Random music news for Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Vlad. Mutant strawberries and deer blood baths aren’t gonna work. However, music news for July 22, 2026, will certainly help.

1. Has the CD revival begun? It’s really starting to look like it. (Via Don)
2. The “AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act” could just make it into US law. So why do some music groups hate it? Here’s the latest.
3. How big is YouTube? The company says its creator ecosystem contributed US$60 billion to the US GDP last year.
4. Journey’s MAGA man (who’s married to Trump’s whacko spiritual advisor) says that Bruce Springsteen is an “annoying, bitter old man” who should “shut up about politics.”
5. A last note about the World Cup: Robert Smith thinks FIFA’s president is an idiot. Welcome to the club.
6. Okay, one more. Drake bet on Argentina to win because of course he did. He lost US$1.5 million.
7. This really is the last one: Robbie Williams and the World Cup cocaine conspiracy.
8. Subscription prices for Apple Music are going up. So what else is new?
9. Creed had to cancel a show in Minnesota because of wildfire smoke from Canada, so it’s not all bad. We’re sorry about the Black Keys gig, though.
10. This sounds cool: A 40-year-old Guns N’ Roses rehearsal tape.
11. A new Oasis album? Liam shut down that talk.
12. Are these the 12 worst metal albums of all time? (And no, St. Anger is NOT here.)
13. Why would an ex-drummer for The Ramones be snubbed for the band’s 50th anniversary celebration?
14. PSY’s “Gangnam Style” just passed six billion views on YouTube.

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