Random music news for Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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1. Let’s start with U2’s official statement on Gaza.
2. Here’s yet another story about how the Song of the Summer thing is dead.
3. A leaker has exposed that JD Vance has a major love for boy bands.
4. Farmers are playing jazz music for their cows. No, seriously.
5. Canadian broadcaster Stingray wants to be the world leader when it comes to karaoke in cars.
6. There’s a lot of chatter amongst Queen fans about Freddie Mercury’s alleged secret daughter.
7. This year has seen “Drummergeddon.” Why are so many drummers being fired/moving around?
8. Meta has bought an AI voices company. What could possibly go wrong?
9. To prepare yourself for the sequel next month, here’s more than two hours of Spinal Tap in concert. (Via Rick J)
10. AOL still has a dial-up modem service. But that will end next month. No more of this.
11. Katy Perry has managed to piss off Spain.
12. Grasshopper 1, Jennifer Lopez 0.
13. Will Alice Cooper get his wish and get a part on The Simpsons? Maybe.
14. RIP Bobby Whitlock, keyboardist and co-founder of Derek and the Dominos.
15. A cause of higher electricity prices: AI data centres.

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