Random music news for Thursday, March 12, 2026

Are these the best space movies of all time? I’m glad Silent Running and Moon made the list, but there are a few dodgy selections. Music news for March 12, 2026 looks like this.

1. The woman who allegedly sprayed Rihanna’s LA home with AR-15 fire has been charged with attempted murder.
2. Metallica is having issues selling tickets to their Sphere residency. James Hetfield is frustrated.
3. Bad Bunny had a thorny copyright case, but it’s been dismissed.
4. TikTok users are concerned about the platform’s increasing enshittification.
5. The EU has adopted a report on how copyright should be handled when it comes to generative AI. This is important.
6. Fender has won a copyright infringement case over the design and shape of its Stratocaster guitar.
7. The world’s largest media company is now is…YouTube. And it just keeps on growing.
8. There are 163 new emojis on iPhones. One is predicted to “break the internet.”
9. There’s a Jon Bon Jovi biopic in the works. Universal Pictures is behind it.
10. Radio: Still a very, very big deal for listening in the car.
11. Here’s a look back on some of Apple’s greatest hits and misses.
12. Here comes the FIFA World Cup music. Coca-Cola has repurposed Van Halen’s “Jump.”
13. A rare Danzig record just sold for US$10,000.
14. A church memorial bench is causing distress in the UK because it features Keith Flint of The Prodigy with his so-called devil horns haircut.
15. Oh, Kanye…

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BONUS: Oh, dear. This is an embarrassing data breach.