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Random music news for Saturday, March 6, 2021

March 6, 2021March 5, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alexa, BTS, Fortnite, Godsmack, Mariah Carey, Mullets, Sonos, Sully Erna, System of a Down, Xbox

Just when you thought the story of Rudy Giuliani couldn’t get any weirder, his daughter has written a piece called

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Random music news for Thursday, December 24, 2020

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bono, Cherry Cola, Christmas songs, Danzig, Fatboy Slim, Fortnite, New Year's Eve

Because it’s Christmas Eve, here’s a picture of Danzig wrapping presents. View this post on Instagram A post shared by

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Random music news for Wednesday, May 27, 2020

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Budweiser Stage, Def Jam, Ed Sheeran, Fortnite, Germany, Live Nation, Radio, Record Stores, Russell Simmons, Stepchickens, TikTok, Video Games

This might cheer you up: The Knight Rider theme performed on eight cellos by the same person. Now that you’re

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Random music news for Wednesday, May 13, 2020

May 13, 2020May 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audi, Billie Eilsh, Bryan Adams, Concerts, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Deezer, Double Rainbow, Fortnite, Google, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tell, Live Nation, Metallica, Nirvana, Noel Gallager, Pink Floyd, Podcasts, Spotify, Travis McCready, Travis Scott, YouTube

Sad news. The “double Rainbow guy” has died of COVID-19. In other news, here’s what’s happening in music for May

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Travis Scott set an amazing new record for attendance at an online concert

April 24, 2020April 26, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fortnite, Travis Scott

With so everyone on lockdown, artists are turning online to stage performances. This week, Travis Scott played a gig inside

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Fortnite dance lawsuits cooling their heels

March 12, 2019March 11, 2019 Amber Healy 1 Comment 2 Milly, Alfonso Ribeiro, Copyright, Epic Games, Fortnite, Lawsuits

A group of lawsuits against Fortnite for allegedly using popular dance moves without the permission of their creators has been

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Weezer unveiled their “black” album within Fortnite

March 1, 2019February 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Album, Fortnite, Weezer

Weezer’s latest installment of releases named after places on the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is out today. Check

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Random music news for Thursday, February 14, 2019

February 14, 2019February 13, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Avril Lavigne, Black Metal, Fortnite, Frank Zappa, Grammys, Hologram, Lars Ulrich, Lords of Chaos, Metallica, Music Piracy, Ozzy, Smart Watch, Spotify, TikTok

Valentine’s Day. Yuck. Sorry. I’ll focus on music news for February 14, 2019 instead. Ozzy is officially out of the

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Random music news for Monday, February 11, 2019

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Airpods, Apple, Bourbon, David Bowie, Dinosaur Jr., Fortnite, Gucci, HMV, Jeff Bezos, John Mellencamp, Kanye, Sunrise Records

I still can’t get over this Jeff Bezos vs. The National Enquirer thing, especially when you distill it down to

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Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 217: Super Bowl Fortnite 2019

February 6, 2019February 8, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2019, Fortnite, Maroon 5, Super Bowl

Superbowl 2019: a $3,000 ticket to see Maroon 5. We’ll explain why Janet Jackson isn’t the only one who deserves

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Random music news for Tuesday, February 5, 2019

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments A&R, Arcade Fire, Bose, Coffee, Electric Guitar, Firefox, Fortnite, Frances Cobain, Harem Scarem, Marshmello, Twitter, Weird Al, Willie Nelson

Plastic (or at least the first version of it) is 110 years old today. As for music news for February

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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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