ICYMI: Things I posted elsewhere this week
In addition to posting content for this site, I also create articles for Corus Radio and Global News. Here are links to what I wrote for them this week. Weekly Global Column: Think the
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ICYMI: Things I posted elsewhere this week
I crank out a lot of a lot content, including material for Corus rock radio stations across the country as well as Global News. Here are the posts I provided to those sites
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Global recorded music industry revenues was up over 10% in 2023. It’s now worth US$28.6 billion.
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the global organization representing record labels, has come out with its annual Global Music Report, which offers a look at the health of the industry
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And the top song on the planet for 2023 was…
The IFPI, the global group representing the interests of the recorded music industry is out with more stats about 2023. Last week, it told us that when all the metrics were totaled up,
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Fun with music surveys, studies, and polls
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] I’m a curious fellow when it comes to music and how the world interacts with it. This makes me a sucker for press releases
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So far this year, we’ve streamed HOW MANY SONGS?
Every Monday, Luminate, the company that measures music consumption and sales, puts out report (like this one) that shows how much we’re buying and streaming. This week’s report says that Canadians are streaming
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What are the top music markets in the world? And where does Canada rank these days?
The IFPI, the organization that represents the global recorded music industry, released its annual report recently. There’s a staggering amount of data in the report which covers 62 countries, but I waded through
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The legend of Robin Hood is being reimagined for a masked band of hip-hop crusaders
The legend of Robin Hood has been told and re-told a gazillion times over the years. But this newest incarnation takes a completely new look at the whole take-from-the-rich/give-to-the-poor concept. Robyn Hood, commissioned
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Djooky Music Awards look to unite the world through music
The still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic made it really difficult for everyone, including musicians who lost their ability to tour and work collaboratively on their music. The Djooky Music Awards wants to help provide
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Here’s an Interesting Job Posting: Head of Global Playlist Strategy
All of us have spent time putting together playlists and mixtapes for ourselves and others, something that can be a lot of fun. But what if you could make a living at that?
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It’s a Head-Banging World: The Global Appeal of Metal
I’ll say it again: the biggest musical subculture on this planet is metal. No matter where you go, you will find it. And it just keeps getting bigger and bigger in more and
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