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Random music news for Friday, December 23, 2022

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Bob Dylan, Cancer, Ed Sheeran, Iron Maiden, Mark E. Smith, Muppets, Punk Rock Museum, The Fall, The Weeknd

The Muppets covering The Beastie Boys? Yep. Hey, I laughed. Now some deadly serious (mostly) music news for December 23,

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And the highest-grossing tour this year was…

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bad Bunny, Concerts, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Grosses, Touring, U2

Outside of a few lingering pre-Christmas shows, the live music industry is about to enter its holiday hibernation. As everyone

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Here are the top-earning tours for 2022

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments 2022, Bad Bunny, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd, Touring

It’s been a tough year for the majority of touring artists, given the pressure to play live and spiraling inflation.

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Infographic: Every song with over a billion streams visualized

November 27, 2022November 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billion, Ed Sheeran, Spotify, Streams

This infographic comes from Visualcapitalist. Who has a song with more than a billion streams? There are at least 300

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Random music news for Saturday, October 1, 2022

October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon Echo, Bonehead, Ed Sheeran, Kesha, Metallca, Nandi Bushell, Oasis, Sinead O'Connor, Spotify, Taylor Hawkins, TikTok

Your dog knows when you’re stressed because he/she can smell it. Think about that as you go through music news

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Sorry, Bieliebers: Bieber tops list of worst music of the century (so far)

August 27, 2022September 6, 2022 Amber Healy 0 Comments Bieber, Chance the Rapper, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Green Day, Lil Wayne, Logic, Maroon 5, Metacritic, pop/rock, Worst Music

Once the numbers were crunched and the data analyzed, it seems that “My World” wasn’t worth sharing.  The 2009 release

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Random music news for Thursday, July 28, 2022

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arabic Pop, Bruce Springsteen, CDs, Classic Rock, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, Fuji Rock Festival, India, Live Nation, Lollapalooza, R Kelly, Shania Twain, Spotify, Stephen Colbert, YouTube

Spongebob? Is that you? If not, who or what is it? Ponder that as you browse through music news for

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Random music news for Monday, July 11, 2022

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments CDs, Copyright Infringement, Ed Sheeran, Miles Davis, Tool

I already miss Paulie Walnuts. So do many others. Now let’s look at music news for July 11, 2022. How

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Random music news for Saturday, June 25, 2022

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alexa, Ed Sheeran, Pearl Jam, Protest Songs

Oh, great. First COVID, then monkeypox, and now POLIO? Yay, anti-vaxxers! Distract yourself for a moment with music news for

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Random music news for Thursday, June 23, 2022

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Apple Music, Darkness, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, iPhone, John Lennon, Kid Rock, Lady Gaga, Megadeth, Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Toronto Raptors, VR

No, Mark Zuckerberg. Just…no. Get back to reality with a look at music news for June 23, 2022. Glastonbury begins

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Random music news for Saturday, June 18, 2022

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Shark, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Emmy Awards, Eurovision, Florence + The Machine, Lollapalooza, Snapchat, Tupac Shakur, Ukraine, YouTube Music

Beer good! Science has redefined the concept of “beer gut.” Now let’s try some music news for Saturday, June 18,

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