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Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 03 May 2021

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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