All Episodes

November 18, 2025 3 mins
Listeners, the vinyl spins and the stories roll—let’s cut straight to the heart of the latest music news lighting up the grooves across genres and generations. Today, Miley Cyrus drops “Dream as One,” the soulful ballad featured on the upcoming “Avatar: Fire and Ash” soundtrack, teasing movie and music lovers alike according to the Baylor Lariat. The Neighbourhood’s fresh release “Holy Ghost” from their new album “(((((ultraSOUND))))” brings somber introspection, ahead of their “The Wourld Tour” launching next March. Dominic Fike’s upbeat “White Keys” sees its piano metaphor lift spirits, following his August album “Rocket.” For those with vintage taste, the Smashing Pumpkins have announced a deluxe 30th anniversary edition of “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness,” while streaming platforms have just made The Beatles’ previously unreleased track “I Had a Dream” available.

On the hip-hop and R&B front, today marks historical anniversaries from LL Cool J’s groundbreaking debut “Radio” and Rihanna’s chart-climbing “Talk That Talk,” as noted by Foxy99. The genre also remembers Sharon Jones, dubbed the “female James Brown,” who passed away nine years ago. Meanwhile, up-and-coming rapper Weiland’s latest single “Let You Go” is highlighted as WMNF’s Song of the Day.

Rock and classic artists hold steady with Bob Dylan’s much-anticipated new release and Aerosmith teaming up with Yungblud, ranked by hype on Screen Rant. In the world of electronica, Tiësto is setting trance fans abuzz, teasing a throwback set at Dreamstate Socal with a new ID and the classic logo as covered by EDM House Network.

The business side sees big moves: Reverb has appointed Ben Stahl as CEO, bringing fresh vision after his runs at SoundCloud and Vimeo, according to MMR Magazine. NAMM Foundation just set a record for global grantmaking, announcing over $800,000 awarded to organizations reaching 26 states and five countries to promote music education and access. G&L Musical Instruments, founded by Leo Fender in 1979, appears to have quietly shut down after 45 years, as reported by Music Inc Magazine. Roc Nation Distribution unveils its new platform tailored for independent artists, signaling continued shake-ups in the music marketplace.

Legal news shows the UK industry pushing the government on sustaining creative exports and ethical AI use, with UK Music calling for policy action to protect an £8 billion sector. Mushroom Music tightens its international grip via a sub-publishing deal with peermusic for representation in the Americas, according to Music Business Worldwide.

On the gear front, Marshall and the Spinal Tap II film have come together for the loudest amp ever made—a tribute to rock satire and excess. From education, Pearl Drums launches its advisory board to shape curriculums and tutorials for the next wave of music makers.

As the world explores immersive virtual performances and avatar concerts, technology continues to shift sound, access, and artistry, with artists and legacy acts chasing new frontiers via platforms like Music Week and Cultr.

Listeners, thanks for riding through today’s sonic landscape. Don’t forget to subscribe for your next dose of discovery. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

For great Music deals
https://amzn.to/3BPL8A7

Or check out these podcasts http://quietplease.ai

This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
Mark as Played
Transcript

Episode Transcript

Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
Listeners the Vinyl Spins and the Stories roll. Let's cut
straight to the heart of the latest music mus lighting
up the grooves across genres and generations. Today, Miley Cyrus
drops Dream as one the soulful ballad featured on the
upcoming Avatar Fire and Ash soundtrack, teasing movie and music
lovers alike. According to The Baylor Lariats, The Neighborhood's fresh

(00:21):
release Holy Ghost from their new album Ultrasound, brings somber
introspection ahead of their The World tour launching next March.
Dominic Fike's upbeat White Keys sees its piano metaphor lift
Spirits following his August album Rocket. For those with vintage taste,
The Smashing Punktins have announced a deluxe's thirtieth anniversary edition

(00:42):
of Melancholy in the Infinite Sadness, while streaming platforms have
just made The beatles previously unreleased track I Had a Dream,
available on the Hip hop and R and B front today.
March's historical anniversaries from Ello Cooljay's groundbreaking debut Radio and
Rihanna's chart climbing Talk That Talk. As noted by Fosse
ninety nine, the genre also remembers Sharon Jones, dubbed the

(01:04):
female James Brown, who passed away nine years ago. Meanwhile,
up and coming rapper Wiland's latest single let You Go,
as highlighted as WMNF Song of the Day. Rock and
Classic artists hold Steady with Bob Dylan's much anticipated new
release in Aerosmith teaming up with Young Blood ranked by
Hype on Screen rant. In the world of electronica, Tiesto
was setting transfans to buzz, teasing the throwback set at

(01:27):
dream State SoCal with a new ID and the classic logo,
as covered by EDM House Network. The business side sees
big moves. Reverb has appointed Ben Stall as CEO, bringing
fresh vision after his runs at SoundCloud and Vimeo. According
to MMR magazine, nam Foundation just set a record for
global grant making, announcing over eight hundred thousand dollars awarded

(01:48):
to organizations reaching twenty six states and five countries to
promote music education and access. Graham's and L Musical Instruments,
founded by Leo Fender in nineteen seventy nine, appears to
have quietly shut down after forty five years, as reported
by Music Inc. Magazine, Rock Nation Distribution unveils its new

(02:08):
platform tailored for independent artists, signaling continued shake ups in
the music marketplace. Legal News shows the UK industry pushing
the government on sustaining creative exports and ethical AI use,
with UK Music calling for policy action to protect an
eight pounds billion dollar sector. Mushroom Music tightens its international

(02:31):
grip by a sub publishing deal with Peer Music for
representation in the Americas, according to Music Business Worldwide. On
the gear front, Marshall and the Spinal tap II film
have come together for the loudest amp ever made a
tribute to rock, satire and excess from education. Pearl Drugs
launches its advisory board to shape curriculums and tutorials for

(02:55):
the next wave of music makers. As the world explores
immersive virtual perform ormances and avatar concerts, technology continues to
shift sound access and artistry, with artists and legacy acts
chasing new frontiers via platforms like Music Week and Culture Listeners.
Thanks for writing through today's sonic landscape. Don't forget to

(03:16):
subscribe for your next dose of discovery. This has been
a Quiet Please production. For more checkout Quiet Please dot
ai and that does it for today. Thank you. For listening.
This has been a Quiet Please production with the help
of AI. For more checkout Quiet Please dot AI
Advertise With Us

Popular Podcasts

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas. Produced by the Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.

Crime Junkie

Crime Junkie

Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.

Stuff You Should Know

Stuff You Should Know

If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.