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All Artists Should be Streaming Their Music–Except Adele. Here’s Why.

The biggest music industry story of the last few months has been the insane sales numbers being generated by Adele’s

Three days into the new work week and only two more days until the new Bowie album. But we’re getting

Adele’s 25 album was released on November 20, 2015, meaning it was in the marketplace for just 41 days. During

I’ve been summoned for jury duty. If I’m selected, I may not be around for a while. Pray for me.

This has been a long Christmas break for some. When the everything closed up on Christmas Eve (a Thursday), much

With just one more full sales week to go, will the music industry be able to at least pull even

Today’s music news report comes from the NE Caribbean Command Centre where a listening post has been set up. It’s

I’ll say it again: put aside anything you may think of Adele and her music. The narrative everyone should be

Happy Black Friday. Let us all engage in an orgy of rabid consumerism. And now, the music news. Speaking of

NOTE: I’ll be updating this post until the end of this sales week (Thursday night at midnight PT). Check back

I don’t care if you like Adele or her music. The numbers being generated by 25’s first-week sales is THE

Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver