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Watch this grade 10 student explain the Canadian content regulations

January 26, 2023January 27, 2023 Alan Cross 2 Comments Cancon, CRTC, Music

She does it through song. Well done, my child. You have a future as a CRTC commissioner.

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Music News 

It’s almost time for Super Bowl commercials–and Ozzy is back at it

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Commercial, Osbourne, Ozzy, Super Bowl

What would Super Bowl commercial season be without yet another ad starring Ozzy Osbourne? He, along with Joan Jett, have

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Cool! 

This map shows the most popular artist in every country

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Around the World, Classic Rock, Liberty Games, Most Popular Artist, Most Popular Song

It is not one world. While there are some artists that transcend borders, oceans, language, and culture, not everyone is

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Which colour of vinyl sounds better?

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Coloured Vinyl, Picture Discs, Vinyl

Most vinyl records are black. That’s the result of mixing in a certain amount of carbon into the raw polyvinyl

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, January 26, 2023

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments

One ticket to Mars, please. And here’s music news for January 26, 2023. More music news? Look here. BONUS: I

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Music Industry 

Live Nation and Ticketmaster were in front of the US government again. Will anything change? (Spoiler: No. It was all populist BS. Let me explain.)

January 25, 2023January 26, 2023 Alan Cross 5 Comments Congress, Hearing, Live Nation, Taylor Swift, Ticketmaster

After Ticketmaster’s systems melted down when 52 Taylor Swift concerts went on sale simultaneously late last year, fans screamed bloody

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Drive a truck? Do you agree with these survey results on what music truck drivers like the most?

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music, Stereotypes, Truckers, Trucks

American Trucks, a website for, well, truck enthusiasts, decided to survey over 400 truck owners and 400 non-truckers to determine

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Music Industry 

Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 23 January 2023

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canadian music sales, Canadian Streaming, Luminate

A couple of days late, but here are your official Canadian music sales and streaming stats for the week ending

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Eco-friendly vinyl

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Eco-Friendly, Recycling, Vinyl

Vinyl is one of the most durable ways of storing music but it’s also not great for the environment. First,

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, January 25, 2023

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Video

Maybe the only thing we need to stay young is shots of ultrasound to the brain. Hey, I’m game. Anyone

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WTF? 

OK Go, the band is being sued by a breakfast cereal manufacturer

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Cereal, Copyright, Lawsuit, OK Go, Post, Trademark

Back in 1986, an ice cream lover named Jane Williamson wrote to the Ben & Jerry’s headquarters in Burlington, Vermont.

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