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Random music news for Monday, July 15, 2019

July 15, 2019July 14, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Bon Jovi, Jennifer Lopez, KISS, Lil Wayne, Mariah Carey, Smash Mouth

I’m technically on vacation this week, but the music news never stops, does it? Here’s what’s going on for July

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Ignoring protests and threats of an ISIS attack, Mariah Carey plays a gig in Saudi Arabia. And she’s not alone.

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Dictators, Jennifer Lopez, Kanye West, Lionel Ritchie, Mariah Carey, Micky Minaj, Nelly Furtado, Queen, Sting

Saudi Arabia is one of the most repressive countries on the planet, one of the harshest places for women, and

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Random music news for Thursday, November 15, 2018

November 15, 2018November 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Star is Born, Alexa, Amazon, Ariana Grande, Bataclan, BTS, California Wildfires, Dave Grohl, David Bowie, Drake, Echo, Facebook, Jack White, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Maroon 5, Matt Bellamy, Muse, Pusha-T, Super Bowl, Windows 10

I’m still at a health resort in Thailand. One of the new services offered is past life regression. I’m thinking

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Random music news for Monday, April 1, 2018

April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arcade Fire, Beyonce, Brain Surgery, Brian May, Cher, David Bowie, James Murphy, Jennifer Lopez, Nils Lofgren, Richard Branson, Ted Nugent

[NOTE: I’m on vacation this week, so there will probably be fewer posts than usual. -AC] On this day in

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Random Music News for Wednesday, December 28, 2016

December 28, 2016December 28, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Airpods, Alice in Chains, Amazon, Apple, Cassettes, Donald Trump, Drake, Echo Dot, George Michael, Halo, Jennifer Lopez, Layne Staley, Liam Gallagher, Music sales, Roger Daltrey, Rolls-Royce, The Who, Turntables, Viral Videos

I’ve completely lost track of what day it is. Wednesday, right? That means there are four more days for the

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Random Music News for Thursday, December 22, 2016

December 22, 2016December 22, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Bowie, Jack White, Jane Zhang, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Led Zeppelin, Mariachi, Martin, Prince, Spirit, Status Quo, Sun Studios, Video Games, Yoko Ono, Yugoslavia

The solstice has passed and the days are now getting longer! Only six months til summer And now, music news.

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U2’s Private Silicon Valley Corporate Gig

September 22, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Corporate Gigs, Drake, Jennifer Lopez, Metallica, Private Gigs, Rolling Stones, Salesforce.com, U2

Did you hear about the big u2 concert coming up in San Francisco on October 5? No? That’s because the

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Random Music News for Wednesday, January 27, 2016

January 27, 2016January 27, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black, Colin Vearncombe, David Bowie, Elton John, Jennifer Lopez, Kanye West, Kate Bush, Michael Jackson, Michael Robertson, Robbie Burns, Slayer, The Game

If this is Wednesday, I must be back in Singapore. I think. I’ll get back to you on that when

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Random Music News for Wednesday, July 8, 2015

July 8, 2015July 8, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Balloon Boy, Beyonce, Bono, Chris Brown, Eve Hewson, George Michael, Grateful Dead, Jennifer Lopez, Joni Mitchell, Justin Bieber, Microsoft, Snoop Dogg, Taylor Swift, Tom DeLonge, Xbox

As we watch the markets react to the Greece situation, it could be a whole lot worse. On this day

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11 Performers Who Have Accepted Money to Play Concerts for Dictators, Thugs and Despots

March 3, 2015March 3, 2015 Former Contributor 1 Comment 50 Cent, Gaddafi, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Kanye West, Lionel Ritchie, Manic Street Preachers, Mariah Carey, Natalie Furtado, Sting, Usher

Well known artists can make a lot of money for private concerts, and apparently, not everyone who has a ton

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