Month: March 2026

Tosh Peterson Talks Joining Alkaline Trio

Alkaline Trio
Jason Tate

Tosh Peterson, the 24-year-old drummer who has played with Fall Out Boy, Lady Gaga, Troye Sivan, Filter, Kid Laroi, Jxdn, Machine Gun Kelly, Lil Nas X, Young Thug, Bazzi, Bad Bunny, Ashton Irwin, Carlie Hanson, Royal and the Serpent, Bryce Vine, Mario Biondi, Nik West, Jonny Goood, Bexley, J-Hope and many more, and posts drumming videos regularly on Instagram, and recently joined Alkaline Trio, sat down with Loyal to the Craft to talk about it.

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Letting Artists Vet Releases Before They Appear on Streaming

Jason Tate

James Hanley:

The streaming platform is piloting a new opt-in feature that lets artists review and approve eligible releases before they go live.

The company says protecting artist identity has become “a top priority for 2026,” noting that “the rise of easy-to-produce AI tracks has made the [misattribution] problem worse” across streaming services.

Spotify’s new Artist Profile Protection feature — now in limited beta — has been designed to combat ongoing issues with misattributed releases, whether from metadata errors, artists sharing the same name, or “bad actors” who are “maliciously” attaching music to artists’ profiles.

This is one of those things that’s almost unbelievable it hasn’t always been the default. And seeing the Cartel fake AI song appear last week is another reminder why.

Parkway Drive Fire Former Employee

Parkway Drive
Jason Tate

Parkway Drive have fired a former employee after they pleaded guilty to a sex offense.

“This happened before we were a band, however we bear moral responsibility for contracting him from 2003, on and off over the years. While he hasn’t toured with us since 2017, more recently he’s been part of our Australian online merch team.

“When the band heard about this, we terminated his contract immediately. He’s no longer involved with Parkway Drive in any capacity. This is heartbreaking on a very human scale.’