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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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Music Industry 

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

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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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