20/20 Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Brits–the UK’s version of the Junos and the Grammys–were held in London Tuesday night. Here’s who won what. MALE

Making an Impact, Together! – Kate McKenna & Donnovan Bennett in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 022 February 22, 2021
Personality, intelligence, and work ethic can take you a long way in life. In the media business, however, these traits are simply not enough. Not only will you have to sacrifice to make your dreams come true, but those closest to you will have to share that commitment and all that comes with it. Now […]
Mark Silver
Chasing a Dream – Keith Pelley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 021 February 8, 2021
From a young hotshot TV producer to one of the world’s top sports executives, Keith Pelley continues to chase his dreams. As Keith puts it, “life is about adventures”, and what an epic one he’s been on, culminating with the European Golf Tour where he’s now CEO and Commissioner. In this episode Keith shares stories […]
Mark Silver
Who’s Ready for a Monkey Knife Fight? – Nic Sulsky in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 020 February 1, 2021
Long before the dawn of the internet, fantasy gaming and betting were already wildly popular pastimes for sports fans and gamblers. Fast forward to today, and the internet has more than caught up, it’s the dawn of a new day! We’re seeing explosive growth in the market cap and revenue of dozens of fantasy and […]
Mark Silver