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Pepsi is out as the sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show. Enter…Taylor Swift? Here’s how that could happen.

May 25, 2022May 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coca-Cola, Coke, Halftime Show, NFL, Pepsi, Sponsorship, Super Bowl, Taylor Swift

Pepsi has a big sponsorship deal with the NFL that goes back close to four decades. That deal has just

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Prepping for the NFL season with the league’s biggest pump-you-up songs

September 2, 2021September 2, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Football, Game Operations, NFL, Pro Sports

For a couple of years, I was the music director for the Toronto Maple Leafs, selecting the music played before,

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Random music news for Tuesday, July 13, 2021

July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anti-Vaxxers, Apple TV, Blink-182, Canada's Walk of Fame, Cancer, Cardi B, Dan Reynolds, Imagine Dragons, K-Pop, Mark Hoppus, Netflix, NFL, NFTs, Nightclubs, Podcasts, Radio, Super Mario, Voice Cloning, YouTube

That’s a little too much for a Super Mario 64 game, don’t you think? Now let’s switch to music news

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Random music news for Saturday, May 1, 2021

May 1, 2021May 2, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden, Kings of Leon, Motorhead, NFL, Nightclubs, Sarajevo, Satanic, Ska, Twisted Sister, WSOU

Now THAT’S a knife! Music news for May 1, 2021. Marilyn Manson has been sued for sexual assault and sex

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Random music news for Saturday, November 21, 2020

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, Beatles, Beats, Celine Dion, Christmas 2020, Dischord, Karaoke, Liam Gallagher, Lil Pump, NFL, Ringo Starr, Simpsons, Taylor Swift, The Voice, Wilco

If you’re a fan of The Simpsons, you’ll appreciate this. And meanwhile, back in Russia… Once you’re done watching that

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Random music news for Saturday, July 4, 2020

July 4, 2020July 3, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment AM, Ferrari, fm, Indonesia, Kehlani, NFL, Podcasting, Spotify, The Weeknd

If there’s a better metaphor for what’s happening in the US right now, I haven’t seen it. Fisticuffs 😂 pic.twitter.com/KCJnnad7la

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Random music news for Saturday, February 1, 2020

February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billie Eilish, BMW, Deborah Dugan, emoji, Grammys, NFL, Prince, Snoop Dogg, Super Bowl, Taylor Swift, TR-808, VHS

Aliens exist. Tom DeLonge will be proven right. Moving to music news for February 1, 2020… This is important: A

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 4, 2019

September 4, 2019September 5, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5G, Andy Summers, Clowns, Japan, Jay Z, Leica, Liam Gallagher, Music sales, NFL, Photography, Podcasts, R. Kelly, Satellite Radio, Toilets

Twenty-one years ago today, Google was founded. How long did it take before “google” became a verb? Moving on to

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Random music news for Friday, August 16, 2019

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charles Manson, Clash, Danforth Music Hall, NFL, Sleater-Kinney, Taylor Swift

That’s it. I’m officially sick of the Trivago guy. How many commercials can one person do? Moving on to music

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Random music news for Tuesday, December 25, 2018

December 25, 2018December 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 12 Days of Christmas, Ace Frehley, Axl Rose, Cardi B, Donald Trump, Halftime Show, KISS, NFL, Rush, Smart Speaker

Just because it’s Christmas doesn’t mean the music news stops. Here’s what we know is happening for December 25, 2018.

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Random music news for Monday, December 17, 2018

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beyonce, Broadway, Colin Kroll, Frank Sinatra, Google, iPhone, Mariah Carey, Netflix, NFL, Phone Phreaking, Pizza, Podcasting, Punk Rock Girl, Sepultura, Streaming, Strokes, Super Bowl, WiFi

It’s the final sprint towards Christmas. How crazy is the next seven days for you? Can you take time to

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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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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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