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There are 65,000 signatures on a petition urging Maroon 5 to drop out of the Super Bowl halftime show. Almost ten times as many have nominated…who? What?

December 2, 2018December 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Halftime Show, Maroon 5, NFL, Spongebob Squarepants, Super Bowl

Maroon 5 is under pressure to give up their slot at the Super Bowl halftime show. A petition has over

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, May 26, 2018

May 26, 2018May 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments A&R, Broadway, China, Common, GDPR, Hard Rock Daddy, Kanye West, Morgan Freeman, Muzenly, National Anthem, NFL, NOW, Payola, Peex, Playlists, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Seth Rogen, Spotify, Starbucks, Starving Artist, Teenage Head, Whitney Houston, YouTube Music

NO MORE GDPR EMAILS! PLEASE! I don’t even subscribe to 75% of these newsletters! And now, for music news on

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Music History 

What’s the deal with playing the national anthem before sporting events?

May 25, 2018May 24, 2018 Alan Cross 4 Comments National Anthem, NFL

The biggest music story in America this week has to be the continuing kerfuffle around NFL players taking a knee

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, October 13, 2017

October 13, 2017March 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billboard, Daniel Johns, Diddy, Donald Trump, Eminem, Google Home Mini, NFL, Nickelback, Seinfeld Theme, Silverchair

The first-ever cellular phone network was launched on this day in 1983. With that out of the way, here’s some

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, September 28, 2017

September 28, 2017September 27, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Beyonce, Drake, HBO, Hit Music, Hurricane Maria, Jay Z, Madonna, National Anthem, Netflix, NFL, Nickelback, Pitbull, Protests, Puerto Rico, Radio, Rolling Stone, Steve Tyler, Twitter

In the UK for the weekend with a visit to the Pink Floyd exhibit at the V&A museum tomorrow. And

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Music News
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Random Music News for Monday, September 19, 2016

September 19, 2016September 19, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Against Me!, Beatles, Corey Feldman, Disney, Ferris Bueller, Guns 'N Roses, Headphones, Ian Brown, Kanye West, Michael Sembello, Music Books, Music VIdeos, Nelly, New York Times, Newspapers, NFL, Ron Howard, Stone Roses, Topshop

Back home after a trip to the Far East. My body is here but my soul is still in transit

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Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, September 14, 2016

September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bono, Burning Man, David Bowie, Gangsta Rap, Jay Z, Josh Homme, Justin Trudeau, LA Rams, Lady Gaga, Madness, Michael Jackson, NFL, Radio, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Seymour Stein, South Park, Super Bowl, Tidal, Twitter, UN

Here at the music conference in Singapore, I just ran into the guy who helped put together Babymetal. I just

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Cool! 

What If the NFL Had Been Run by Rock Stars? Then Things Might Have Looked Like This.

April 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Logos, NFL

Darth Brooks is a music fan, crazy about football and works as a designer. His thought experiment was “What if

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Music News 

Snoop Dogg Now Has a Football Show

January 10, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Football, NFL, Snoop Dp, Turf'd Up

If you’re the kind of person who enjoys watching grown giving themselves brain damage on Sunday afternoons, you might enjoy

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Recommended Music 

And the Adele Memes Just Keep on Coming. Good.

November 10, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Cover Version, Fox, Ken Jeong, NFL, Parody

Adele’s people have shown great wisdom in letting the Internet take the lead on “Hello” and allowing anyone and everyone

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Music News 

Rapper Pleads to Keep the Chargers in San Diego

July 13, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chargers, NFL, San Diego, Siccness

Along with the Oakland Raiders and the St. Louis Rams, the San Diego Chargers are blackmailing the city with a

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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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