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Random music news for Monday, June 22, 2020

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Algoriddim, Beatles, Blues Brothers, Concert Films, Concerts, Coronavirus, Documentaries, Donald Trump, Garth Brooks, Grateful Dead, GWAR, K-Pop, Michael Jackson, raves, Sonic Youth, System of a Down

Because we don’t have enough to worry about, here’s the story of poop plumes. Once you’ve read that, try music

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Random music news for Saturday, June 13, 2020

June 13, 2020June 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Australia, Concerts, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dashboard Confessional, Festivals, Garth Brooks, HMV, Rage Against the Machine, Sunrise Records, TikTok

First, a message from Snoop Dogg: Snoop Dogg has a word for Donald Trump supporters pic.twitter.com/gjxfL9GDjf — XXL Magazine (@XXL)

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Random music news for Saturday, June 6, 2020

June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Abbey Road, Garth Brooks, Joe Exotic, Orange, Tiger King

Mushroom research. Interesting. On to music news for the 75th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Abbey

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Who are America’s highest-paid musicians so far this year? And where is their money coming from?

July 22, 2018July 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Garth Brooks, Highest-Earning, Metallica, Rich List, Touring, U2

Billboard likes to keep tabs on how much artists earn with periodic rich lists. Its list of the biggest earners

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Random Music News for Friday, November 10, 2017

November 10, 2017November 9, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Billboard, Bob Dylan, Chrome, Drake, Fire Stick, Funko, Garth Brooks, Google, Holiday Music, Kanye West, Kurt Cobain, Melania Trump, New York, Sexual Harassment, Stranger Things, Taylor Swift, Trademarks, Twitter, YouTube

Today is Morrissey Day in Los Angeles. No, I’m not kidding. And here’s more music news for November 10. A

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Country Music is Making a Push to Get Fans into Streaming

August 23, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Country Music, Garth Brooks, Streaming

If you look at the most-streamed songs on any given week, the charts are dominated–and I mean DOMINATED–but tracks from

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Random Music News for Tuesday, July 18, 2017

July 18, 2017July 18, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Farewell to Kings, AI, Ed Sheeran, Garth Brooks, HAIM, iPhone 8, Jay Z, Kelly, Land Rover, Ottawa Bluesfest, R, Rush, Sony, Spotify, Tunecore, Victoria Beckham

On this day in 1995, the Soufrière Hills volcano erupted on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. It ended up destroying George Martin’s state-of-the-art Air

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Random Music News for Monday, February 27, 2017

February 27, 2017February 27, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baha Men, Beyonce, Bob Marley, Donald Trump, Garth Brooks, Gorillaz, Kmart, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Noel Gallagher, Rock Dog, Soundgarden, Tupac

I couldn’t make it through the Academy Awards last night. I just couldn’t. You? And look at all the drama

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Top Ten World Tours of 2016

January 5, 2017January 5, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments Adele, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Celine Dion, Coldplay, Garth Brooks, Guns 'N Roses, Justin Bieber, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Top Ten, World Tour

Which musicians made the top ten worldwide concert tour list? Pollstar just released their 2016 chart and you might be surprised

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Random Music News for Thursday, October 20, 2016

October 20, 2016October 20, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Abbruzzese, Desert Trip, Donald Trump, Garth Brooks, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Pearl Jam, Prince, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Soundcloud, Vanilla Ice

It was on this day in 1977 that Lynyrd Skynyrd had that horrific plane crash in a swamp. The accident

Music Industry

Use This for a Bar Bet: Which Artist Has the Most 10 Million-Sellers in America?

September 30, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Diamond, Garth Brooks

The highest-known sales certification is the Diamond Award. While a gold album is nice (500,00o copies sold; all figures deal

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The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
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