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Music Industry 

The big dark horse in the streaming wars? Amazon Music. Here’s why.

February 19, 2022February 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Amazon, Apple Music, Spotify, Streaming

When it comes to the attention given to the various streaming platforms, most of the oxygen is taken up by

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, December 17, 2021

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Afghanistan, Alexa, Brad Pitt, Christmas #1, Covid, Digital Audio, Gene Simmons, Nile Rodgers, Simpsons, Triumph

Artists from across Canada are coming together to help with flood relief for disasters on both coasts. You can learn

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Tech 

Look out, Spotify: Amazon is busy building a live audio business

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Amazon, Audio, Smart Speakers

Spotify began strictly as a streaming music service but from the beginning, the company has had a mission to become

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Random music news for Saturday, July 24, 2021

July 24, 2021July 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Amazon, Anthony Kiedis, Apple, Artwork, Chris Martin, Concerts, Gen Z, Holograms, Live Nation, Punk, Rolling Stones, Shirley Manson, Spatial Audio, Whitney Houston

Olympics! Right. Probably should start watching, huh? But only after music news for July 24, 2021. To help get the

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Random music news for Friday, April 16, 2021

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Amazon, Arcade Fire, Cinerama, NFTs, Spotify, The Doors, Tim Hortons

Still not washing your hands enough? This video by Yonge Street legends might help. Now on to music news for

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Random music news for Saturday, March 6, 2021

March 6, 2021March 5, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alexa, BTS, Fortnite, Godsmack, Mariah Carey, Mullets, Sonos, Sully Erna, System of a Down, Xbox

Just when you thought the story of Rudy Giuliani couldn’t get any weirder, his daughter has written a piece called

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, December 5, 2020

December 5, 2020December 4, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Black Metal, Dogs, Foals, Glass Animals, Instagram, iOS, Music Fans, Ozzy, Santa, Scott Weiland, Technics SL-1200, TikTok

For reasons unknown, this earworm has been going through my head for a week. Think very carefully before you click

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, April 18, 2020

April 18, 2020April 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Christopher Cross, Coachella, Donald Trump, Drake, Jay-Z, Kanye, Moby, Noel Gallagher, R Kelly, Snoop Dogg, Spotify

A good question: Why does Wite-Out and Liquid Paper still exist? If you’re of a certain age, you probably have

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Random music new for Tuesday, January 7, 2020

January 7, 2020January 6, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 20/20, Alexa, CES, Courtney Love, K-Pop, Kohler, Marilyn Manson, Michael Jackson, Podcasting, Radio, Rod Stewart, Smart Speakers, Streaming

Getting ready to do serious Geeks&Beats reporting from CES 2020. For example, I found this device which apparently is the

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Gadgets 

Amazon’s Alexa will now break up family arguments over Christmas. However…

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa

You know what it’s like when family gets together over Christmas: At some point, no matter how careful everyone is

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, September 18, 2019

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ad Astra, Alexa, Brad Pitt, Drums, Festivals, Gun Cntrol, iOS13, Juno Hall of Fame, Shazam, Ted Nugent, Tom DeLonge, Tool, Vinyl, Viola Smith

Maybe one more day of erratic posts and email responses. Surgical recovery is taking a little longer than expected. Here’s

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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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