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Apple Music’s year-end chart highlights are here

Like every other music streaming platform, Apple Music keeps meticulous records of who streams what. Here are their year-end lists

Hey, whatever happened to Subway’s Jared? Oh. On to music news for November 27, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Well, this

Lest we forget. And now, music news for November 11, 2020. This song won’t play well with the MAGA types

The economy of the planet has been hit hard by the coronavirus but there are a few areas that have

If you’re looking for a nice summer wine, Tragically Hip Chardonnay is back. Now some music news for July 9,

Coronavirus update 1: In an effort to calm frayed nerves, some radio stations are hauling out the Christmas music. Coronavirus

This can’t be good: Vultures have been spotted flying over Manhattan. Meanwhile, over on the music news side of things

The first-ever Nobel Prize ceremony was held on this day in 1901. Now let’s try some music news for December

It was on this day in 1965 that A Charlie Brown Christmas aired for the first time. Meanwhile, in music

Spotify users have been able to access the service through a browser forever, something you could never really do with

Spotify was founded by 23-year-old Daniel Ek in April 2006 but didn’t go live until October 7, 2018, meaning it’s

The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
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