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Water Cooler Chat: Music News

Rush co-founders Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson will return to the road as Rush next year for a 50th-anniversary tour dedicated to the memory of their late bandmate Neil Peart. rollingstone.com 

A US federal judge tossed out on Thursday a defamation lawsuit that Drake brought against his record label Universal Music Group, ruling that lyrics branding the superstar as a pedophile in Kendrick Lamar's diss track Not Like Us were opinion. cbc.ca

Toronto Rapper, SRE, and Randy Bachman team up for a Blue Jays tribute song as the Jays are set to play in the American League Championship Series for the first time in nearly a decade. ctvnews.ca

Neil Young says he plans to pull his music off Amazon's streaming service as he urges fans to stop supporting the corporate giant. nsnews.com

In light of Bad Bunny‘s appointment as the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner, Turning Point USA announced its plans to host an alternate mid-game concert — featuring “anything in English” when it comes to the music. billboard.com

Billie Eilish‘s show in Miami briefly took a frightening turn Thursday night (Oct. 9) when someone in the crowd forcefully yanked her as the singer was greeting fans in the pit. billboard.com

To mark World Mental Health Day, Nova Twins were announced as ambassadors for Music Minds Matter. nme.com 

Tracks And Vids: New Music This Week

Popular artists and chart-topping tracks.

Justin Bieber (76.4M subscribers⁩) - “BAD HONEY” (genre: pop, retro soul, contemporary R&B ) youtube.com

Demi Lovato (18.1M subscribers⁩) - “Kiss” (genre: pop, dance pop, electro) youtube.com

BABYMONSTER (10.2M subscribers⁩) - “WE GO UP” (genre: pop, dance pop, k-pop) youtube.com

Dax feat. Thagreatwhite, Jerome Dillard, Carly Pearl, Thesanity (8.19M subscribers⁩) - “Lonely Dirt Road” (genre: pop rap, adult contemporary, contemporary R&B) youtube.com

Alessia Cara (4.51M subscribers) - “Fire” (genre: pop, indie pop, soft rock) youtube.com

madison beer (3.82M subscribers) - “bittersweet” (genre: electronic, synth pop) youtube.com

Of Monsters and Men (1.56M subscribers) - “Fruit bat” (genre: pop rock, indie rock, neo folk) youtube.com

Rob Zombie (1.23M subscribers) - “Punks And Demons” (genre: post hardcore, metalcore, industrial) youtube.com

Mobb Deep feat. Nas & Jorja Smith (1.06M subscribers) - “Down For You” (genre: hip hop, trap, conscious) youtube.com

BIA (607K subscribers) - “BAD GUY” (genre: hip hop, trap, conscious) youtube.com

Black Label Society (585K subscribers) - “Broken and Blind” (genre: rock, hard rock, southern rock, alternative metal) youtube.com

HAIM feat. Bon Iver (578K subscribers) - “Tie you down” (genre: rock, indie rock, neo folk) youtube.com

Apashe feat. Worakls & Wasiu (419K subscribers) - “Rome Is Burning” (genre: hip hop, house, baseline) youtube.com

Amber Mark feat. Anderson Paak (155K subscribers) - “Don’t Remind Me” (genre: soul, adult contemporary, contemporary R&B) youtube.com

Sara Landry (134K subscribers) - “GIRLBOSS” (genre: electronic, techno, hard techno, happy hardcore) youtube.com

Coyote (87.4K subscribers) - “Don’t Be At The Club” (genre: hip hop, trap, gangsta) youtube.com

Sarah Kinsley (50.7K subscribers) - “Fleeting” (genre: pop, synth pop, synthwave) youtube.com

Max Fry (50.7K subscribers) - “Ghost Town” (genre: rock, alternative rock, indie rock) youtube.com

Ally Nicholas (27.9K subscribers) - “Right” (genre: rock, alternative rock, indie rock) youtube.com

Found Music

Artists with smaller followings on YouTube.

Fcukers (14.7K subscribers) - “I Like It Like That” (genre: electronic, dance pop, house) youtube.com

Alemeda feat. Doechii (14.2K subscribers⁩) - “Beat A B!tch Up” (genre: pop, dance pop) youtube.com

Macy Rodman (2.99K subscribers) - “Stairwell” (genre: electronic, synth pop, experimental electronic) youtube.com

Valentyne (1.91K subscribers) - “Craving” (genre: rock, alternative rock, dark wave) youtube.com 

Brit Taylor (1.27K subscribers) - “All For Sale” (genre: country, bluegrass, neo folk) youtube.com 

Tally Spear (1.07K subscribers) - “Where Do I Go From Here?” (genre: rock, pop rock, pop punk) youtube.com 

Obsolescence (504 subscribers) - “Obsolescence - "LAZY LIKE GOD"” (genre: post hardcore, metalcore, deathcore) youtube.com

K*ahna (269 subscribers) - “Keeping Me Awake” (genre: rock, alternative rock, gothic metal) youtube.com 

Cuntrol (162 subscribers) - “Cesspool” (genre: rock, hard rock, alternative rock, post punk) youtube.com 

Looska (12 subscribers) - “ASHES” (genre: electronic, techno, house) youtube.com 

Covers & Remixes, Etc

Robbie Williams covers Wet Leg’s “Chaise Longue” youtube.com

Allen Stone covers Christopher Cross’s “Ride Like The Wind” youtube.com

Doja Cat preformed “AAAHH MEN!” live on SNL youtube.com

This Is My Jam This Week

Blood Cultures (37.5K subscribers) – “EMPTYLANDS” (genre: electronic, electro, chillwave, downtempo) youtube.com 

This week’s full playlist on: YouTube and Spotify and Tune My Music

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