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Sanity prevails in the Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” plagiarism trial

Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” is the most-streamed song in the history of Spotify and has made Ed and his

Like many Ukrainians, the members of a band called Antytila have picked up arms and are now fighting against the

No, no, no, and no. Yes to music news for March 24, 2022. Kid Rock and Tucker Carlson, together at

A rideable robot goat? From a motorcycle manufacturer? Yep. Let’s try some music news for March 16, 2022. Just as

Some idiots have been going to see The Batman and releasing live bats during the screening. Please don’t do that.

The Queen–yes, the monarch–has launched a brand of dog perfume. Gotta pay for Prince Andrew’s indiscretions somehow, right? Now let’s

Our credit cards are going vertical. That may take an adjustment. Here’s music news for January 4, 2022. Musicians we

There’s music new on December 25? Absolutely. Here’s FYIMusicNews’ Year in Review. The US Congress wants to know exactly what

Is it today the days start getting longer? Even a few seconds of extra daylight will be appreciated. As for

I am really, really looking forward to tomorrow’s F1 race. Are you on Team Lewis or Team Max? Now let’s

Nanobots are now real. This will freak out the tinfoil hat people. The music news for November 19, 2021, is

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
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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Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
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 […]
Mark Silver