Month: January 2026

Disneyland Relaunching Star Wars

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Jason Tate

Disney is changing up their Star Wars content at Disneyland:

The company is changing the timeline in its Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge world in Disneyland, with plans to bring characters and elements from the original Star Wars trilogy (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi) to the land. 

That will include characters like Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia Organa roaming the land (look for Han near the Millennium Falcon… and the cantina), as well as bringing John Williams’ iconic scores from the film franchise, which will play throughout the land.

Spotify Raising Prices Again

Jason Tate

Spotify is once again raising prices:

Individual Premium plans are now $12.99 per month (up from $11.99), while Duo subscribers will now pay $18.99 per month (up from $16.99). Meanwhile, family plans have increased to $21.99 per month (up from $19.99), and student plans rose by $1 to $6.99 per month.

These pricing changes take immediate effect for new subscribers and will roll out to existing Premium customers in the US, Estonia, and Latvia over the next month.

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This makes me so happy. I … really never expected I'd be listening to new The Academy Is… music again. Up there with The Format as the most shocking/exciting to me over the last year or so. Spoiler: The entire album has the same breezy vibe as this song. Feels like a mother fucking spring day set to music. "L Train" sent me into an immediate groove.

Vinyl Sales Rise for 19th Consecutive Year

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Variety:

U.S. vinyl sales increased for the 19th consecutive year, growing by +8.6% to 47.9 million units. Total U.S. Physical Album Sales increased by +6.5%. In contrast, U.S. Digital Album Sales dropped by -15.9%.

2025 marks the first time in the U.S. consumption era (2014+) that two individual albums earned 5m+ units in a single year (Taylor Swift’s “Life of a Showgirl” and Morgan Wallen’s “I’m the Problem”)