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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: “Pop” music

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Etymology, Music Charts, Pop Music

Here’s a question: why do we call it “pop” music? A little research suggests that the world was first used

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, November 17, 2021

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Beatles, Charlatans UK, Get Back, Lady Gaga, Music Charts, Peter Jackson, Rock and Roll Auctions, Songwriting, TikTok

A sportscar with 3,000 hp? Yes, please. Over to music news for November 17, 2021. Travis Scott had a collaboration

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Random music news for Thursday, February 11, 2021

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coldplay, Concerts, Emmanuel Kelly, Guitars, Happy Mondays, Internet Archive, Lunar New Year, Morgan Wallen, Music Charts, R Kelly, Willie Nelson, YouTube

I gotta see this new Britney Spears documentary. It just has to become available in Canada first. Oh, and she’s

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Random music news for Thursday, February 4, 2021

February 4, 2021February 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beatles, Billy Joel, Chrissie Hynde, Concerts, Gene Simmons, Grateful Dead, Kia, KISS, Music Charts, Sinead O'Connor

Will there be a running of the bulls this year? It’s unclear. On to music news for February 4, 2021.

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Music Industry 

CIMA Introduces Two Charts for Independent Music

April 19, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments BuzzAngle, Canadian Independent Music Association, CIMA, Independent Music, Music Charts

The Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) launched Canadian independent-only music charts, CIMA 20 and CIMA 40, in partnership with BuzzAngle

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Music News 

If You’re a Music Chart Nerd, You’ll Want to Read This Report from the Worldwide Independent Network

March 21, 2017March 20, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments CIMA, Indie Music, Music Charts, Worldwide Independent Network

The Worldwide Independent Network–they look after the interests if the indie music community around the world–has published a report on

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Random Music News for Monday, March 9, 2015

March 9, 2015March 9, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bagpipes, Billie Joe Armstrong, Carly Rae Jepson, Emerging Artists, Google, Green Day, Hozier, Leadership, Marcia Brady, Maureen McCormick, Michael J, Michael Jackson, Music Charts, New Canadian Music, Noel Gallagher, Tom Hanks

The Barbie Doll was unveiled at a toy show on this day in 1959. And today Apple will tell us

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