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2022

Music News 

Ukraine wins Eurovision, the most batsh*t crazy song contest of them all

May 15, 2022May 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, Eurovision, Kalush Orchestra, Ukraine

As predicted by many of the bookies, Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra topped the voting of the 25 entrants in the 2022

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, May 13, 2022

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, Adam Levine, BABYMETAL, Bob Dylan, Creamfields, Eurovision, Jane's Addiction, Kid Rock, Napster, Rick Astley, Smashing Pumpkins

If you need something to worry about today, how about this Planet of the Apes scenario? Maybe skip that and

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Music News 

Let’s unpack this year’s inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (and its bias against rock bands)

May 5, 2022May 6, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments 2022, Inductees, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall Class of 2022 was announced at around 8 am Wednesday morning (May 4). There’s something

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Music Industry 

Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 02 May 2022

May 2, 2022May 3, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, Canadian music sales, Canadian Streaming Stats, Luminate

Right on cue, Luminate, the company that watches over the sales and streaming progress of the Canadian recorded music industry,

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Music News 

Duran Duran wins the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fan vote

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, Duran Duran, Fan Voting, Nominees, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Every year, fans get a chance to vote on which of the nominees should get into the Rock and Roll

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The JUNOS has announced all the performers for the 2022 awards show

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, Arcade Fire, Arkells, Budweiser Stage, Junos, Simu Liu

The 2022 Junos are coming up fast, set for May 15 at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto. (Let’s hope the

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Music News 

It looks like Duran Duran is going to win this year’s fan voting for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, Fan Voting, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

With just a few days to go in the fan voting for the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Music News 

Kalush Orchestra, Ukraine’s entry into Eurovision, is tipped to win it all

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, Eurovision, Kalush Orchestra, Ukraine

When we watch stories of war on TV, we tend to think that bombs are falling and guns are fighting

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Concerts 

Festival d’été de Québec is back for a post-COVID run at things

April 6, 2022April 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, Festival d'été de Québec, lineup

The 54th edition of the Festival d’été de Québec will return to the Plains of Abraham after getting screwed over

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Concerts 

Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival is back for 2022. Here’s the lineup (so far)

April 6, 2022April 7, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2022, 3 Days Grace, Beaches, Burlington, Festival, Skid Row, Sound of Music, Spencer Smith Park, Trews

After a couple of years of being sidelined by COVID, Sound of Music, Canada’s largest free music festival, returns to

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Music News 

Of course, Rock didn’t make the Grammys telecast, so let’s get caught up

April 3, 2022April 4, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2022, Alternative, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Metal, Winners

The Grammys are all about pop and hip-hop with a little bit of country thrown in. Rock? Meh. The Grammys

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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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