2020 Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Wednesday, January 20, 2021

No more Trump. I still can’t believe he was ever president. Here’s music news for a brand new era started

MCR/Nielsen spends all its time looking at charts, sales, streams, and the music consumption habits of fans all over the

Good riddance. The song is good, though. Sounds like old Attractions stuff. UPDATE: The video has been taken down. Everyone

This video was released back in May and could use an update. But Mr. Grande does hit all the key

As reader Tom says “This should be mandatory.”

Around this time each year, Twitter sends out stats about who tweeted what, who followed whom, and what trended big

Like every other music streaming platform, Apple Music keeps meticulous records of who streams what. Here are their year-end lists

After being forced to cancel the Junos this year–sorry Saskatoon–and moving to a virtual sort of thing, CARAS today (Dec

With so many people stuck inside because the pandemic, Spotify saw some big gains in subscriber numbers. But what were

In fact, it’s called “Well, This is Shit.” And it is, isn’t it? (Via Sean)

It came a month late and had to be done in a virtual setting, but we finally have a winner

Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver
Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver