to Heaven” to be licensed for a movie. Here’s why they did it.
- Université de Montréal has a new course for people wanting to enter the music industry.
BONUS: Old-school pro wrestling. This is awesome.
