Random music news for Thursday, September 11, 2025

Music news for September 11, 2025…

1. Sweden is lauching the “world’s first” AI music licence. Here’s what that means.
2. How about a musical based on the disastrous Fyre Festival? It’s happening.
3. On that note, Black Sabbath, the ballet.
4. A dead body was found in the boot of a Tesla registered to pop star d4vd. That’s not something you see every day.
5. Twenty One Pilots are suing Temu over bootleg merch.
6. Here’s a fun reaction video involving someone discovering Tool. (Via Jon)
7. Wait: Coldplay is going to extend the Music of the Spheres tour into 2027? With another 138 shows? Apparently.
8. Guess what the median age of MTV viewers is? It’s 56. That’s not a typo.
9. The Eagles have extended their residency at The Sphere in Las Vegas into 2026. If they hold to this schedule, they will play a total of 48 shows, eight more than U2 did.
10. Happy news! Two members of Dayglo Abortions who were arrested in Ohio under strange circumstances, are now free.
11. Wait: After all that real estate work, Ed Sheeran is leaving the UK?
12. Can you get free electricity from radio signals? Despite what urban legends may say… (Via Rick J)
13. This startup wants to offer 5,000 podcasts with 3,000 episodes a week–at $1 per episode. Would you pay?
14. People are still going through David Bowie’s archives. At last count, there are 90,000 items.
15. Rick Astley was once rickrolled by a Japanese toilet.

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BONUS: These kids were playing a gig. Then this guy showed up. (Via Tom)

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