Random music news for Tuesday, July 7, 2026

This wasn’t scary at all. Nope nope nope. Music news for July 7, 2026, is much more normal.

1. Rush has launched a new t-shirt on the 50 Something tour. Proceeds will go to help earthquake victims in Venezuela.
2. Weird Al was contracted for big-budget commercial. Once he realized it was for an AI company, he pulled out. Al ≠ AI.
3. Meanwhile, let’s look at the major labels and their current attitude toward AI. This gives a glimpse into the future.
4. An Australian agency accidentally booked an AI artist. They were completely bamboozled.
5. Swim Shady 1, Slim Shady 0.
6. Alkaline Trio have had to cancel their UK tour because guitarist/vocalist has a medical condition that won’t allow him to “walk, talk, play, or sing.”
7. Will Oasis tour in 2027? Word is that they have a 12-date “homecoming” residency.
8. Texas has launched an investigation into StubHub over the resale of World Cup tickets.
9. Spotify says that 69% of all its streams go to American artists.
10. Harry Styles just set a concert mark for the Guinness Book of World Records.
11. Remember when guys like Justin Bieber sunk all that money into buying NFTs? Well, about that market…
12. A good question: Why do we expect singers to keep performing forever?
13. The Prime Minister of Australia had to apologize for saying something about Kyle Minogue.
14. A congressman from New York wants Tay-Tay and Kelce to pay for all the city costs for their wedding.
15. Save it, Sammy.

BONUS: I will not be buying this house. Check out the very last line of the fine print. Oh, dear. Imagine the house inspection. Maybe buy this house instead? Oops. It’s gone.