Grammy Awards Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Of course, Rock didn’t make the Grammys telecast, so let’s get caught up

The Grammys are all about pop and hip-hop with a little bit of country thrown in. Rock? Meh. The Grammys

The Grammy Awards have been on a downward spiral for years. The show is dull, ratings have been dropping, there

She has two? And she’s also a sex worker? Wow. Let’s see if I can match that with music news

Actually, I’d bet on it. The Recording Academy, faced with an explosion of Omicron cases, is seriously thinking of canceling–well,

How’s this for a concert venue? Wow! Moving on to music news for December 4, 2021… This remains my favourite

Let’s begin with a question: Does anyone care about the Grammys anymore? I’ll even expand that to “Does anyone care

It’s Grammy Day, and the big bets are on now who will win what but how bad the TV ratings

The Grammy Awards have always been lacking in the credibility department, but we still pay attention for some reason. The

I had planned a trip to SE Asia to visit my goddaughter for her second birthday, but now maybe not,

There are 84 Grammy Award categories, only about 10 of which will be given out during the telecast. And because

The more rich and famous you get, the more likely people want to give your stuff for free. Take, for

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