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The social network Myspace has 'fessed up to losing some of its users' data. Let me be a little more specific: Myspace accidentally lost 50 million songs uploaded between 2003 and 2015. Hope you had a backup.

If you didn't noticed that five million albums' worth of music disappeared from Myspace, you're not alone. The fact only surfaced publicly after Reddit users noticed last year that the Myspace music player had disappeared. One of those users e-mailed Myspace and was informed that the songs were lost due to an accidental data corruption during a server migration. The company understandably decided not to, say, issue a press release about the accident, but they've now confirmed the deletion in a public statement.

While it's impossible to know how many artists and fans were seriously affected by the Myspace incident, it served as a reminder that just because your music's in the cloud, that doesn't mean it's safe forever.

It also made a lot of fans nostalgic for the days when Myspace was a major site for music discovery. Because users were encouraged to soundtrack their profiles, Myspace became a launching pad for artists ranging from Lily Allen to Arctic Monkeys to Kate Nash. The platform peaked in 2006, when it surpassed Google as America's most-visited website. A couple of years later it was overtaken worldwide by Facebook, which has never made music central to its user experience. (Stereogum)

Shawn Mendes dominates at the Junos

On Sunday night, Shawn Mendes won a commanding five awards at the Junos, Canada's premier music awards. His self-titled release won Album of the Year, his song "In My Blood" won Single of the Year, and he also picked up Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, and Pop Album of the Year. Believe it or not, that did leave a few Junos for everybody else: Avril Lavigne won the Fan Choice Award, while Post Malone took International Album of the Year for Beerbongs & Bentleys. (Rolling Stone)

Neil Finn leaves social media after New Zealand massacre

Neil Finn says he's leaving social media in the wake of last week's hate-fuelled massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand. The New Zealand singer-songwriter is best-known as a member of Crowded House and, recently, Fleetwood Mac. On Twitter, Finn wrote, "Out of respect for the grieving families of Christchurch and in consideration of their vast public tragedy I will no longer take part in social media. These platforms have enabled the spread of hateful ideology and I will not participate anymore." (Billboard)

Sam Smith comes out as genderqueer

Singing star Sam Smith says, "I am not male or female. I think I float somewhere in between." He opened up about his gender identification during an interview for a new Instagram show called I Weigh Interviews. He added, "Non-binary/genderqueer is that you do not identify in a gender. You are a mixture of all different things. You are your own special creation." Although some non-binary people prefer gender-neutral pronouns, Smith says he'll continue to use male pronouns for now. (Vanity Fair)

Smith's latest release is a Cheat Codes remix of his Normani collaboration, "Dancing with a Stranger."

Remembering Dick Dale, King of the Surf Guitar

Dick Dale, who earned the title King of the Surf Guitar with his furious playing in the 1960s and beyond, has died at age 81. There were a lot of surf guitarists in the '60s, but none as mind-blowing as Dale, who played so quickly he'd break strings and shred picks. Leo Fender had to create a special guitar strong enough for Dale, and the guitarist's fans included Jimi Hendrix.

Dale's performances were so overwhelming, his influence spread far beyond the surf; he was also called the "Father of Heavy Metal." He achieved his greatest mainstream fame in 1994, when his signature song "Miserlou" played over the opening credits of Pulp Fiction.

Unlike a lot of his fellow surf rockers, Dale was actually a surfer. He said he was trying to create a sound that would match the rush of surfing. (New York Times)

Red Hot Chili Peppers play pyramids, pick most obvious possible cover song

As we mentioned last week, the Red Hot Chili Peppers booked that rare gig this past weekend at the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, and they live-streamed the whole show. Maybe they didn't pick the most obvious cover: they could have played Frank Ocean's "Pyramids." They did, however, cover Radiohead's "Pyramid Song," from 2001's Amnesiac. (Pitchfork)

Audio sampled in podcast
Jahzzar: "Comedie" (CC BY 4.0)
BoxCat Games: "Against The Wall" (CC BY 3.0)
Sean Mendes: "In My Blood"
Sam Smith and Normani: "Dancing With a Stranger" (Cheat Codes remix)
Dick Dale and his Del-Tones: "Misirlou"
Lily Allen - "Alfie"
Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Pyramid Song"
Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Give It Away"