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Random Music News for Tuesday, July 11, 2017

July 11, 2017July 11, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Ariana Grande, Blackstar, Blue Rodeo, David Bowie, Gwen Stefani, Jim Cuddy, Migraines, Music sales, Podcasting, Prince, Radio, Simmons SD2000, Soundscan, Teenage Head

To Kill a Mockingbird was first published on this date in 1960. And with that, here’s the music news for

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David Bowie’s Final(?) Recordings Released on His 70th Birthday

January 9, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blackstar, David Bowie, Lazarus

David Bowie would have been 70 yesterday. To mark the anniversary of his death a new four-track EP was released

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More Secrets Revealed in the Artwork of David Bowie’s Last Album

November 20, 2016November 19, 2016 Alan Cross 7 Comments Artwork, Blackstar, David Bowie, Easter Eggs

David Bowie has been gone since January 10 but he’s still managing to surprise his fans thanks to the carefully

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The Secret Message Hidden in David Bowie’s Blackstar Album

May 3, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blackstar, David Bowie

David Bowie knew he was dying when Blackstar was released on January 8. Hidden within the artwork is a secret

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David Bowie Has a New Single. No, Really.

April 6, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Blackstar, David Bowie, Single, Video

“I Can’t Give Everything Away” is the third single from David Bowie’s Blackstar album. The accompanying video was created by

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Wait: There are MORE David Bowie Albums Coming?

January 24, 2016January 23, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Archives, Blackstar, David Bowie

Just as fans are coming to grips that Bowie is gone comes word that he wasn’t quite done with us.

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If You’re Searching for Answers to the Mysteries David Bowie Embedded in Blackstar, READ THIS!

January 22, 2016November 19, 2016 Alan Cross 8 Comments Blackstar, Clues, David Bowie, Hints, Mysteries

No artist has ever so carefully stage-managed a death as well as we saw with David Bowie and his Blackstar

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Wait! Bowie Has the Number One Album in Canada After All!

January 19, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blackstar, David Bowie, Soundscan

Tallying album sales in real time can be a tough thing, especially when you’re not sure if all the data

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David Bowie Finally Gets His #1 Album in America

January 17, 2016January 18, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album sales, Blackstar, David Bowie

Believe it or not, none of David Bowie’s albums reached the #1 spot on Billboard’s Top 200 chart in America.

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People are Hoarding Vinyl Copies of David Bowie’s Blackstar Album

January 15, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blackstar, David Bowie, Vinyl

Because there are so few vinyl pressing plants online, the backlog of orders keeps growing and growing. That means if

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Watch the Official New Video for David Bowie’s “Lazarus”

January 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blackstar, David Bowie

David Bowie’s 26th album, Blackstar, is set to come out tomorrow on Bowie’s 69th birthday. Here’s the video for “Lazarus,”

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