Random music news for Thursday, June 26, 2025

Elon Musk’s lawyers say he “does not use a computer.” Wait–what? Music news for June 26, 2025, did require me to use a computer.

1. RIP 70s teen idol Bobby Sherman. Cancer took him at age 81.
2. The National Independent Venue Association, an American organization, has just released a report on the state of live music in the US.
3. Ticketseller Eventbrite has also released a new report on what fans want from live events.
4. Little Steven needed surgery for appendicitis. He’ll be okay, but he’ll miss some Springsteen shows.
5. Here is the final lineup for the BBC Black Sabbath celebration.
6. French President Emmanuael Macron believes that French house music needs to be added to UNESCO’s intangible heritage list.
7. Jack White has a new book of lyrics and assorted writings. And this is just volume one.
8. New stat: Every day, 130 million people livestream on TikTok.
9. I’m a U2 fan and I did not know this: Up until this month, The Edge was NOT a citizen of Ireland. He’s fixed that.
10. Audi has a deal to bring Dolby Atmos to select model next month.
11. Wait: What’s this secret Dolby Atmos rival from Apple?
12. Newsman Paul Harvey has been gone since 2009, but his family thinks they have grounds for a lawsuit against Paramount.\
13. Dan Ackroyd think he may have been haunted by Mama Cass. Maybe too much Crystal Skull vodka?
14. This woman moved from Ireland to Pilton in the UK. She was surprised by something nearby that she’d never heard of before: a little festival called Glastonbury.
15. What could possibly go wrong with this?

BONUS: Another hit from the anti-Trump universe. (Via Oreo)