Music Industry Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Spotify is big and getting bigger. Here are the latest figures.

News from Spotify today (October 27) that the streaming giant now has 172 million paying subscribers, up 19% over this

I could have posted this last night but I was too busy watching Succession. How did Cousin Greg end up

Is it just me or are you also finding more broken bones in chicken wings both from the store and

The IFPI represents the interests of the global recorded industry in a variety of ways, including doing research into how

Tired of music memorabilia? How about space memorabilia? Let’s get down to business with music news for October 21, 2021.

I went to bed last night before the weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats came in. I feel shame.

Sure, it’s nice to have a long string of hit songs that generate royalties to support you in to your

If you have a Spotify Premium account, you don’t hear any ads. But if you’re using the free tier, you

The music world is being shaken by the actions of half a dozen or so companies who are buying up

Thanksgiving? Maybe, but the Canadian recorded music industry needs its weekly numbers. Here we go: Year-over-year comparisons: Total album sales,

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] A couple of weeks back, someone sent me a picture of

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 […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver