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Music Industry 

Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 03 May 2021

May 4, 2021May 6, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, MRC, Music Streaming, Nielsen

I should have posted this last night when the email arrived, but I was too busy watching Family Guy. Here’s

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Music News 

Not so fast: Google hits pause on transferring files to YouTube Music

June 17, 2020June 16, 2020 Amber Healy 3 Comments file transfer, Google Play Music, GPM, Music Apps, Music Library, Music Streaming, Music Streaming Services, Streaming, YouTube Music

When Google announced last month it was actually moving forward with its intention to nix Google Play Music and force

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Social Media Tech 

Social media app Vertigo allows you to give yourself a soundtrack with song stories

May 9, 2018 Thomas Dennett 0 Comments app, Music Sharing, Music Streaming

I’ve always thought that everyday life would be more exciting with a soundtrack. Morning coffee accompanied by soothing indie rock,

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Music Industry 

Younger Than Millennials – How Does Gen Z Feel About The Internet? Hint: They Need YouTube

May 26, 2017May 25, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments 2000's, Demographics, Digital, Gen Z, Internet, Market Research, Millennials, Music Streaming, Social Media, Streaming, Technology, Video, YouTube

Here’s something to make you think. Earlier this week, Adweek magazine published an article about the uprising of Generation Z.

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, August 27, 2016

August 27, 2016August 27, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Big Shiny Tunes, Bruce Springsteen, Censorship, Coldplay, Dave Grohl, Facebook, Fender, Lemmy, Music Streaming, Prophets of Rage, Rap Music, Spotify, The Edge, U2

With all the talk of a potentially habitable planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, I urge you to read The Three Body

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Music Industry 

Music Streaming Has a Fraud Problem and It’s Almost Impossible to See

March 16, 2016March 16, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bots, Click Fraud, Music Streaming

Spotify has a new general counsel, ex-Microsoft lawyer Horacio Gutierrez. He’s stepping right into two class-action lawsuits alleging that the

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Music News 

Bots Will Soon Be Serving You Music

March 7, 2016March 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bots, Curation, Music Streaming

There’s just so much damn music out there. Even when you find something you really, really like, you can’t help

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Music Industry 

All Artists Should be Streaming Their Music–Except Adele. Here’s Why.

January 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 25, Adele, Music Streaming

The biggest music industry story of the last few months has been the insane sales numbers being generated by Adele’s

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Music News 

Why Is Radio Doing So Well in the Digital Era?

December 14, 2015December 14, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Streaming, Radio

Contrary to what a lot of the tech types will tell you, radio is alive and well and profitable. Yes,

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Music Industry 

Why Playlists Are Growing in Importance

December 12, 2015December 11, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Discovery, Music Recommendation, Music Streaming

Music discovery used to be so easy. You just turned on your favourite radio station and the DJ told you

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Music Industry 

A New Service for Exclusive Music. This Could Get Weird.

November 20, 2015November 20, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple, Disclosure, Music Streaming, Pandora, Prince, Rdio, Spotify, Tidal, We Transfer

All the streaming music services are falling all over each other in a race to provide exclusive music and content.

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