Daily Music Headlines May 21, 2025

Spotify’s 2025 Summer Picks

30 tracks from Lady Gaga, Drake, Charli XCX & more. Last year’s top songs included Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar.

🔗 Variety

Lady Gaga Wins Sports Emmy

Honored for her Super Bowl tribute performance—now one award from EGOT.

🔗 Billboard

Tony Iommi Joins Robbie Williams

Black Sabbath’s guitarist features on Williams’ new single “Rocket” from BRITPOP.

🔗 Kerrang

Gorillaz Turn 25

Four London shows + House Of Kong immersive exhibit. New album coming soon.

🔗 Billboard

ABBA’s Michael B. Tretow Dies

The engineer behind ABBA’s sound passes at 80.

🔗 Billboard

Grand Ole Opry Heads to London

100th anniversary show at Royal Albert Hall on Sept 26, with Luke Combs & Darius Rucker.

🔗 MusicTalkers

Lil Durk Legal Drama

Facing witness tampering accusations in murder-for-hire case.

HipHopDX

Falling in Reverse + Marilyn Manson

New collab “God is a Weapon” launches FIR’s 2025 tour.

Loudwire

Dream Theater Tour

Playing Parasomnia in full across 30 U.S. cities this fall.

Blabbermouth

AI Music Leap

ReelTime’s Reel Intelligence tops MusicLM, Udio & Boomy with award-eligible output.

StockTitan

Springsteen’s Live EP + Speeches

Land of Hope and Dreams includes anti-Trump intros; sparked federal complaint.

Variety

Starship Rewrites a Classic

“We Built This City” becomes “We Quilt This City” for a toilet paper ad.

Ultimate Classic Rock

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