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Crime

Diddy gets sentenced to 50 months plus half million-dollar fine

October 3, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

About 13 months after he was taken into custody and a trial that lasted seven weeks, Sean “Diddy” Combs discovered his fate. He was sentenced to 50 months in year–a shade over four

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ControversyMusic IndustryRadio

There’s a new payola crisis emerging with American radio and it’s all Donald Trump’s fault.

October 3, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 min read

Payola, the practice of paying money for radio airplay has been around since at least the 1950s. After things blew up after a notorious DJ conference in Miami in 1959, payola was exposed

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Controversy

The Nevermind “Nirvana Baby” album artwork lawsuit has been thrown out AGAIN

October 3, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

On 1991, when he was six months old, the parents of Spencer Eldon brought him to a photoshoot organized by photographer Kirk Weddle. Spencer and a bunch of babies were throw into a

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Music Industry

Here’s a running list of artists who have sold some or all of their song catalogues to a new breed of company. (Updated as required)

October 3, 2025 Alan Cross 27 Comments 24 min read

[If you’re seeing this in your feed again, it’s because another deal has gone down. -AC] The music world is being shaken by the actions of a growing group of companies which are

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Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1057: Stories behind iconic album covers, part 1

October 3, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 min read

This is going to be a very visual program, which may be a bit of a challenge because you’re either listening to this as a radio show or a podcast, so I need

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: Parents, their kids’ music, and generation gaps

October 3, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

For centuries, the parents of the current generation have been suspicious of the music their children listen to. If we go back to Homer’s Odyssey, a 24-book story written sometime around 2700 years

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Music News

Random music news for Friday, October 3, 2025

October 3, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

Today is World College Radio Day, a chance to recognize the important and irreplacable community services provided by campus radio. As for music news for October 3, 2025… BONUS: Musicians are not a

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ControversyMovies

This is NOT what AI should be used for. Meet Tilly Norwood.

October 2, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5 min read

I’ll say it again: I want AI to do all the things I don’t want to do so I’m freed up to do things I want to do. I also don’t want my

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Tech

This “ethical AI” platform promises to pay musicians each time their music is used for AI training.

October 2, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

[SINGAPORE] – I’ve spent the week at the All That Matter conference in Singapore, a major gathering of music boffins from across Asia. It’s really one of the best events for learning about

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ConcertsInterview

An interview with Amos the Transparent

October 2, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 8 min read

[Ross MacDonald was our correspondent for this one. – AC] Before the show, AJMT got a heads up that Ottawa’s indie alt-rockers Amos The Transparent were going to be releasing a new album

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: The most terrifying song ever?

October 2, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

There are plenty of scary songs from all genres. But what’s the most terrifying, the most frightening song of all? It might be a 10-minute track called “Frankie Teardrop” by a New York

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