Music sales Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Something weird is happening with compact discs. They’re selling like crazy again!

When I opened the weekly report from Luminate, the company that keeps track of the recorded music industry, I thought

As we approach the halfway mark of 2022–jeebus, where is the time going?–the recorded music industry continues to ramp up

What’s been going on with Canadian music sales and streaming over the past week? Let’s get caught up, staring with

It was Juno Week in Canada, so there was plenty of promotion of music last week. Let’s see if it

If it’s Monday, it means that Luminate should have the weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats. These are the

Right on schedule, Luminate, the watcher of what happens in the recorded music industry, issued its weekly summary of Canadian

Luminate, the company that monitors the health of music sales and streaming for the recorded music industry, has issued the

I may be in Southeast Asia for the next bit, but I have a responsibility to post the usual weekly

Luminate, the new name for MRC Data (which was the new name for BDS/SoundScan), has released its weekly stats for

Time for the weekly checkup on the Canadian recorded music industry and how it’s doing in regards to sales and

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

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