Daily Music Headlines May 22nd, 2026

Ozzy Osbourne will return as an AI-powered digital avatar later this summer, with Sharon and Jack Osbourne presenting it as a new way for fans to interact with the late rock legend. billboard.comSpotify and Universal Music Group announced new licensing agreements that will let Premium users create AI-generated covers and remixes using songs from participating artists and songwriters. variety.comRicky Martin was forced to pause a free concert in Podgorica, Montenegro, after someone reportedly sprayed tear gas toward the stage, though his representatives later confirmed he was safe and unharmed. billboard.comChristina Aguilera, Will Smith, Jill Scott, and DJ Jazzy Jeff will headline Philadelphia’s free “One Philly: Unity Concert for America” on July 4 as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary festivities. billboard.comThe Smashing Pumpkins have reunited with producer Butch Vig for their first new song together since Siamese Dream, with Billy Corgan saying the track is “98 percent done.” nme.comKate Bush won her first-ever film award after her anti-war animated short Little Shrew (Snowflake) earned the animation prize at the Carmarthen Bay Film Festival in Wales. variety.comNetflix released the trailer for Michael Jackson: The Verdict, a new three-part docuseries about Jackson’s 2005 child molestation trial and acquittal, premiering June 3. variety.comMick Jagger was spotted on the Italian island of Stromboli after filming Alice Rohrwacher’s new movie Three Incestuous Sisters, in which he plays a lighthouse keeper. digitalmusicnews.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.