Random music news for Monday, May 29, 2023
It’s a stat in both the US and the UK today, but if you look hard enough, there’s still music news for May 29, 2023, to be found. BONUS: Tina Turner was big
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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 the latest update on how the Canadian recorded music industry is going this
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Not so fast: Google hits pause on transferring files to YouTube Music
When Google announced last month it was actually moving forward with its intention to nix Google Play Music and force people to transfer their files to YouTube Music, people were unhappy. And skeptical.
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Social media app Vertigo allows you to give yourself a soundtrack with song stories
I’ve always thought that everyday life would be more exciting with a soundtrack. Morning coffee accompanied by soothing indie rock, working out to heavy metal, and whenever we say goodbye to our pets,
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Younger Than Millennials – How Does Gen Z Feel About The Internet? Hint: They Need YouTube
Here’s something to make you think. Earlier this week, Adweek magazine published an article about the uprising of Generation Z. Defined as those born between 1996 and 2010, Gen Z is the demographic
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Random Music News for Saturday, August 27, 2016
With all the talk of a potentially habitable planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, I urge you to read The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin. Here’s the plot: Earth sends message to the Alpha
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Music Streaming Has a Fraud Problem and It’s Almost Impossible to See
Spotify has a new general counsel, ex-Microsoft lawyer Horacio Gutierrez. He’s stepping right into two class-action lawsuits alleging that the company isn’t paying out mechanical royalties to artists and composers as they should.
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Bots Will Soon Be Serving You Music
There’s just so much damn music out there. Even when you find something you really, really like, you can’t help feeling that by lingering too long on a particular song or band that
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All Artists Should be Streaming Their Music–Except Adele. Here’s Why.
The biggest music industry story of the last few months has been the insane sales numbers being generated by Adele’s 25 album, a record that has sold somewhere north of 10 million copies globally
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Why Is Radio Doing So Well in the Digital Era?
Contrary to what a lot of the tech types will tell you, radio is alive and well and profitable. Yes, margins aren’t what they used to be, but they can still run at
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Why Playlists Are Growing in Importance
Music discovery used to be so easy. You just turned on your favourite radio station and the DJ told you what you needed to listen to if you wanted to be cool. It
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