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Random music news for Thursday, December 31, 2020

December 31, 2020December 30, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Addiction, Apple Music, Cardi B, Concerts, Diddy, Matrix, Peppa Pig, Sean Feucht, Superspreader Events, Taylor Swift, Tesla

As this wretched, wretched year comes to an end, here’s something else to be paranoid about: You are nothing but

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Random music news for Friday, December 25, 2020

December 25, 2020December 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Depeche Mode, Diddy, Foreigner, Grammys, Guitars, Killers, Metallica, Pandemic, Porno for Pyros, Radiohead, Reginald Fessenden, Rihanna, Speakers, Talking Heads, Tekashi 6ix9ine

Merry Christmas! Bet you thought there’d be no music news for December 25, did you? Wrong. An original Dave Grohl

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Random music news for Monday, October 19, 2020.

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments Beastie Boys, Diddy, Eddie Van Halen, INXS, Joe Biden, Led Zeppelin, Manic Street Preachers, Marilyn Manson, Miley Cyrus, Music VIdeos, Pomplamoose, R. Kelly, Ronnie Woods, Van Halen

Give it a moment. You’ll get it. (Via Tom) Here’s what I have for music news for October 19, 2020.

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Forbes releases its list of the top earners in music for the 2010s

December 25, 2019December 24, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Diddy, Dr. Dre, Taylor Swift, U2

The people over at Forbes love to track how much money celebrities make. Their latest list has to do with

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 3, 2019

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Cent, AI, Apple, Cover Versions, Danny Goldberg, Diddy, Electric Guitar, Indie Bands, Joe Rogan Experience, Kurt Cobain, Mark Knopfler, Millennials, Nipsey Hussle, Phil Lynott, Rush, Tom Petty

On this day in 1973, the first-ever handheld mobile phone call was made. As for music news on April 3,

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Random music news for Tuesday, February 19, 2019

February 19, 2019February 18, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Cent, Airpods, Apple, Diddy, Indigenous Music Awards, Kanye West, Kenny G, KISS, Metadata, New York Times, R. Kelly, Radio, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smart Speakers, Spotify, Vinyl

I rolled up the rim to win and all I got was four more weeks of winter. Now all I

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Random music news for Wednesday, November 7, 2018

November 7, 2018November 6, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 8K, Android, Aretha Franklin, Bono, Diddy, El Chapo, International Space Station, iPhone, Mac Miller, Michael Jackson, MP3 player, Muse, Prince, Roy Clark, Tim Berners-Lee, VR

On this day in 1994, WXYC, a student radio station at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, became the

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Random music news for Tuesday, November 6, 2018

November 6, 2018November 5, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Watch, Diddy, Donald Trump, Douchebag Strategist, Elvis Costello, Podcasts, Rihanna, Russia, Spice Girls, Spotify

On this day in 1947, Meet the Press debuted on TV. It’s still on, making it the longest-running TV show

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Random music news for Friday, November 2, 2018

November 2, 2018November 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Classical Music, Darryl Hannah, Diddy, Elephants, Fresh Prince, Google, Hookworms, Indie Week, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, PHISH, Podcast Bubble, Prince, Recorders, Spotify

Okay, people time to take down the Halloween decorations. Those skeletons hanging in the tree in the front yard aren’t

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Random music news for Saturday, March 26, 2018

March 24, 2018March 24, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bon Jovi, Call and the Drummers of Pakistan, Diddy, Drums, Facebook, iPad, Jack White, Jayne County, PIxies, Roger Daltrey, Sonos, Spice Girls, The Who

I was hoping the weather in Vancouver (I’m here for the Junos) would be better than the weather in Toronto. Nope.

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Random music news for Saturday, March 3, 2018

March 3, 2018March 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apples in Stereo, Axl Rose, Bon Scott, Diddy, Donald Trump, Ghostbusters, Google, Guns 'N Roses, Jay Z, Keith Richards, Kimye, Lawsuits, Melania Trump, Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols, Taylor Swift, Twenty One Pilots

Rodney King was beaten senseless by the LAPD on this day in 1991. And now, for music news on March

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