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Billboard releases its music rich list for 2020

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ever wonder why we seem to be content with songs that run between three and four minutes? One theory is

Once upon a time, The Glorious Sons were another hard working rock band from blue collar Kingston, winners of a

The Billboard 200 used to be the most important album chart in the known universe. The more your album sold,

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver