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Weekly survey: Do you still buy digital music files?

January 16, 2023January 15, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Digital Albums, Digital Files, Digital Songs, Digital Tracks, iTunes, Microsoft, PC Users

The introduction of iTunes in 2001 was a game-changer for the music industry. Steve Jobs was able to convince everyone

We have entered the last days of iTunes as we know it

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple, Apple Music, iTunes, Microsoft, PCs

When Apple introduced iTunes on January 9, 2001, it was just a music manager for Mac users. Over time, the

What’s this about Microsoft forcing users to adopt Spotify?

October 1, 2022September 30, 2022 Alan Cross 5 Comments Microsoft, Songs of Innocence, Spotify, U2, Windows 10, Windows 11

If there’s one thing computer users hate it’s being told what applications to use or being forced to use apps

Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: Bootlegs can be dangerous

June 21, 2021June 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments CD-ROMs, Encyclopedia, Microsoft

Until streaming came along, bootleg CDs were a major problem for the music industry. Most were produced in countries where

Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: Fun with CD-ROMs

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments CD-ROMs, Encyclopedia, Microsoft, Music Central 96

Back in the 90s before the internet took off, one of the most cutting-edge things you could have was a

Music News AJMT

Random music news for Friday, May 7, 2021

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billboard, Calibri, Clubhouse, Concerts, Deadmau5, Live Nation, Marilyn Manson, Megan Thee Stallion, MI5, Microsoft, Motley Crue, Paul McCartney, Performance Royalties, Phil Spector, Radio, Snapchat, Tommy Lee, Twitter, UB40

Microsoft to Calibri: “Buh-bye.” The company now needs help choosing a new default font. Consider that while you browse music

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Random music news for Friday, January 22, 2021

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Commodore, Joe Biden, Joey Keithley, Meme TikTok, Microsoft, New Radicals, Notorious Markets List, Rio, Vancouver, Zune

More shroom research. Just sayin’. Let’s try some music news for January 22, 2021. No Glastonbury this year. Again. The

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Random music news for Thursday, December 3, 2020

December 3, 2020December 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2021, Aerosmith, Barack Obama, BTS, Cheap Trick, Dolly Parton, Drake, Elektra, KISS, Microsoft, Record Store Day, Spotify, Starz, Tencent, Travis Scott, Video Games, YouTube

When we finally get back to traveling, I think I’m gonna get me one of these. Meanwhile, more pandemic distraction

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Random music news for Monday, September 14, 2020

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Bruce Dickinson, Chrissie Hynde, Connected Car, Dave Mustaine, Hawaii, Hipignosis, Iron Maiden, K-Pop, Kardashians, Megadeth, Metallica, Microsoft, Oracle, Pretenders, Spotify, TikTik, Tunein

Stop it. JUST STOP IT. Now let’s see we what we have for music news on September 14, 2020. First,

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Random music news for Saturday, August 29, 2020

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Amazon, Apple, Brandon Flowers, Donald Trump, Earbuds, Elton John, Katy Perry, Leonard Cohen, Microsoft, Miley Cyrus, Napters, Neuralmix, R Kelly, Tattoos, TikTok, Walmart

Some people are really into tattoos and other body modifications. But would you have your ears removed so that your

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Random music news for Tuesday, June 2, 2020.

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments BTS, Coronavirus, Coronavision, COVID-19, Def Leppard, Devin Townsend, Drive-In Concerts, Live Music, Merch, Microsoft, Motley Crue, Nine Inch Nails, Oshawa

Is 2020 over yet? There’s still seven months to go? Jeebus. Let’s do our best. Here’s music news for June

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