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Music Consumption

Music News 

MUST READ: Why old music is better than today’s new music

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 Alan Cross 5 Comments MRC, Music Consumption, New Music, Old Music

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

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Music Industry 

Proof that 2021 was not great for new music

January 7, 2022January 7, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments 2021, Music, Music Consumption, Music sales

Quick: Name an album released in 2021 that will go down in history as an all-time classic. Other than Adele’s

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Music Industry 

Where do you sit in this global study on music consumption?

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment IFPI, Music Consumption, Survey

The IFPI represents the interests of the global recorded industry in a variety of ways, including doing research into how

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Music Industry Radio 

How are Canadians listening to music today?

July 26, 2021July 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Consumption, Music Listening, Signal Hill

Jeff Vidler and his company Signal Hill is always looking at how people consume music. Here are a couple of

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Tech 

How will we be listening to music ten years from now?

July 26, 2021July 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Consumption, Spotify

Twenty years ago, we thought that digital downloads were the bomb. This was the future. Then came streaming which has

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Music Industry 

There’s a new Spotify report on how Millennials and Gen Zs are using digital audio

July 14, 2021July 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Culture Next, Gen Z, Millennials, Music Consumption, Spotify, Streaming

Spotify is forever analyzing the music consumption patterns of its users. And given that Millennials (ages 26-40) and Gen Zs

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Music Industry 

Streaming consumption hit a new record in the US last year. These are BIG numbers.

January 10, 2020January 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2019, Music Consumption

BuzzAngle, a company that keeps an eye on what we listen to and watch, has released their final report for

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Music Industry 

Look how we’ve changed the way we access music over the last ten years

December 21, 2019December 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Consumption

You don’t realize how much our music consumption has changed until someone starts pointing out how different things were ten

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Music News 

New study: Radio is still the main source for music in the car

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 Alan Cross 5 Comments Infinite Dial, Music Consumption

There are those that will have you believe that traditional terrestrial radio is dead. “Who listens to that anymore?” That

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Music Industry 

How are Teenagers Consuming Media? Let Us Count The Way

November 16, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Consumption, Teenagers

Music Ally is an industry newsletter (subscription) from the UK that offers insight into many different aspects of marketing and

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Music Industry 

Does This Sound Like You and Live Music Events? Check Out These Stats.

August 18, 2017August 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Branding, Concerts, Music Consumption, Nielsen Music Canada

In today’s music environment, revenue isn’t going to come from selling pieces of plastic. And unless you’re written a song

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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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