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Music Industry 

Spotify has added something for artists and fans

November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charts, Liner Notes, Rankings, Spotify

Spotify has just announced that it’s expanding its chart offering. There’s a new Charts website, which sounds interesting. You can

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: What are TEAs and why does the music industry care?

April 6, 2021April 5, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charts, TEAs, Track Equivalent Albums

In the old days, music charts were compiled using two pieces of data: the number records sold and radio airplay.

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Music News 

Why are old songs dominating the iTunes charts?

March 30, 2021March 29, 2021 Alan Cross 3 Comments Charts, iTunes

A strange thing is happening with the iTunes chart Top Songs chart. In the past, it functioned as a barometer

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, September 3, 2020

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Akon, BLM, Charts, Creed, Elvis, Headphones, Kardinal Offishall, Music Blogs, Radio, Sinead O'Connor, Smash Mouth, Sturgis, Taylor Swift, Toots and the Maytalls, Video Games

Hear about the Canadian inventor who sued the entire computer industry for US$350 billion? Yeah, he lost. Here’s what we

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Music Industry 

If you’re a Canadian indie music, there are some new charts you need to watch

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charts

Music charts are how the industry keeps score, tracking how well artists and songs do when it comes to radio,

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Music Industry 

Is it still worth selling CDs? It’s a question that needs to be asked.

January 30, 2019January 29, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments CDs, Charts

In the Olden Days, album charts were easy to understand. The more records you sold, the higher up the chart

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Music Industry 

YouTube has updated its music charts in 44 countries, including Canada

June 14, 2018June 13, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charts, YouTube

YouTube is still the biggest source of music anywhere in the online world. With that kind of clout, it’s important

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Music News 

New Internet meme says the #1 on your 14th birthday “defines your life.”

June 5, 2018June 5, 2018 Alan Cross 7 Comments 14th birthday, Astrology, Charts

I once had an astrologer do a chart for me and although I don’t believe in this sort of thing

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Music Industry 

What City Is The Music Capital Of The World?

December 14, 2017December 12, 2017 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Billboard, Charts, city, Influence

Have you ever wonder what city has the most influence musically? Using data from Orbitz, you might be surprised. For

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Music Industry 

How Ed Sheeran Broke the Charts All Over the World

March 13, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charts, Divide, Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran had a pretty good week. His ÷ (Divide) album pretty much ruled every album and singles chart in the

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Music News 

So How Did Music Sales Do in Canada This Week? Here’s Your Nielsen Music Update

September 30, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Ariana Grande, Brett Kissel, Celine Dion, Chainsmokers, Charts, Drake, Justin Moore, Lady Gaga, Major Lazer, Nielsen, Sia, The Arkells, The Weeknd, Twenty One Pilots

Nielsen released their North American market update for this week and it shows some interesting things. In Canadian music sales

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