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Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 21 March 2022

This marks another change in the name of the company that provides us with weekly music sales and streaming stats.

With the end of Q1 in sight, how’s the Canadian recorded music industry doing so far in 2022? Let’s compare

As the Canadian recorded music industry inches towards the end of the first quarter, here’s a report card on how

How are things going with the Canadian recorded music industry this week? Let’s start by comparing last week to the

Here’s how the Canadian recorded music industry faired this week, starting with comparing last week to the same week in

Just before supper ET last night, the weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats arrived from MRC. Let’s begin by

You’d think that an album that has sold somewhere beyond 45 million copies would have at one point reached #1

If you’ve ever heard me speak on music somewhere, there’s inevitably an audience question that goes something like this: “Why

If you’re the kind of industry watcher who likes to follow along with Canadian music sales and streaming, you’ve come

Here are the Canadian music sales and streaming stats for Week One of 2022, starting with the year-over-year comparisons. Total

With the calendar flipping to a new year, it’s time to look back on what music Canadians bought and streamed

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver