Lionel Ritchie Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

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

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

The first 747 went into commercial service with Pan Am on this day in 1970. As for music news on

Ugh. The day when the Northern Hemisphere goes from 0 (our summer attitude) to 100 kph (the rest of the

Notice how more people are referring to Donald Trump as “45” instead of “President Trump?” No? Watch for it. And

Glastonbury, the World’s Most Famous Music Festival™, wraps up today after dominating the music news cycle for nearly a week.

In some alternate universe, Robert Smith and Lionel Ritchie are bandmates. (Via Dangerous Minds and Sonic More Music.)

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

I’ll say it one more time: the Grammys are designed as a mass-appeal prime-time TV broadcast that seeks to appeal

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
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