2018 Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

These global album sales numbers from 2018 underscore how much the music industry has changed.

Album sales continue to crater as more and more of the planet moves to streaming. The International Federation of the

Here we go again – the remainder of this year’s best albums, according to a whack of publications and somewhat

[Danny Fournier of Edmonton’s Oddball Productions is always sending interesting/weird stories this way. His latest contribution is a list of

Let’s start with this – this article may take a while to load on your device. There are a LOT

Shazam, the magical audio identification app (now owned by Apple, by the way), is always collecting data on what songs

Google is forever collecting data on what sorts of thing we search for. The 2018 edition of Year in Search

Back in the 1930s when music charts first appeared, songs were ranked on not how many times they were played

More year-end fun, this time with a look at what lyrics people searched for the most. LyricFind, the Canadian-based lyric

Each year around this time, YouTube issues its Rewind lists, which is a look back to the videos Canadians watched

Twitter is the latest online platform to provide us with a roundup of data from 2018. Here are some highlights:

More year-end list fun. Both Spotify and Amazon Prime have published their lists of the most popular music of 2018.

Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
Mark Silver
Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick