Random music news for Wednesday, July 30, 2025
What’s “Alexa+”? Oh. Interesting. What’s up for music news for July 30, 2025?
- Why is Phil Collins in the hospital? Knee surgery. But a rep does admit that he is “very sick.”
- Michael Kiwanuka has cancelled the rest of his summer dates because of “continued illness.”
- Laura Jane Grace has also cancelled her remaining shows for personal reasons.
- Meanwhile, Stray Cats are working on some new shows following Brian Setzer’s autoimmune disorder diagnosis.
- Two Ozzy songs are back on the Billboard Hot 100. Sales and streams of other songs and albums have rocketed.
- The Savannah Bananas are wild minor league baseball team with a crazy fanbase. About 45,000 sang “Mama I’m Coming Home” at a home game in Philadelphia. Watch.
- TikTok now integrates YouTube Music into “Add to Music” app.
- Drake official cancelled his Australian and New Zealand tours. Something about a “scheduling conflict.”
- I never thought about this, but yeah: Why does Billy Joel only wear a jacket and tie onstage?
- Partying like it’s 1999 now means going to a Creed concert.
- Beyonce’s people say her Cowboy Carter is the biggest country tour of all time. Garth Brooks would like a word.
- The ticket bots are fighting back.
- That Madonna biopic? Still happening.
- I’ve been in radio for 44 years. This woman has been on the air for more than 70!
- That would have been a wild wardrobe malfunction.
BONUS: I’ve been to this temple. Bad monkey. BAD MONKEY!
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