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Random music news for Tuesday, May 10, 2022

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Bad Bunny, Bon Scott, Climate Change, Drake, Eagles of Death Metal, Lemonheads, Live Nation, Queens of the Stone Age, Radio, Rolling Stones, Spotify

Scientists have discovered The Most Boring Person in the World. Hey, it’s science, so it’s gotta be right. Now let’s

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Medical Mysteries of Music Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, May 7, 2022

May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bad Company, Black Sabbath, Dolly Parton, Flea, Iron Maiden, Joan Jett, Live Nation, Megadeth, Qobuz, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Streaming, Ted Nugent, Vinyl

Back in 1984, Keanu Reeves worked for the CBC and did a report on a teddy bear convention. There’s video,

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Concerts Music News Tech 

Live Nation and Snapchat want to bring augmented reality to concerts

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Augmented Reality, Concerts, Live Nation, Snapchat

The marriage of live music and technology has really been given a boost since the pandemic. The latest development involves

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Concerts 

As of today (May 4) Live Nation is selling $25 tickets to more than 3,700 concerts

May 4, 2022May 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert Week, Concerts, Live Nation

Live Nation Canada has announced what they call Concert Week, a giant fire sale of all-in tickets to more than

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, March 23, 2022

March 23, 2022March 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Donald Trump, Greta Van Fleet, Kid Rock, Live Nation, Our Lady Peace, Radio, Tool

Russians are having trouble with their computer printers these days. Here’s why. Now let’s try some music news for March

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Music News 

More music and media companies pull out of Russia over Ukraine war

March 7, 2022March 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Invasion, Live Nation, Netflix, Russia, Spotify, TikTok, Ukraine

The sanctions keep piling up and the isolation of Russia is becoming more intense. More and more music and media

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Music News 

Another round of music-related stories from the war in Ukraine

March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Eurovision, Live Music, Live Nation, TASS, Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] There have been few times in history when so many people have

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Music News 

Live Nation has another wrongful death suit on its hands

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drakeo the Ruler, Festival, Lawsuit, Live Nation, Once Upon a Time in LA, Wrongful Death

Late Wednesday afternoon (February 2), a lawsuit was filed in the Super Court of the State of California in LA

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, December 25, 2021

December 25, 2021December 24, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment All I Want for Christmas Is You, AstroWorld, Ed Sheeran, Guitars, Guns N'Roses, Headstones, Hugh Dillion, Live Nation, Mariah Carey, Michael Buble, Pink Floyd, Spotify

There’s music new on December 25? Absolutely. Here’s FYIMusicNews’ Year in Review. The US Congress wants to know exactly what

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, December 8, 2021

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, AstroWorld, Live Nation, Travis Scott

Looking to finally have that brain chip implanted so we can have music news beamed right into our heads? Next

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Music News 

The latest lawsuit in the Astroworld tragedy wants HOW MUCH? Wow.

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, AstroWorld, Drake, Lawsuits, Live Nation, Travis Scott

Problems continue to pile up for everyone concerned when it comes to the Astroworld festival disaster in Houston back on

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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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