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Concerts Music Industry 

This upcoming tour by a solo performer could gross OVER TWO BILLION DOLLARS. Any guesses who that’s going to be?

May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Box Office, Elton John, Forbes, Gross, Taylor Swift, Touring

As things stand right now, the richest concert tour of all time is the still-running Goodbye Yellow Brick Road farewell

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Music Industry 

Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 08 May 2023

May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canadian music sales, Luminate, Streaming

There are just a few weeks left in the spring release period and US Memorial Day weekend–the start of the

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Music Industry 

Have you noticed this new strange trend with vocals in songs?

May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 Alan Cross 3 Comments Alternative, Beck, Indie, Loudness Wars, Rock, Vocals

One of the most maddening things about music over the quarter century (well, for me, anyway) is The Loudness Wars

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Music Industry 

Ed Sheeran WINS the copyright infringement suit brought against him by the estate of Marvin Gaye.

May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyright Infringement, Ed Sheeran, Marvin Gaye, Plagiarism, Thinking Out Loud, Verdict

Good. Justice has been served. In case you weren’t aware, part of the same party who successful sued Robin Thicke

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Music Industry Music News Tech 

So much is happening with AI and music that we may need daily updates

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Artificial Intelligence, Fake Artists, Music, Spotify

So much is going on in the world of artificial intelligence and music that it’s getting impossible to keep up.

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Concerts Music Industry 

U2 stands to make a record amount for its Las Vegas residency (and more about what actually happened with tickets)

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Concert Gross, Las Vegas, MSG, Sphere, U2, Veneitian

U2 begins a 12-date residency at the new MSG Sphere in Las Vegas at the end of September. In case

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Music Industry 

There’s a new US bill designed to increase competition when it comes to tickets for live events. Here’s why it may not work.

April 27, 2023April 28, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Amy Klobuchar, Competition, Monopoly, Service Charges, Ticketmaster

If you watched the farcical political grandstanding of the US Government’s hearings into the Taylor Swift/Ticketmaster fiasco back in January,

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Music Industry 

210 million people now subscribe (i.e. pay) to Spotify

April 25, 2023April 25, 2023 Alan Cross 2 Comments Premium Subscribers, Quarterly Results, Spotify

Spotify released their Q1 results for 2023 today (April 25) announcing an additional five million Premium (paid) subscriptions, pushing the

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Music Industry 

Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 24 April 2023

April 24, 2023April 25, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, Luminate, Music sales, Streaming

Luminate has again released an update on how the Canadian recorded music industry is doing when it comes to sales

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Music Industry 

Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 17 April 2023

April 17, 2023April 18, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canadian music sales, Luminate, Streaming

Luminate tracks music consumption in countries around the world. Here’s what Canada consumed last week. Year-over-year comparisons: Comparing last week

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Music Industry Video Games 

Video game music: It just keeps getting more and more popular (and more respect, too)

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments League of Legends, Music, Super Mario, Video Games

Video game music has come a long way since the blips and boops heard with Pong back in 1972. Things

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