Random music news for Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Are these ruins the remains of a massive underwater city? Maybe. Is music news for December 23, 2025, interesting? Well, that’s up to you. I did my best.
- Singer Kata Hay from The Voice has been arrested for vehicular homicide.
- Wiz Khalifa has been sentenced to nine months in a Romanian prison for possession of weed.
- The sale of US TikTok is happening. Now what?
- Instagram says “no more than five hashtags per post!”
- The latest K-pop scandal? Illegal cosmetic medical procedures.
- This Australian prison had an awesome record collection.
- Wait: Bono showed up for the grand opening of a Domino’s Pizza in South Dublin? Uh, no. But it was fun for a second.
- Most people love cover versions. But why? Let’s explore that.
- This is not bad, but as a reformed accordion player myself, completely unnecessary. (Still another from Rick J)
- Want some independent streaming services that aren’t called “Spotify?” Try these.
- Nice one, John Squire. It’s beautiful.
- “Musicians who oppose Donald Trump’s use of their music” is now a Wikipedia page.
- The Wall Street Journal let AI run its vending machine. It ordered live fish.
- Remember the Coldplay kiss cam scandal from the summer. The woman involved has spoken out.
- It is not a merry Christmas for staffers at Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety. There have been layoffs.
BONUS: This is a real CNN headline: “Trump’s social media business is merging with a nuclear fusion company.”
