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Look out: I’m about to defend Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing policy

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Concert Tickets, Dynamic Pricing, Scalpers, Secondary Market, Ticketmaster

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca this week. – AC] Earlier this summer, Bruce Springsteen fans were shocked to find

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Random music news for Saturday, July 30, 2022

July 30, 2022July 30, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Amazon, Bob Dylan, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Drake, Dua Lipa, Evan Rachel Wood, Kinks, Madonna, Olivia Rodrigo, Snapchat, The Cure, Ticketmaster, Vanilla Ice, VR

Looking for some summer reading? Apparently werewolf erotica is hot. Skipping across that to music news for July 30, 2022…

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Random music news for Thursday, July 28, 2022

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arabic Pop, Bruce Springsteen, CDs, Classic Rock, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, Fuji Rock Festival, India, Live Nation, Lollapalooza, R Kelly, Shania Twain, Spotify, Stephen Colbert, YouTube

Spongebob? Is that you? If not, who or what is it? Ponder that as you browse through music news for

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Random music news for Tuesday, July 26, 2022

July 26, 2022July 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Coachella, Eddie Vedder, Eurovision, Facebook, Happy Mondays, Instagram, Joni Mitchell, Kobalt, Liam Gallagher, Paul Ryder, Ticketmaster, Tori Amos

Sermons gone wrong. Music news done right for July 26, 2022. Eddie Vedder’s voice is back. He’s recovered after damaging

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Dave Grohl performs in public for the first time since Taylor Hawkins’ death. And he did it with Paul McCartney.

June 25, 2022June 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Glastonbury, Paul McCartney

Dave Grohl has been keeping a low public profile since his best friend and partner in crime, Taylor Hawkins, died

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Random music news for Tuesday, June 7, 2022

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Diana Ross

Toyota may be on to something with this. Moving on to music news for June 7, 2022. Coldplay and Bruce

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Random music news for Wednesday, May 25, 2022

May 25, 2022May 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amber Alert, Apple, Bruce Springsteen, Cathal Coughlan, Conan O'Brien, Danny Boyle, David Bowie, Fatima Mansions, OnlyFans, Playboy, Sex Pistols, Travis Scott

I was suckered by this misleading headline. I thought it was a music story, It is not. The rest of

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Are Spotify’s troubles about to get a LOT worse?

January 29, 2022January 30, 2022 Alan Cross 9 Comments Boycott, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Spotify

Why was Paul McCartney trending on Twitter on Saturday? Maybe because of this Spotify-related rumour. Apparently Rumour has it that

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And the highest-paid musician of 2021 was…

January 16, 2022January 17, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Hight-Paid Musicians, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Paul Simon, Ryan Tedder

A couple of times a year, someone puts together a list that estimates the revenues of musicians from the previous

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Random music news for Saturday, December 18, 2021

December 18, 2021December 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton, Kanye West, KISS, Paul Stanley, Rage Against the Machine, Toronto, Whitney Houston

One week until Christmas. Just sayin’. And the music news just keeps on coming. Here’s what we have for December

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Sold in the USA: Bruce Springsteen sells his catalogue and masters to Sony for HOW MUCH?

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Catalogue, Sony

Back in the summer when it seemed that every second heritage artist was selling their catalogues to companies like Hipgnosis

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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