The real reason Spotify is getting deep into podcasts
April 7th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
A year ago, the number of people accessing my Ongoing History podcast through Spotify was negligible. I mean, the number
Browsing the "Music Industry" Category
Fears of plagiarism are scaring the crap out of the music industry. This is bad for everyone–except lawyers.
April 3rd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
We need some linguist to come up with a new musical term, one to describe the feeling overcomes us when
Can you name the songs that have been streamed at least a billion times on Spotify? (HINT: Think Canadian.)
April 3rd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It was only three years ago that “One Dance” by Drake became the first song to ever crack the one
Here are the top 10 finalists for the 2019 Prism Prize
April 3rd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
While dedicated music video channels have disappeared, the art of the music video still lives online. Because achievements should be
Canada’s recording and music publishing industry grew by more than 21% in 2017. That’s not a typo.
April 1st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It wasn’t all that long ago that the recording music industry was in full panic mode. Piracy was rampant, CD
Record labels sue Internet company because it offers speeds that are too high
March 26th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
While streaming has cut down on the rate people pirate music–why bother when you can get 50 million songs for
“Streaming Music is Ripping You Off.” Discuss.
March 24th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
When it comes to how streaming works from the financial end, there’s a lot of misinformation, fear, uncertainty and doubt.
Can we please have a consolidated and comprehensive”upcoming releases” website?
March 21st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Part of my job involves being on top of the release of new singles and albums each week. For purposes
Did you notice the extra money for the music industry in yesterday’s federal budget?
March 20th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
With a federal election scheduled for October 21, the Liberals needed to table a budget that offered something for everyone.
The concept of the album is falling from favour. What’s next?
March 19th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
For more than 50 years, the entire recorded music industry has been based on selling us albums. Although Columbia introduced
42 music groups sign on to the Canadian Creative Industries Code of Conduct
March 18th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
With #MeToo concerns on everyone’s mind, the Canadian music industry is taking steps to root out harassment, bullying and violence
These global album sales numbers from 2018 underscore how much the music industry has changed.
March 18th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Album sales continue to crater as more and more of the planet moves to streaming. The International Federation of the
Why is piracy still a thing? Wasn’t streaming supposed to stamp it out?
March 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It’s never been easier or cheaper to get legal access to almost kind of media you want. Yet people continue
YouTube Music now plays nice with Google Home in Canada
March 11th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Last year, all the different Google-owned music divisions–Google Play Music, YouTube Red, and YouTube Premium–were brought under one umbrella known
Forbes issues their annual list of top-earning musicians
March 9th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It’s tough being a professional musician these days–unless, of course, you’re already a superstar and you can tour the world
This chart shows how drastically music industry revenues have changed and shifted over the last 40 years.
March 6th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
For the first sixty-some years of the recorded music industry’s existence, everyone was fine with flat rotating discs played on
How can playlists on streaming services be innovated?
March 5th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
I continue to be fascinated by the way new music delivery systems–in this case, streaming–are affecting the ways people consume
And your Juno dinner host will be…Billy Talent’s Ben Kowalewicz
March 5th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
While most of the country will pay attention to the Juno Awards TV broadcast on Sunday, March 17, most of
It’s possible that vinyl will outsell CDs in the US as early as this year
March 2nd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Even though I wrote the above headline, I still can’t quite believe it. But according to the Recording Industry Association
Here’s something for car fans to watch for in music videos
March 1st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
If you’re still a fan of music videos, a new subtle form of product placement is starting to appear. Fiat
PUP asked fans to cover their new single with almost zero instructions. Here’s what happened.
March 1st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
In a stroke of crowdsourcing/viral marketing brilliance, Toronto’s PUP offered up a challenge to anyone who chose to accept the
New study says that 40% of concert ticket traffic comes from bots
March 1st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Goddam bots. Those software programs that push aside us poor meatbags when it comes to buying tickets continue to screw
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