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Music Industry Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Music industry facts, part 2

February 23, 2021February 22, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Music Industry, Streaming

Here are a few more music industry facts that I think you’ll find interesting. 1. Sales of ringtones used to

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Music industry facts, part 1

February 22, 2021February 21, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Music Industry

Here are a few music industry facts that could blow your mind. More than 1.2 trillion songs are now being

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, June 11, 2020

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Classical Music, Coachella, COVID-19, GWAR, Lizzo, Music Industry, Music Venues, Noel Gallagher, Plagiarism, Protest Songs, Travis Scott, Urban

Before we begin, here’s some kind of supercut for Star Trek: TNG fans. Now that’s out of the way, here’s

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Opinion 

My hopes, dreams, and predictions for music in 2020.

January 1, 2020January 1, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments 20/20, Music Industry, Radio, Tech

Everyone has probably spent at least a few seconds over the last couple of days wondering what the new year

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, April 5, 2019

April 5, 2019April 4, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Kate Bush, Mark McGrath, Music Industry, Netflix, Nipsey Hussle, Taylor Hawkins, Thor

It was twenty-five years ago today that Kurt Cobain killed himself. You’ll be hearing a lot about this over the

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Music Industry Radio 

And the winners for the 2018 Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards are…

May 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Broadcast Industry, Canadian Music Week, CMW, Music Industry

The music and broadcast industry gathered in Toronto at CMW for their annual awards on Thursday night. Here’s the complete

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Music Industry 

Dead Industry Radio: A nickelodeon for the 21st century

December 8, 2017December 7, 2017 Amber Healy 0 Comments Dead Industry Radio, Music Industry, Radio, Streaming

Meet Dead Industry Radio, a new enterprise based in Brampton, Ontario, that wants to pay musicians for each stream or

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Music Industry 

Metal and Misogyny in the Age of Harvey Weinstein

October 25, 2017October 24, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Harvey Weinstein, Music Industry, Rape, Sexual Assault

Is the storm against Harvey Weinstein’s outrageous habitual behaviour some kind of tipping point? Maybe. We’ve already seen plenty of #MeToo

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Music Industry 

Did the Music Industry Learn from Its Near-Death Experience with the Digital Revolution? Maybe Not.

July 4, 2017July 3, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Industry

There was a while when no one was betting on the traditional music industry players ever recovering from the disruption

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Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, May 22, 2017

May 22, 2017May 23, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment B-sides, Chainsmokers, Kanye, Kurt Cobain, Lou Reed, Music Industry, Pandora, PayPal, Prince, Radio Caroline, Song of the Summer, Studio 54, Wyoming

It’s a holiday Monday for us in Canada, but since this site has readers around the world, I feel obligated

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Music Industry Music News 

London, Ontario: Working to Create a Diverse Music Culture and Industry

February 24, 2017February 24, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments London Music Census, London Music Office, London Ontario, Music Industry

Over the summer of 2016 the London Music Office conducted a census that looked back at the music sector of

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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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