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Music Industry 

Why are all these companies buying up thousands of songs?

August 24, 2020August 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concord, Hipignosis, Imagine Dragons, Music Publishing

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] There those within the music industry — artists, especially — who

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Music Industry 

Imagine Dragons just made US$100 million. Wow.

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Concord, Imagine Dragons, Publishing

There’s a new gold rush going on within the music industry. Companies are buying up the publishing rights to thousands

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, July 17, 2020

July 17, 2020July 16, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Britney Spears, COVID-19, Dan Reynold, Drive-In Concerts, Facebook, Imagine Dragons, Kanye West, Live Nation, Podcasts, Sony, Spotify, Twitter, Zoom

Wednesday’s Twitter hack could be worse that we thought. Add that to the pile of crap that is 2020. Let’s

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, November 5, 2019

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, BTS, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons, Jordan, Madness, Manteca, Podcasting, Sebastian Gorka, TuneIn Radio

If it’s Tuesday, I should be somewhere in Thailand. Regardless of my present whereabouts, here’s music news for November 5,

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, August 12, 2019

August 12, 2019August 11, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cannabis, Imagine Dragons, Liam Gallagher, Lil Nas X, Outside Lands, Tool, Wayne Newton

The church down the street from me is having their annual vacation bible school, another sure sign that summer is

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, June 11, 2019

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Boris Johnson, Cadillac Lounge, Courtney Love, Five Finger Death Punch, Imagine Dragons, Juggalos, MMVAs, Music sales, Rolling Stone, Slash, Stairway to Heaven, TsuShiMaMiRe

Tyrion turns 50 today. He used to front a punk band back in the day. As for other music news

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, February 21, 2019

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Imagine Dragons, Japanese Ambient, Morrissey, Nickelback, Smartphones, Spotify, Venezuela, Viola Smith

This is the 71st birthday of NASCAR. As for music news for February 21, 2019… Just when we thought the

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Opinion 

The Washington Post’s vicious slapdown of Imagine Dragons

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 Alan Cross 6 Comments Imagine Dragons

There are some who are worried about the state of rock today, pointing out that the biggest bands are, well,

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Music News 

Rock’s reigning streaming champ is…

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Imagine Dragons, Streaming

…Imagine Dragons. No current band even comes close. Billboard takes a look. But what’s perhaps most surprising is its success

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, April 28, 2018

April 28, 2018April 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Chris Cornell, Devo, Disco, Emily Bronte, Frances Bean Cobain, Guy Garvey, Imagine Dragons, iTunes, Kate Bush, Microsoft, New Order, Record Store Day, Spotify, The Verve, VIcky Cornell

Has anyone seen the new Stormy Daniels video? I mean, this is political research, right? See the NSFW trailer here.

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Music Industry 

And the Most-Shazamed Songs of 2017 Are…

December 4, 2017December 4, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2017, Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons, Kaleo, Portugal. The Man, Shazam

Shazam is a music identification app that’s so magical it got its own game show–hosted by Jamie Foxx, no less.

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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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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