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Controversy Music News 

World Cup Organizers are having trouble booking big-name performers for Qatar

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dua Lipa, Rod Stewart, The Cure, World Cup

The World Cup is supposed to show Qatar to the planet in a new, favourable light. It isn’t working out

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Controversy 

Is performing with backing tracks cheating? Discuss.

October 30, 2022October 31, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Backing Tracks, Cheating, Rick Beato

When Queen started touring in the 70s, there were questions if (a) they could reproduce their studio recordings live and

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Controversy 

Here’s a question some people are quietly asking about the Taylor Hawkins tribute shows

October 4, 2022October 6, 2022 Alan Cross 25 Comments Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins, Tribute Concert

Both Taylor Hawkins tribute shows were unqualified successes. But very quietly, some people have been asking a simple question: Why

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Controversy 

Here’s a music conspiracy that may be new to you: Trump supporters “silenced” Chester Bennington

August 10, 2022August 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chester Bennington, Conspiracy, Donald Trump, Silenced, Suicide

Chester Bennington’s 2017 suicide sent ripples throughout pop culture. We’re still feeling it. It was well known that Chester had

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Controversy 

WTF? Now some Stranger Things fans are trying to CANCEL Metallica?

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cancel Culture, Master of Puppets, Metallica, Stranger Things

Along with Kate Bush, Metallica has enjoyed a Stranger Things effect with one of their songs. As soon as viewers

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Concerts Controversy 

An Atlanta music festival has been canceled because local authorities say that guns are more important than peaceful music

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Festival, Georgia, Guns, Live Nation, Music Midtown, Pro-Gun

America loves their guns. They love them so much that they demand to take them everywhere so they can show

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Controversy 

Another explanation of why today’s popular music is less popular and it’s suggested that it just plains sucks.

July 31, 2022July 30, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments

Much has been written over the last few weeks about the dismal quality of today’s popular music. (Including me, by

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Controversy 

Christians accuse a metal festival of wanting to open a portal to hell in order to summon Satan

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christians, Metal, Satan, Tennessee

It’s been a while since we’ve had a solid Satanic panic over metal music, so perhaps we’re overdue. The Tennessee

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Controversy 

Mariah Carey is sued for plagiarism over “All I Want for Christmas” and I can’t figure out why.

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Andy Stone, Copyright Infringement, Mariah Carey, Plagiarism

Beware: I’m about to defend Mariah Carey’s music. I know, right? Like many millions around the planet, I detest the

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Controversy Music News 

Why are Kate Bush fans upset about the new life given to “Running Up That Hill” by Stranger Things?

June 1, 2022June 2, 2022 Alan Cross 5 Comments Kate Bush, Running Up That Hill, Stranger Things

If you’re a fan of Netflix’s Stranger Things, you’ll know that an episode in the current season featured some very

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Controversy Radio 

American radio still refuses to pay fees for playing music

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments American Music Fairness Act, Local Radio Freedom Act, NAB, Radio Airplay

Here in Canada and in most countries around the world, radio stations have to pay a performance fee every time

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