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A new Jane’s Addiction doc is here. This is a quick look.

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 20/20, Documentary, Jane's Addiction, Lollapalooza 2020

Jane’s Addiction is done, right? I think they are, but with Farrell and Co. you’re never really sure. There is,

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Music News 

What about the 2020 Juno Award winners? Will we ever find out who won?

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 20/20, Juno Awards

The short answer is “not for a while.” The 49th Juno Awards were supposed to have already happened in Saskatoon,

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Music News 

Eurovision, the world’s most batshit-crazy talent competition, has been canceled for 2020.

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment 20/20, Eurovision

Around this time each year, the good people of Europe (and Australia, for reasons that still baffle me) go to

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Music News 

It had to happen: 50th anniversary Glastonbury Festival will not go ahead.

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment 20/20, Coronavirus, Glastonbury

A few weeks ago, the organizers of Glastonbury, the most famous music festival in the world, we optimistic that things

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Music News 

Canadian Music Week postponed. It had to be done.

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 20/20, Canadian Music Week, CMW, Coronavirus, COVID-19

Canadian Music Week, the massive annual music conference and festival that happens in Toronto every May, has been postponed until

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Music News 

Yep, the Junos are cancelled for 2020.

March 12, 2020March 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 20/20, Cancelled, Juno Awards, Saskatoon

The rumours of a cancellation started early this morning as people associated with the event (performers, nominees, crew) were told

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Music Industry 

Canadian Music Week is still very much on this May. Take THAT, COVID-19!

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment 20/20, Canadian Music Week, CMW, Coronavirus

The music industry has been hammered by cancellations and postponements. SXSW. Coachella, Madonna’s Madame X tour. Pearl Jam’s Gigaton tour.

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Music News 

Coachella finally postponed. Festival will move to October.

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 20/20, Coachella

It was inevitable. With SXSW down for the count and dozens of other tours, concerts and music conferences either postponed

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Music News 

Here is the full list of Record Store Day 2020 exclusive releases

March 6, 2020March 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 20/20, Record Store Day

Unless we’re all wiped out by the coronavirus over the next six weeks, music fans will descend on retailers for

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Music News 

Here are the top 20 nominees for the 2020 Prism Prize

February 28, 2020February 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 20/20, Prism Prize

The eighth annual Prism Prize offers a $20,000 cash prize (up from $15,000 this year) to the best Canadian music

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Music News 

Festival d’été de Québec goes BIG for 2020

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments 20/20, Bulls on Parade, FEQ, Festival d'été de Québec, Rage Against the Machine, Summer Festivals

At 52 years young, Festival d’été de Québec is one of Canada’s longest-running music events. It has also become one

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The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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