Daily Music Headlines August 22, 2025

Brent Hinds, former lead guitarist of Mastodon, died in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta; he left the band in March after 25 years and was recently replaced by Ben Eller and Nick Johnston.

YouTube Music marked its 10th anniversary by launching new features like playlist and album commenting, “taste match” playlists, Bandsintown concert alerts, and AI-driven discovery companions.

Lil Nas X was hospitalized for a possible overdose after charging at police in Studio City, where he was found nearly naked and incoherent.

Mariah Carey will receive the Video Vanguard Award and perform at the 2025 MTV VMAs, becoming the award’s oldest recipient and marking her first VMAs performance in 20 years.

Anya Taylor-Joy and Meryl Streep will portray Joni Mitchell in Cameron Crowe’s upcoming biopic, with Taylor-Joy covering the 60s–70s era and Streep as present-day Mitchell.

Patti Smith is reissuing her 1975 debut album Horses for its 50th anniversary, including alternate takes, her original audition tape, and four unreleased tracks.

Sammy Hagar will release The Residency on October 10, a live album from his Las Vegas shows with Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, Rai Thistlewayte, and Kenny Aronoff.

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