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Music Industry 

Canadians are streaming music more than ever

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, MRC Data, Streaming

As pointed out in this week’s Canadian music sales and streaming report, there were more than two billion on-demand audio

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Music Industry 

Canadian music sales and streaming stats, 27 September 2021

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, MRC Data, Music sales, Streaming

How’s the recorded industry doing in Canada this week? Let’s take a look, beginning with comparing where things were last

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Music Industry 

Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 13 September 2021

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, MRC Data, Music sales, Streaming

This week’s numbers were a little late but came in nonetheless. Here’s the current state of Canadian recorded music sales

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Music Industry 

Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 06 September 2021

September 6, 2021September 6, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments MRC Data, Music sales, Streaming

Labour Day or not, the Canadian recorded music industry needs its sales and streaming stats. Here’s how things shape up

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Music Industry 

Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 02 August 2021

August 2, 2021August 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, MRC Data, Music sales

This Monday may have been a civic holiday across Canada, but the recorded music industry needs to know where they

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Music Industry 

Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 26 July 2021

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments MRC Data, Music sales, Record Store Day, Streaming

MRC Data dropped their weekly stats update Monday evening. How did the Canadian recorded music industry do in the week

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Music Industry 

Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 19 July 2021

July 20, 2021July 21, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, MRC Data, Music sales, Streaming

Every Monday evening, MRC Date releases statistics on how recorded music was sold and streamed in Canada over the seven

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Music Industry 

Mid-year streaming/sales report shows that rock is far from dead.

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album sales, Catalogue Sales, MRC Data, Streaming

With so many people worldwide having to deal with stay-at-home and lockdown orders because of the pandemic, it’s no surprise

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Music Industry 

Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 12 July 2021

July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, MRC Data, Music sales, Streaming

Data from the first week of the second half of 2021 is here. How do things look for the Canadian

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Music Industry 

Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 05 July 2021

July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, MRC Data, Music sales, Streaming

One-half of 2021 is now complete. How are things going with the recorded music industry so far this year? MRC

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Music Industry 

New data suggests that alt-rock is growing in popularity

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alt-Rock, MRC Data, Rock is Dead

There’s been much discussion about the death of rock over the last couple of decades, but despite all the eulogies,

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

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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