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How big is Tay-Tay? So big that she didn’t have to tour to finish at the top of Billboard’s Music Money Makers list

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billboard, Drake, Money Makers List, Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift is monstrously huge. She managed to pull in US$65.5 million in 2022 without ever having to play a

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Nirvana is on the cusp of having a top 40 hit (UPDATE: It’s already happened in Canada)

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Batman, Billboard, Nevermind, Nirvana, Soundtrack

If you’ve been to see The Batman, you’ll know that Nirvana’s “Something in the Way,” an album track from Nirvana’s

Billboard releases its music rich list for 2020

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billboard, Earnings, Rich List

Last year was…weird. No tours, lockdown, stay-at-home orders, pandemic fears. So how did musicians do when it comes to bringing

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Random music news for Friday, May 7, 2021

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billboard, Calibri, Clubhouse, Concerts, Deadmau5, Live Nation, Marilyn Manson, Megan Thee Stallion, MI5, Microsoft, Motley Crue, Paul McCartney, Performance Royalties, Phil Spector, Radio, Snapchat, Tommy Lee, Twitter, UB40

Microsoft to Calibri: “Buh-bye.” The company now needs help choosing a new default font. Consider that while you browse music

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Random music news for Tuesday, March 9, 2021

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alishia Chinai, Billboard, dance clubs, Facebook, Frogs, Led Zeppelin, Madonna, National Album Day, Noise Cancellation, Oasis, Pandemic, Red Rider, Slade, Tom Cochrane

A “smart mask?” Yep. Here’s why you might want to consider one. Study: We need more women in recording studios.

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 16, 2020

September 16, 2020September 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billboard, Cardi B, Jarvis Cocker, Radio, Spotify, Tunein, Will Smith, X-Men

Life on Venus? Damn, I wish Bowie were here to write a song about it. Moving on to music news

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Random music news for Tuesday, May 19, 2020

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arkansas, Billboard, Bruce Dickinson, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, Faith No More, Gliphy, Iron Maiden, Live Nation, Metallica, Radio, Reeperbahn, Roddy Bottum, Tekashi 6ix9ine, Texas Rangers, Vera Lynn

Schmooze, the elder English bull terrier, turns 12 today. What a sweetheart. And moving to music news for May 19,

Random music news for Thursday, November 28, 2019

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billboard, Cornershop, Faith No More, Mark McGrath, Taylor Swift

US Thanksgiving. ‘Murica is carb loading for Black Friday. At this time tomorrow, we’ll be watching video of consumers killing

Cool visual history: The evolution of music genre popularity in the Billboard Hot 100.

July 13, 2019July 12, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billboard

This moving graph takes us through the history of the singles on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking things down by

The music industry made a ton of money in 2018 – but not artists

April 3, 2019April 2, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Billboard, Copyright, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Music, performance rights, Royalties

A new report showed the music industry raked in an astonishing $19.1 billion in 2018, an increase of 9.7% from

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