{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67cf07a2de20851680b82124/6a0ff94580978431dadb70d4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Daily Music Headlines May 22nd, 2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67cf07a2de20851680b82124/1779431636726-7f138d8c-76f2-4e61-9327-5aed5b8f1857.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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.</p><p> <a href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/ozzy-osbourne-ai-powered-digital-avatar-announced-1236254316/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">billboard.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Spotify 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.</p><p> <a href=\"https://variety.com/2026/music/news/spotify-universal-music-licensing-agreements-fan-made-covers-1236755951/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">variety.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Ricky 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.</p><p> <a href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-tear-gas-montenegro-concert-interrupted-1236254276/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">billboard.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Christina 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.</p><p> <a href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/christina-aguilera-will-smith-july-4-concert-philadelphia-1236253283/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">billboard.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>The Smashing Pumpkins have reunited with producer Butch Vig for their first new song together since <em>Siamese Dream</em>, with Billy Corgan saying the track is “98 percent done.”</p><p> <a href=\"https://www.nme.com/news/music/smashing-pumpkins-have-reunited-with-butch-vig-for-a-new-song-thats-98-per-cent-done-and-coming-soon-3946645\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">nme.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Kate Bush won her first-ever film award after her anti-war animated short <em>Little Shrew (Snowflake)</em> earned the animation prize at the Carmarthen Bay Film Festival in Wales.</p><p> <a href=\"https://variety.com/2026/music/global/kate-bush-celebrates-winning-first-ever-film-award-1236756038/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">variety.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Netflix released the trailer for <em>Michael Jackson: The Verdict</em>, a new three-part docuseries about Jackson’s 2005 child molestation trial and acquittal, premiering June 3.</p><p> <a href=\"https://variety.com/2026/music/news/michael-jackson-the-verdict-trailer-netflix-trial-1236755211/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">variety.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Mick Jagger was spotted on the Italian island of Stromboli after filming Alice Rohrwacher’s new movie <em>Three Incestuous Sisters</em>, in which he plays a lighthouse keeper.</p><p> <a href=\"https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/21/mick-jagger-spotted-in-italy-filming/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">digitalmusicnews.com</a></p>","author_name":"Subrilliant LLC"}