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The next big music documentary series will focus on…soft rock?

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments carpenters, Hall and Oates, Lionel Ritchie, Paramount+, Soft Rock, Sometimes When We Touch, Yacht Rock

It’s called Sometimes When We Touch (after Canadian Dan Hill’s weepy song) and will appear on January 3 on Paramount+

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Random music news for Tuesday, November 30, 2021

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Airpods, Angela, Canada, Lionel Ritchie, Oasis, Prince, Spotify, Streaming, TED Talks, U2

Even flying economy on an ultra-low-cost airline is better than this. As for music news for November 30, 2021, here’s

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 28, 2021

April 28, 2021April 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arsenal, Daniel Ek, Johnny Lydon, Lego, Lionel Ritchie, My Chemical Romance, NFTs, Radio, Spotify, Synths, TikTok, Zoom

You know those blue light blocking nighttime modes on devices that are supposed to help you sleep? Yeah, about them…

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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 Tuesday, January 22, 2019

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bon Jovi, Campus Radio, Chris Brown, Donald Trump, Drake, Emim Agalarov, Galaxy S10, Lady Gaga, Lionel Ritchie, O'Keefe Centre, Oscars, R. Kelly, Samsung, Slik Toxik, Spice Girls, Thom Yorke, Woodstock

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

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Random music news for Tuesday, September 4, 2018

September 4, 2018September 3, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple, Bono, Lionel Ritchie, Microsoft, Ping, Radio, Thom Yorke, U2, Windows 10

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

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Random Music News for Wednesday, August 16, 2017

August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alt-Right, Belle and Sebastian, Deadmau5, Death from Above, Elvis, Eminem, Gord Downie, Joel Schuster, Killers, Lionel Ritchie, Macklemore, Manchester, Mike Tyson, Pete Doherty

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

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A Roundup of Glastonbury News as the Festival Winds Down

June 25, 2017June 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2017, Foo Fighters, Glastonbury, Johnny Depp, Lionel Ritchie, Lord Buckethead, Radiohead

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

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A Mashup of The Cure and the Commodores? Why Not?

August 4, 2015August 4, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Commodores, Cure, Lionel Ritchie, Mashup

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

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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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Music History 

7 Grammy Wins That Underscore How the Grammys Suck

February 8, 2015February 8, 2015 Alan Cross 14 Comments A Taste of Honey, Christopher Cross, Eminem, Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra, Grammy Awards, Jethro Tull, Lionel Ritchie, Metallica, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, The Beatles, Travesties

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

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