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How Do Canadians Listen to Music? Let Us Count the Ways.

July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Attendance, Concerts, Millennials, Music sales, Nielsen, Online Radio, Radio, Smartphones, Streaming

Nielsen Canada has released the final version of their musical state-of-the-union for the mid-point of 2016. Here are some highlights,

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Music News 

Here’s a Breakdown of How People Are Listening to Music These Days

July 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Boomers, Game Console, Gen X, Gen Z, Millennials, PC, Radio, Streaming

RAIN had a cool story yesterday about the methods by which Americans are accessing music these days. What makes the

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Music Industry 

Younger Than Millennials – How Does Gen Z Feel About The Internet? Hint: They Need YouTube

May 26, 2017May 25, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments 2000's, Demographics, Digital, Gen Z, Internet, Market Research, Millennials, Music Streaming, Social Media, Streaming, Technology, Video, YouTube

Here’s something to make you think. Earlier this week, Adweek magazine published an article about the uprising of Generation Z.

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Music News 

If You’re a Millennial Hoping to Buy a House, This Song is for You

May 3, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Home Prices, Millennials

This pretty much sums up the real estate issues facing Millennials.

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Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, April 5, 2017

April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, Brian Johnson, Disco, Future Islands, HMV, Mac Pro, Millennials, Radio, Roskilde, Spinal Tap, Tupac

Hey, has anyone heard from Kelleyanne Conway recently? Just wondering. And now, the music news. Brian Johnson of AC/DC has

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Recommended Music 

Are You a Heartbroken Millennial? Then This Song is PERFECT for You.

March 30, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Millennials, PWR BTTM

Broken-hearted Millennials will identify with this track from PWR BTTM, an indie-punk duo from Britain. That’s all the introduction you

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Millennials: How They Consume TV, Ads, and the Perception of Celebrity

March 20, 2017March 19, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments Millennials, Millennials on Millennials, Nielsen

As the resident Millennial here, I love reporting on information that pertains to my generation. At the beginning of this

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Music History 

Has This Generation Given Up (or Unable to) Write Decent Lyrics?

January 9, 2017January 8, 2017 Alan Cross 5 Comments Baby Boomers, Lyrics, Millennials, Songwriting

I wish I could remember where I read this so I could give the author credit: “Every generation has the

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Music News
Medical Mysteries of Music Music News 

Random Music New for Wednesday, December 14, 2016

December 14, 2016December 13, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Andrea Botacelli, Apple AirPods, Coachella, Donald Trump, India, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Millennials, Neil Young, Pono, Radio, Record Sales, Rolling Stones, Vinyl

On this day in 1972, Eugene Cernan became the last person to walk on the moon. Why haven’t we been

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Radio 

“There Will Be No More Music Formats for Radio.” Really? I Can Think of One–Sort Of.

November 9, 2016November 8, 2016 Alan Cross 2 Comments Formats, Millennials

Radio consultant Mark Ramsey published the following in his blog yesterday. If you’re waiting for a new music format –

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Radio 

Interesting Panel Talk: How Millennials Consume Media

October 18, 2016October 17, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Millennials, RAIN

This panel discussion was held at the RAIN Conference in Nashville last month. Moderator Valerie Geller had a conversation with

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