Random music news for Thursday, June 18, 2026

Science says if you enjoy dark humour, you might be smarter than everyone else. I must know a lot of geniuses. As for music news for June 18, 2026…

1. This is disturbing: An investigation by The Atlantic shows how millions of songs are being used to train AI.
2. Ontario has banned the resale of concert tickets above face value. How’s that going? Oh.
3. The Grammy Awards have announced changes to the Best New Artist and Best Album rules. There are also five new categories, none of which has anything to do with rock.
4. This looks cool: A book about pointy space-age guitars.
5. Can you mix Disturbed with The Muppets? Of course you can! (Via Tom)
6. This is awesome: An old-school modular synthesizer for your browser.
7. Given all that’s going on and everything he’s doing, this would be a good time for a sit-down interview with Bruce Springsteen. (Via Rick J)
8. A British man was sentenced for selling illegal remixes on CD.
9. Jacob Hoggard, ex of Hedley, has been granted day parole.
10. Pulp is planning a documentary and a live album.
11. What’s going on with Metallica’s social media? Hmm.
12. The latest smart glasses come from Snap–and they’re not cheap.
13. On that topic, do we want AirPods with cameras? They’re coming.
14. OnlyFans creators are being preyed upon by “agents.”
15. Have you got World Cup Fever? Scientists would like to sign you and your smart watch up for a study.

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BONUS: This is the closest I’ve seen to the real Illuminati. Peter Thiel is a danger to humanity.