Random music news for Saturday, August 1, 2026
Why do monkeys in a Costa Rican rain forest need AI? I guess we’ll find out. Now some music news for August 1, 2026. BONUS: Meta wants BILLIONS of people to use its
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The White House dragged Drake into a cringey MAGA thing
Yesterday (May 15), Drake dropped three albums on a single day: Iceman (we knew it was coming) and two surprise records, Habiti andMaid of Honour. It took only a few hours for Donald
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Is it too late to put in safety guardrails for AI? This researcher fears so. Now for some old-fashioned human-generated music news for January 6, 2026. BONUS: If you’re a Star Trek fan…
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The White House is trolling Sabrina Carpenter again with another of her songs.
A week or so ago, the Trump White House used the Sabrina Carpenter song “Juno” to soundtrack an ICE video showing those thugs at work. Again, maked, government agents with no ID are
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Apparently, the White House has nothing better to do than go after Sabrina Carpenter and a beloved Canadian turtle
The story thus far: The Trump White House, not a bunch that respects copyright or intellectual property when it comes to music (ask The White Stripes, Taylor Swift, Kenny Loggins, Olivia Rodrigo, British
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The White House just pissed off Taylor Swift with this TikTok post
If you’re a company and you use someone’s song in a social media post without seeking permission and paying a licensing feed. Marriott, DSW, Bang Energy, OFRA Cosmetics, the University of Southern California,
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The fight between Jack White and Donald Trump just keeps getting better.
A few days ago, Jack White expressed his disgust at the whorehouse-like decor Donald Trump on which he’s imposed on the Oval Office. It’s truly gawdy and awful. This butthurt the White House.
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, July 10, 2023
Here’s a cool job: Creating fake languages for TV and movies. Nothing fake about music news for July 10, 2023. more music news? Check here. BONUS: Should you wear socks to bed? The
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Ongoing History Daily: A quaint book on music and the internet
I was going through my library of music books when I stumbled on something called NetMusic. This is almost adorably quaint. NetMusic was published in late 1995 and was considered super-cutting-edge for its
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Bono’s phone calls
When U2 was on their Zoo TV tour, Bono used to take a cell phone onstage with him every night. And almost every night during the North American leg of the tour, he
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Random Music News for Monday, August 17, 2015
In 1896, Bridget Driscoll of London became the first pedestrian killed by a motorcar. Now back to our regularly scheduled music news. The Gwen-Gavin split: cheating rumours. And Daryl Hall’s wife–he of Hall
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