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Looking to figure out your place in the music business? Take a look at Viberate.

January 13, 2022January 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Analytics, Artist Tracking, Song Tracking, Viberate

A while back, I came across Viberate, a new way for artists to both keep track of their music and

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You won’t believe how much Adele is making for her Las Vegas residency (and how much tickets cost)

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas

When it was announced that Adele had been booked to play a residency at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, my wife

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Four out of five members of this band quit all at once

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Breakup, Every Time I Die, Keith Buckley

How bad must it have been in Every Time I Die for four of the five members to quit at

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Simple Plan takes The Offspring to Canada School (and their tour has been canceled)

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canadian Tour, Offspring, SImple Plan

The Offspring and Simple Plan are supposed to tour Canada this year (the tour has since been canceled). To help

Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: Muse fun facts

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Matt Bellamy, Muse, Ongoing History

If you’re a fan of Muse, here are a few facts that might fill in a few blanks. (1) The

Music History

This is the earliest known footage of REM (UPDATED)

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Alan Cross 4 Comments Raleigh, REM, The Pier

REM’s first gig was in a deconsecrated church in Athens, Georgia, on April 5, 1980. That gig was cobbled together

Recommended Music

New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition! (January 18, 2022): Broken Field Runner, Sooner, Sweat, & More!

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Nerhys 0 Comments Broken Field Runner, New Dad, New Music, New Music From The Inbox, Norðir, Sooner, Sweat, The Allergies

Broken Field Runner Song: “Baby Satan”Album: SingleRelease Date: January 13, 2022Location: Los Angeles, CaliforniaWhy I like it: Upbeat indie rock

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Random music news for Tuesday, January 18, 2022

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments BBC, Bookchella, Coachella, Dolly Parton, Kendrick Lamar, Linda Lindas, Mother Mother, NXNE, Right Said Fred, South Park

The Winter Olympics are coming up in a few weeks. A little snow would be nice. As for music news

Music Industry

Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 17 January 2022

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canadian music sales, Streaming

The new year is officially underway for the Canadian recorded music industry. Here’s how things looked for the first week

Music History

Remember that time The Tragically Hip played CBGB?

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Fully Completely CBGB, Tragically Hip

While The Tragically Hip band could attract tens of thousands to gigs in Canada by the early 90s, they were

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The Offspring has a new thing: “Cockpit Karaoke”

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cockpit Karaoke, Dexter Holland, Offspring

When your lead singer has his pilot’s license, you can do things like this. Dexter Holland can fly a variety

Poll

Weekly quiz: Are Imagine Dragons still an alternative band?

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alternative, Imagine Dragons, Top 40

Artists may go through many different phases in their careers. Sometimes, circumstances and market forces will see a band the

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The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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