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Pepsi is out as the sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show. Enter…Taylor Swift? Here’s how that could happen.

May 25, 2022May 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coca-Cola, Coke, Halftime Show, NFL, Pepsi, Sponsorship, Super Bowl, Taylor Swift

Pepsi has a big sponsorship deal with the NFL that goes back close to four decades. That deal has just

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, April 7, 2018

April 7, 2018April 7, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 30 Seconds to Mars, AI, Airpods, Anrdoid, Apps, Coke, Disney, Female Rappers, High Fidelity, iOS, Jared Leto, Pulse Nightclub, Spinal Tap, Spotify

I don’t know where you are in the world, but here in central Canada, spring is nowhere to be seen.

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Music News 

Coke Just Made 1,000 Songs Featuring People’s Names. Is Yours Here?

July 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coca-Cola, Coke, Jingles, Share-a-Coke

When was it that Coke started putting people’s names on labels? A couple of years ago? I guess I’ve just

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Music News Television 

Jack White’s Coca-Cola Commercial. It Aired Just Once–But Anyone Can Watch It Now.

September 8, 2016September 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coca-Cola, Coke, Jack White, TV Commercial

Back in 2006, Jack White agreed to participate in a Coke commercial. It ran exactly once. Where did it go?

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Music News 

Lemmy, Jack-and-Coke and Milk. Wait–What?

January 8, 2016January 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coke, Jack Daniels, Lemmy, Milk, TV Commercial

Before Lemmy died of cancer just after Christmas, he filmed a TV commercial for milk. Yes, milk. Created by a

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Radio 

Coke Says Buh-Bye to American Idol. This is a Wake-Up Call for Radio

December 17, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments American Idol, Coca-Cola, Coke

Coca-Cola was a major sponsor of American Idol for thirteen years. This week, though, the company said they were pulling

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Coke Comes Up with a New Way to Market Pop Songs in China

June 9, 2014June 9, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments China, Coca-Cola, Coke, Music Marketing, Musicon, QR Codes

Despite a market of 1.4 billion people, no one in China buys music.  Well, almost no one.  According to industry

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