Random music news for Wednesday, May 7, 2025

What’s worse for reaction time than driving high or drunk? That touchscreen in your car. I hope you’re someplace save so you can scroll through music news for May 7, 2025.

1. There are problems with the music industry in Quebec because it has to comply with new language laws. (Via Tom)
2. Beyonce has been sued by The Sphere in Las Vegas for doing this.
3. The Black Sabbath finale show will now include Steven Tyler and the suriving members of Soundgarden.
4. Are you still obsessed with cassettes? Then you might like one of these things.
5. How did Katy Perry screw up her career so bad? Let’s have a look. (Via Christopher)
6. The American music industry is still assessing the damage caused by the LA wildfires. (Christopher again)
7. The FCC is now MAGA’s censoring machine. Discuss.
8. Good idea, Oasis.
9. This man spent a year recording a tree. The result is a four disc album.
10. “60-Hour Dance Sessions, Simulated S**, and Ketamine: Inside the World of Hardcore VR Ravers.” Read all about it here.
11. Morrissey had to postpone gigs in San Diego and Rancho Mirage after being hospitalized for “severe sinusitis.” That’s really, really painful, so we’ll give him a pass this time.
12. Only Larry David would ask Paul McCartney this question.
13. Ghost became the first hard rock act to reach the top of a Billboard chart in four years for their Skeleta album,
14. Ghost fans are so devoted that a US$130 “ghildo” modeled after Papa V Perpetual sold out in minutes.
15. Meanwhile, Grindcore band Pig Destroyer now has some interesting merch… And they’re all sold out.

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BONUS: This happened to me. Twice. What’s going on, Air Canada?