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Random music news for Saturday, October 17, 2020

October 17, 2020October 16, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Alanis Morissette, Audiobooks, BTS, Despacito, eBooks, Jagged Little Pill, Nile Rodgers, Peter Frampton, Podcasts, Streaming, Tony Awards, U2, YouTube

Fun with obsolete gadgets! Once you get through that, try music news for October 17, 2020. Coronavirus update: There was

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Random music news for Friday, October 19, 2018

October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bono, Britney Spears, Colin Kaepernick, Despacito, Hip-hop, K-Pop, Las Vegas, Luis Fonsi, Lumineers, Rihanna, Souris, Spotify, Stephen Colbert, Super Bowl

Still no societal collapse in Canada following the legalization of weed. You know, if we do this right, we can

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Random music news for Friday, April 6, 2018

April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Chelsea Hotel, Despacito, Dire Straits, iOS, Lorde, Mark Knopfler, Morrissey, Queen, Smart Speakers, Soda, Turkey, Whitney Houston, YouTube

Today is the long trip home from Asia. Thanks to crossing to the dateline, April 6, 2018, will be about

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Random Music News for Thursday, February 8, 2018

February 8, 2018February 7, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Watch, Beatles, Cliff Burton, Despacito, Drake, Frank Zappa, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Metallica, Radio, Spotify

I love the idea of Trump’s plan for a big military parade in Washington. The comments to these ideas are

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Despacito Rubber Chicken. Yes, It’s What You Think.

November 27, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Despacito

This is why the Internet was invented, apparently. (Via Tom. Talk to him.)

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How Much Bigger Can “Despacito” Get? It Depends on China

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments China, Despacito, Mandarin

“Despacito” by Luis Fonsi is by far the biggest single of 2017. When I checked this morning, the original video

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Music Industry 

“Despacito” Has Streamed 5 Billion Time on YouTube. So How Much Money is That?

November 18, 2017November 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Despacito, Royalties

No song has streamed more on YouTube than Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito.” Add in the Justin Biber remix and the total

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Random Music News for Thursday, November 16, 2017

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Chester Bennington, Chuck Mosley, Coldplay, Dave Grohl, Despacito, Egypt, Faith No More, Guns 'N Roses, Linkin Park, Modern Family, No Pop, Opera, Steely Dan, Target, Taylor Swift, Walter Becker

It was on this day in 1990 that Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammy Award because they didn’t actually

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“Despacito” Has Become the Anti-Trump Anthem “Desperate Cheeto”

October 15, 2017March 19, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Anti-Trump, Despacito, Donald Trump, Randy Rainbow

“Despactio” is easily the biggest song of 2017, so it was just a matter of time before someone used it

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Random Music News for Tuesday, October 3, 2017

October 3, 2017October 3, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Despacito, Foo Fighters, iPhone 8, Katy Perry, Liam Gallagher, Microsoft, Podcasting, Ticketmaster

It was on this day in 1995 that OJ Simpson was acquitted. And this week, he’s out of jail on

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Random Music News for Monday, October 2, 2017

October 2, 2017October 2, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments B.o.B., Bruce Springsteen, Despacito, Donald Trump, Future of Music, Justin Bieber, Killers, Lady Gaga, MacIntosh, NAFTA, YouTube

On this day in 1950, the first-ever Peanuts cartoon was published. And now, the music news for October 2. Got

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