Daily Music Headlines July 14, 2025

Richie Sambora is recovering from a double hand fracture suffered during a touch football game in April. Despite surgery, he's healing faster than expected and recently performed live. alturl.com/yq8xw

Metallica forced the U.S. government to pull a drone promo video using “Enter Sandman” without permission. The video was reposted minus the song. alturl.com/7mu4q

Lord Huron’s 2015 track “The Night We Met” hit over 3B streams after viral moments on 13 Reasons Why and TikTok. Its timeless themes of love and loss sparked renewed success. alturl.com/qyoe7

The Tabernacle Choir marked its 5,000th Music and the Spoken Word broadcast, reaching 6M people across 50+ countries from Salt Lake City’s Temple Square. alturl.com/94r8k

“Weird Al” finally took over Madison Square Garden, delivering hits, costume changes, and video comedy in a triumphant 46-year-career celebration. alturl.com/6kuqg

DSW is suing Sony, Universal, and BMG over music clip copyright threats, claiming past license agreements cover their TikTok content. alturl.com/ejvo6

Michael Sadler of SAGA revealed his cancer is incurable but clarified he is not terminal. He remains active with ongoing music projects. alturl.com/npdmm

Busta Rhymes, Clipse, GELO, and Tobe Nwigwe will perform at the 2025 ESPY Awards on July 16. Tobe and David Michael Wyatt will lead the In Memoriam. alturl.com/nnmfn

Chordal partnered with TikTok to simplify fractional music rights licensing for brands and creators, expanding the Commercial Music Library. alturl.com/f9f9w

Top Albums This Week

5. Tropicoqueta – Karol G

4. Beautiful Chaos (EP) – KATSEYE

3. KPop Demon Hunters – Soundtrack

2. Virgin – Lorde

1. I’m The Problem – Morgan Wallen (7 weeks)

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