Random music news for Tuesday, July 28, 2026

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1. The JUNO Awards in Hamilton this spring generated $23.1 million in economic activity in Ontario and $17.2 million in Hamilton alone.
2. “Streaming didn’t kill albums. It killed discovery.” Discuss.
3. Think you have what it takes to stage a music festival? There’s a new Roblox game from Live Nation that lets you try out festival promotion. Say hello to Music Festival Tycoon.
4. If you use Qobuz for your music streaming needs, there’s been a redesign of its audio player.
5. Remember the story of the family that was peed upon at a Morgan Wallen show? Police in Maryland are investigating.
6. Very strange. Madison Square Garden’s controversial facial recognition cameras went dark during Tay-Tay and Kelsey’s wedding.
7. There’s another rock-related graphic novel coming. This one is from Godsmack.
8. A Kinks reunion? Never say never.
9. During the height of Motley Crue’s craziness, Tommy Lee was such an addict that he injected Jack Daniels directly into his veins.
10. When I’m 79, I want to be like Iggy Pop.
11. Eminem is still pissed about losing a trademark lawsuit against an Australian swimwear company called Swim Shady. His lawyers have filed an appeal.
12. Wait. You mean The Ramones DIDN’T already have a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame? At least that oversight has been corrected. (Via Tom)
13. Jonathan Davis of Korn got married to Brittnay Parisi. It wasn’t quite like Tay-Tay and Kelsey, but…
14. The Jon Bon Jovi Hologram Experience. It’s here. (Via Bobby)
15. New gadget: AP30 Music Boy: “The first truly wearable hi-res music player.”

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BONUS: RIP the guy who played the saxophone in the famous Pink Panther theme.