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Random music news for Saturday, January 25, 2020

How long before someone comes up with song called “My Corona (Virus)” to the tune of “My Sharona?” It’s bound

My winter speaking tour starts tonight. Details here. Maybe we’ll end up discussing the music news of January 23, 2020.

On this day in 1977, the last guillotine execution was carried out in France. With that imagery in mind, here’s

It’s officially back to school season, innit? Distract yourself from how quickly summer is passing with this look at music

Back in the spring, I had dinner with a couple of old friends who work in the American music business.

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

Payola–the practice of paying someone to play your music on the radio–has been around since at least the 1950s. After

Payola, the practice of paying to have a song played on the radio, has long been illegal. While non-existent in

Payola is the practice—the illegal practice—of a record label paying a broadcaster to play a song or artist at a

Off to Winnipeg to see the folks tonight. Oddly, the temperature will be above freezing for the entire time I’m

What role should record labels play in the creation of curated playlists on streaming music services, and how much influence

The Dawn of Digital Sports Journalism at The Globe & Mail and Yahoo Canada – Steve McAllister in Conversation with TBP Podcast ep 005 September 4, 2020
Ask any Canadian sports journalist who they consider one the nicest and forward-thinking minds behind the rise of digital, and chances are they would say, Steve McAllister. As one of the most accomplished and highly regarded leaders in sports journalism over the last 20 years, Steve has provided the mentorship and launchpad for too many […]
Andrew Dick
Behind the desk of Global and CTV News – Kevin Newman in conversation with TBP podcast ep 004 August 18, 2020
Kevin’s award-winning career has spanned four decades, covering the biggest stories from the four corners of the earth and those most important to Canadians. While he’s a household name for his on-camera presence, as you will learn in this episode, Kevin Newman is also an innovator whose energy is fueled by the same startup drive […]
Mark Silver
At the top of the sponsorship world – Sam Galet in conversation with TBP podcast ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
Mark Silver