Random music news for Wednesday, August 13, 2025
No corruption to be seen here. Nope nope nope. Oh, release the Epstein files. Now let’s try some pure music news for August 13, 2025.
- Madonna wants Pope Leo to visit Gaza. Wouldn’t that be something?
- There was an attempt at a Marilyn Manson boycott in Mexico. It kinda backfired when 200,000 fans showed up.
- Diddy is suing NewsNation for US$100 million. It’s a defamation thing.
- How many hundreds of fans snuck into the Oasis shows at Wembley Stadium? There’s now an investigation.
- There’s a new book on the formation of Led Zeppelin coming next month. If you loved the Becoming Led Zeppelin doc, this looks like a good companion piece.
- How about some headphones that scan your brainwaves to help you keep focused? Sure! Here you go.
- Voicever artists are lending their voices and talents to AI. Is that a good idea?
- Apple’s Siri might just allow users to activate apps with just voice commands.
- What is the most ethical and affordable alternative to Spotify? Let’s look into that.
- This music festival had a ride called Apollo 13. They had a problem.
- The UK apparently needs some anti-racists concerts to stop the rise of the far right.
- Why are people like Ed Sheeran, Snoop Dogg, and Lana Del Ray working in fast food restaurants?
- Could you soon buy shares of StubHub? Yes.
- It took a celebrity wedding?
- I guess everyone can use a hobby.
BONUS: You gotta love the South Park guys. Have you seen the closing credits of the ICE/Kristi Noem episode?
Didn’t see this on TV?
— South Park (@SouthPark) August 11, 2025
Here’s the Paramount+ version of the end credits scene. pic.twitter.com/QAvMgQfU9t
