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Music Industry 

The Music Industry’s Darkest Secret

June 26, 2022June 25, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Artist Relations, Death Clause, Music Industry, Record Contracts

The recorded music industry doesn’t exactly have a sterling reputation when it comes to looking after the artists that supplies

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Random music news for Wednesday, June 15, 2022

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Lizzo, Music Industry, Nick Cave, Rudy Guiliani, Spotify, Toby Keith

Here are some fun obsolete products. How many do you remember? Once you’re done, move on to music news for

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, September 15, 2021

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barbie, Brian May, Charlie Watts, Festivals, George Wein, Liam Gallagher, Music Industry, Nicki Minaj, Noel Gallagher, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones

The Simpsons are good for your vocabulary. See? And now, let’s embiggen the music news for September 15, 2021. Kwyjibo

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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Digital Debris part 1: B-sides and bonus tracks

August 13, 2021August 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments B-sides, Bonus Tracks, Digital Music, Music Industry, Streaming

[Only a few more weeks of repeats. Then we start with a brand new season. Hang in there. – AC]

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Music News 

Honey Jam’s Ebonnie Rowe: Women, you belong in the music industry

July 13, 2021July 11, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Canadian Music, Canadian women, Haviah Mighty, Honey Jam, HoneyJam, Jordan Alexander, Jully Black, LUKALA, Melanie Durant, Melanie Fiona, Michie Mee, Music Industry, Nelly Furtado, SATE, Women in Music

Twenty-six years ago, the music industry was a much different place for women. Female producers, engineers, studio techs, roadies, any

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Sonic Youth’s guitar sounds

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Magnetic Tape, Music Industry, Recording Tape, Stereo, Vinyl

Few bands managed to get as many sounds out of a guitar as Sonic Youth. What was their secret? In

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, June 17, 2021

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Abbey Road, Anthrax, Black Sabbath, David Bowie, Dee Snider, Elton John, Judas Priest, Motorhead, Music Industry, Noel Gallagher, Prince, Rick James, Rob Halford, Royal Blood, Twisted Sister

Want to feel small and insignificant? Read this. Now come back to earth with music news for June 17, 2021.

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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The music industry glossary, part 1

May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Glossary, Music Industry, Music Industry Terms

Summer reruns begin with a look at some of the most popular episodes from the past couple of years. New

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Music News 

Join The Tragically Hip, Nickleback and others to #BandTogetherInUnison to raise $1 million

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments #BandTogetherInUnison, Covid, COVID-19, Eleanor McCain, Entertainment industry, Music Industry, Nickleback, The Tragically Hip, Tragically Hip, Unison, Unison Benevolent Fund, Unison Fund

The Unison Benevolent Fund, the charity for Canada’s music industry, is launching a new initiative today (May 13), #BandTogetherInUnison, to

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The future of the music industry is TikTok. Let me explain.

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Music Industry, TikTok

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] When I first heard of TikTok a couple of years ago,

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This study says that TikTok is more important than YouTube and Apple Music when it comes to music discovery

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Industry, TikTok

I’ve had a couple of conversations recently about the increasing importance of TikTok when it comes to the music industry.

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