Random music news for Monday, January 19, 2026
Seasame Street has a new deal with Netflix. Let’s sit and watch the first-ever episode from 1969. As for music news for January 19, 2026… BONUS: Trump Nazi ghoul Stephen
Read MoreWorld Cup
Random music news for Friday, November 7, 2025
It’s almost ski season. How about a giant hamster wheel that could revolutionize indoor skiing? Now let’s try some music news for November 7, 2025. BONUS: Hudson’s Bay: Not quite
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, March 24, 2025
Aw, sweet! A tiny record store in Sweden just for mice. (Via Christopher) And here’s music news for March 24, 2025. More music news? Go here. BONUS: If you absolutely
Read More
Drake bets on Argentina but still loses…ONE MILLION DOLLARS
If you’re a follower of Drake’s flaunting of his wealth, you’ll know that along with buying watches, jewelry, cars, and mansions, he also loves a little wager. Obviously, he couldn’t
Read More
Coldplay devastated by England’s ouster from the World Cup
All England needed was for Harry Kane to pot that penalty kick. Nope. And Coldplay (via Chris Martin) had something to say about that.
Read MoreThese are the highest-earning World Cup songs on Spotify
The World Cup can be very, very good for songs that are adopted as themes for various teams, countries, and fanbases. Depending on the country, a World Cup song can
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Uh-oh. It’s American Thanksgiving. That means this could be your only source of music news for the next couple of days. I’ll do my best to gather as much material
Read MoreWorld Cup Organizers are having trouble booking big-name performers for Qatar
The World Cup is supposed to show Qatar to the planet in a new, favourable light. It isn’t working out that way. Having been to Qatar a couple of times,
Read More
The World Cup starts on Sunday. Canada’s team song ROCKS!
It’s long been a tradition for teams heading to the World Cup to be supported by an official team song. Who, for example, can remember England’s “World in Motion” by
Read More
Muse was all set to play the World Cup. Then…
Excited about the World Cup coming this November in Qatar? Muse was, but not so much anymore. Here’s a nice bit of gossip via the always fun Popbitch newsletter: Muse
Read More
Random music news for Tuesday, July 17, 2018
On this day in 1976, the Montreal Olympics opened. And in music news for July 17, 2019… Another source mentions a Led Zeppelin reunion for the band’s 50th anniversary. Yes,
Read More