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Why are old songs dominating the iTunes charts?

A strange thing is happening with the iTunes chart Top Songs chart. In the past, it functioned as a barometer

In the old days of physical media, it was very common for albums to be mixed in such a way

I love this guy. Over to music news for October 10, 2019. Think you’ve got father issues? Read this about

If you have a Mac, you might have already seen a notification saying that it’s time to upgrade from Mojave

My iTunes library is bulging with about 80,000 tracks with some 4,500 of those being purchases from the iTunes Music

Anything that promises an enriched musical experience is fine by me, so this announcement from Apple caught my attention. The

For a variety of reasons, Tool’s music was absent from iTunes and all streaming music services until Friday (August 2).

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] At its annual World Wide Developers Conference last Monday, Apple killed

When it was first introduced in 2001, iTunes was just music management software for makes. But Apple kept asking more

It’s a big day in North Korea as they celebrate the birthday of Supreme Leader Kim Il-Sung. I’m sure it’ll

Many iTunes users have a love/hate relationship with the program. While it’s convenient to have so many media management functions

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
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver