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Random music news for Tuesday, December 10, 2019

The first-ever Nobel Prize ceremony was held on this day in 1901. Now let’s try some music news for December

This is a turbulent spring for songwriters. First, Spotify files an appeal to prevent musicians from getting a 44% increase

Musicians are paid fractions of a penny every time their song is streamed. The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruled

Back in the home office for a few days, long enough for the dogs to recognize me again. Here’s what’s

We’ve made the escape from Hanoi and have made it to Hoi An via Da Nang. I’ve got an urge

It was a rough weekend for both of the bull terriers. They both got terribly skunked on Friday night. If

On this day in 1975, Steve Wozniak tested the first prototype of the first Apple computer. And now in music

It’s been a year exactly since the Brexit vote. How’s that going for everyone, hmm? And now, the music news

Another transpacific trip. Is this Shanghai? And I’m flying Juneyao Airlines? That should be fine, right? And now, the music

It’s a holiday Monday for us in Canada, but since this site has readers around the world, I feel obligated

The Barbie Doll made its debut at a toy fair on this day in 1959. And in music news… A

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver