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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

Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
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Leadership Born on the Pitch – Eva Havaris in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 015 December 15, 2020
Being a truly great leader is not about title or tenure. Regardless of seniority, natural-born leaders rise above obstacles to influence those around them and rally around a common goal. Eva Havaris has been that kind of leader from a young age, first on the pitch and later in the boardroom. In this episode, Eva […]
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