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2021

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Here are the most downloaded/most-used apps of 2021

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2021, Apps, ByteDance, Downloads, Google, TikTok

A site called App Annie has gone through all the most popular apps to determine which apps were the most

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Music Industry 

Proof that 2021 was not great for new music

January 7, 2022January 7, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments 2021, Music, Music Consumption, Music sales

Quick: Name an album released in 2021 that will go down in history as an all-time classic. Other than Adele’s

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Music Industry 

Here’s the final word on Canadian music sales and streaming for 2021

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments 2021, Canada, MRC, Music sales, Streaming

With the calendar flipping to a new year, it’s time to look back on what music Canadians bought and streamed

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Music Industry 

Despite supply chain issues, vinyl had another MONSTER year

December 29, 2021December 29, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2021, Canada, MRC, UK, Vinyl Sales

When vinyl sales ticked back up in 2008, it was easy to look at this as an anomaly, a blip

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Poll 

Weekly survey: How would you grade the new music of 2021?

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments 2021, New Music, New Releases

Now that we’re getting very close to the end of the year, it’s time for some reflection on the overall

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TikTok’s year in music report is out

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2021, Mother Mother, TikTok, Year in Music

If it wasn’t for music, TikTok wouldn’t exist. And given the explosive growth of the platform over the last couple

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What were the biggest streamers on Spotify in 2021?

December 3, 2021December 2, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2021, Spotify, Wrapped

If you’re a user of Spotify, you might have already received your Unwrapped report which goes through all your listening

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Lists 

YouTube Canada’s top videos, creators, and moments for 2021

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2021, Canada, Top Videos, YouTube

Now that we’re into December, here come all the year-end lists. YouTube Canada has published several such lists. Let’s go

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Music News 

Cadence Weapon’s Parallel World Wins the 2021 Polaris Music Prize

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2021, Cadence Weapon, Parallel Worlds

Cadence Weapon, born in Edmonton and raised in Toronto, took home the $50,000 cheque for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize

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Music News 

Will Lollapalooza end up being a COVID superspreader event?

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2021, Chicago, Covid, Lollapalooza, Superspreader

Give what you know about the rise of the Delta variant of COVID, would you have gone to Lollapalooza last

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Some are calling this year’s Lollapalooza “COVIDpalooza”…

August 1, 2021August 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2021, Chicago, Covid, Lollapalooza

…and you can see why. The AV Club also has this story. “Is it safe?” That’s the number-one question I

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

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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