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Here’s the latest list of the UK’s richest musicians

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Paul McCartney, Richest Musicians, Sunday Times, U2, UK

The Sunday Times is one of those publications that loves to keep tabs on the rich. The paper has just

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The most-tattooed song lyrics of all time

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Lyrics, Tattoos

If you’re among the millions and millions who have some kind of ink, there’s a good chance that you might

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Here are the biggest Christmas songs released this century

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 21st Century, ASCAP, Christmas songs

Once certain types of radio stations discovered they could rack up big ratings by playing nothing but Christmas music for

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Spotify reveals the best kitchen/cooking songs

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cooking, Holidays, Spotify

It’s that time of year when people spend more time in the kitchen getting ready for/cooking for/cleaning up after the

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YouTube Canada’s top videos, creators, and moments for 2021

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2021, Canada, Top Videos, YouTube

Now that we’re into December, here come all the year-end lists. YouTube Canada has published several such lists. Let’s go

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Why don’t rock and metal videos feature more cars?

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cars, Music VIdeos

If there’s a genre that celebrates cars in its music videos, it’s gotta be hip-hop and rap. But given that

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Need motivation to get through the winter? Try these songs.

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Motivational Songs, Playlists, Spotify

A gambling site called Gala Bingo commissioned some research about motivational songs. They went through 450,000 Spotify playlists and collected

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There’s a new list of the highest-paid dead celebrities

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dead Celebrities, Forbes, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Prince, Roald Dahl

Forbes once again rooted through the financial dealings of dead celebrities for this year’s highest-paid list. You may be surprised

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Curious about the most popular lullabies in the world?

October 14, 2021October 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Lullabies

Specifically, the most popular lullabies country by country. If you have a wee one and you want to mix things

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Can you take the 30-day song challenge?

April 18, 2020April 17, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments Challenge

Unless you’re in Sweden, you’re gonna be staying home for at least another Monday. That gives you time–a LOT of

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Fun fact: The most-played songs on British radio and TV through the 2010s

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Radio, UK

With everything we’re going through, the 2010s feels like a century ago. In reality, though, it’s been a little more

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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