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Digital Downloads

Music Industry 

How fast are sales of digital downloads declining? Let’s go to the chart.

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 Alan Cross 4 Comments Digital Downloads

Once upon a time, the music industry told us that gains in the sales of digital music would more than

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Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, January 30, 2018

January 30, 2018January 29, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adam Levine, AM Radio, Amazon, Apple, Digital Downloads, Drake, Google, Katy Perry, Podcasts, Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Trappist

On this day in 1969, the Beatles performed together in public for the last time on the roof of the

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Music Industry 

Here We Go Again: Is 2018 the Year We Stop Downloading Music?

January 9, 2018January 8, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Digital Downloads, MP3s

Spoiler: No. While millions have already embraced streaming and millions more will hop on the bandwagon before the end of

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Music Industry 

INFOGRAPHIC: Vinyl Sales Outstrip Digital Downloads in the UK

December 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Digital Downloads, UK, Vinyl

Remember when the purchase of digital tracks and albums was supposed to be the savior of the music industry? That

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Music History 

There’s a Movement Afoot to Get Rid of Sales Tax on Digital Downloads

June 16, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Digital Downloads, GST, HST

God bless the music fans within the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.  They’re calling for the Feds to drop the requirement that

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

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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Podcast – The Backstage Project

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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    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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    You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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