Random music news for Thursday, July 23, 2026

This food truck’s cheeky slogan got them tossed from their parking spot. Hey, I laughed. Moving to music news for July 23, 2026, 23 have this.

1. Indonesia’s new copyright law would ban AI from imitating creators. So why is Google upset?
2. This is hopeful. NVIDIA has a new AI detector that can find a deepfake video in just 22 milliseconds.
3. Another story on this topic: “Camera anxiety is changing how young adults party.” Smart glasses are just going to make it worse.
4. Sony has sued Udio (again!) for infringing on 30,000 recordings to train its AI music model.
5. AI companies are hoovering up old books. Why? Because they’re free of AI slop.
6. So what, exactly, is going on with the Madison Square Garden facial recognition software controversy? Let’s take a look.
7. Tom Morello recently lost his mother, who died at the age of 102. He’s started the Mary Morello Memorial Project.
8. Xav Trudeau (Justin’s son) is thinking about a name change inspired by his father.
9. Get ready for Christmas: K-pop Demon Hunters light sticks are now available.
10. Melissa Auf Der Maur (Smashing Pumpkins, Hole) has new music coming for the first time in fifteen years.
11. Oh, GROSS!
12. Speaking of gross, Vanilla Ice is going to desecrate the Annual Gathering of the Juggalos.
13. I LOVE this! The Museum of Endangered Sounds.
14. Handy: A TV Guide-ish look at television programs about radio.
15. Um, sure…

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