Random music news for Thursday, October 15, 2026

Astronomers have discovered the biggest smiley face in the universe. As for music news for October 15, 2026…

1. What was the jailhouse head injury suffered by Diddy that had him sent to the hospital? He says he bumped his head on a bunk bed, but it looks like it was a beef with a Jamaican drug lord.
2. “The next music economy will run on autonomous AI agents.” Great. Just great.
3. I like this: California has rules on how broadcasters can use AI.
4. For the first time ever, Led Zeppelin is allowing “Stairway to Heaven” to be used in a major movie.
5. The hot music-themed Halloween costume this year? Angine de Poitrine.
6. HMV is going to close its London flagship store on Oxford Street after three years. The problem? Soaring rent. The landlord wants to double it. (Damn. I was just there last week! And the reason I bring this up is that HMV is owned by Canadian Doug Putnam.)
7. The diary of Beatles manager Brian Epstein was sold at auction for £10,710. It was then used as the basis for a book on the British music scene of the 1960s written by Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet.
8. Apple’s first smart home display is called HomeView. This looks interesting.
9. Chinese EV maker BYD has a new model that comes with an insane 7.1.4 31-speaker sound system by high-end manufacturer Devialet.
10. Triumph’s reunion tour is a big success–except for the fact that guitarist Rik Emmett lost all his hair.
11. This metal band got tear-gassed at an ICE protest. Then they wrote a 10-hour song in retaliation.
12. And this guy made an entire album using nothing samples of everyday food items. How do you sample pasta? He did.
13. A tin mine is reopening in England. Celebrations involved 21 shanty singers.
14. Paul McCartney says he remembers being born. Scientists say rubbish.
15. It took until just now for Joni Mitchell to officially become a US citizen. Interesting, no?

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BONUS: Mark Zuckerberg wanted to show he like a pint of Guinness. He failed.