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And the highest-paid musician of 2021 was…

A couple of times a year, someone puts together a list that estimates the revenues of musicians from the previous

Did you know that before he became president of the US that Jimmy Carter did THIS? Wow. Marvel at that

Here’s an interesting take on the recent catalogue sales by heritage artists by Rick Beato.

I’m not surprised at this. I already know people who are poisonous. As for music news for April 2, 2021…

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

Hot? The lowest temperature ever recorded on the planet was on this day at Vostok Station, Antarctica, where it reached

Music has never seen anything like this: mass retirements and farewells from major stars. Elton John. Lynyrd Skynyrd. Paul Simon.

In the age of AI, the geeks meet up with one of Canada’s top radio programmers to find out why

Woke up in Nashville again. The amount of meat and fat available to the average person around here is mind-boggling.

If this is your birthday, you have the distinction of having the worst birth date on the calendar. Here’s why.

Forty-seven years ago today, Paul McCartney announced he was leaving The Beatles. And now, the music news… A Spotify executive

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 […]
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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 […]
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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