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Random music news for Tuesday, July 22, 2025

July 22, 2025 Alan Cross Charlie XCX, Coldplay Cam, Five Finger Death Punch, Liam Gallagher, Metallica, Pete Davidson, Ramones, Ryan Gosling, Tom Petty, Tomorrowland

Stat of the day: At about age 23, we start smiling and laughing less. The typical four-year-old laughs 300 times a day, a 40-year-old less than four. That being said,

Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: Another weird record alert

April 8, 2024 Alan Cross Dead Man's Bones, Put Me in the Car, Ryan Gosling

Actor Ryan Gosling is a Canadian treasure that just keeps on giving. Yes, he was excellent as Ken in the Barbie movie, but he’s also a Goth musician. His music

Television

ICYMI, here’s the Oscar performance Ryan Gosling and Slash

March 11, 2024 Alan Cross I'm Just Ken, Oscars, Ryan Gosling, Slash

The song “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie was nominated by for a Best Original Song at the Oscars. Naturally, there was a performance during the broadcast. It included 65 male

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AI abuse: Someone has made Johnny Cash sing “Barbie Girl”

July 18, 2023 Alan Cross Aqua, Barbie, GIRL, Johnny Cash, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling

We’ve been bombarded by Barbie-related news for weeks ahead of Friday’s premiere of the live-action movie with Margo Robbie and Ryan Gosling. This now includes a version of the Aqua

Music News

Random music news for Monday, September 26, 2022

September 26, 2022 Alan Cross Apple, Billy Corgan, Dead, Emojis, Ghost, Kanye, Playlists, Polaroid, Ryan Gosling, Smart Speakers, Spotify, Streaming, Tommy Lee

2022As the kids say, I was today years old when I learned this about Google’s “no internet” page. And here’s what I learned about music news for September 26, 2022.