Random music news for Thursday, November 6, 2025
Have you been following the mysteries of 3I/Atlas? It’s doing weird things for a “comet.” I, for one, welcome our new alien overlords. (Via Larry) I hope they like music news for November 6, 2025.
- Australia is now on Canada’s side when it comes to demanding that streaming services invest in local content. And the Aussies want even MORE than we do. Yay!
- Rapper RBX has sued Spotify, saying that a significant number of Drake streams on the platform were fraudulent. Spotify won’t comment, but contends that they don’t benefit from such things.
- What’s helping with the recovery of Ukranian veterans? DJing.
- Generative music AI company Suno has been sued yet again for using human music for training its models.
- On that topic and given that the industry is divided on AI, where do we go from here?
- “The TikTok Awards?” Yep.
- Here’s how Ridiculousness ate MTV (and MuchMusic).
- What would you think of UB40 doing a Bond theme? They’re still up for it.
- After the whole Coldplay kiss cam controversy this past summer, what does the future hold for this kind of thing? If that concerns you for any reason, go here.
- Apple has made some enhancements to how it offers podcasts.
- Snoop Dogg dodged a (legal) bullet.
- Gee, why do you suppose 100,000 people have signed a petition to have Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show replaced by one by George Strait? Could it be…racism?
- Hey, Mozzer! Why so angry?
- Oasis 1, scalpers 0.
- Pining for the years of VHS tapes? The Internet Archive has you covered!
BONUS: If you’re worried about excessive screen time, maybe you need this six-pound(!!!) phone case.
