There’s a new Billboard chart: The Music Finance Index
Billboard has been keeping score for the music industry with its weekly charts since the 1950s. Over the years, the number of charts has expanded with the evolution of fan
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The Billboard charts are about to change again
The music charts published by Billboard (with data from Luminate) are how the recorded music industry keeps score. In the old days, chart positions were determined solely by sales and
Read MoreBillboard Canada has released its year-end music charts
‘Tis the time of year we look back on what happened in music in 2025. Billboard released its year-end charts for Canada. Here’s some of what we learned. Once you’re
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Why were there no hip-hop and rap songs in the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 35 years? Let me explain.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Starting in the late ’70s, hip-hop and rap ascended through popular culture, mostly in America but also in other countries. Then,
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Random music news for Saturday, November 1, 2025
Now THIS is what AI is good for! More of this, please. Well, some of it, anyway. And here’s more music news for November 1, 2025/ BONUS: This sort of
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What are today’s most concerning and offensive pop songs when it comes to lyrics?
A lot of surveys and studies have come through the inbox this week. Among them is this list (commissioned by QR Code Generator) of the ten most inappropriate and offensive
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Ongoing History Daily: How long does stardom last?
If you’re a musician and you hit it big, how long can you expect your stardom to last? This has been the subject of statistical study. Today, nearly 75% of
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Here’s another look at the changing lyrical content of popular music. Is it really getting dumber?
Over the last decade or so, there’s been a number of studies into the lyrical content of popular music with most of them postulating that things are getting dumber (here’s
Read MoreRandom music news for Friday, January 12, 2024
Fact of the day: Space smells like burnt meat, gasoline, and booze. More facts via music news for January 12, 2024. More music news? Check here. BONUS: Write a caption
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There’s no avoiding it: This song will become the biggest of all time
How many times have you heard Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” this year? A thousand? Ten thousand? Eleventy billion? While it may not reach the #1
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Coffin-aged wine? Perfect for today, I suppose. Moving from booze to music news for October 31, 2023. BTW, don’t be surprised to see Taylor Swifts and Adeles show up at
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