February 10th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Let’s be very, very clear about what the Grammys are. First and foremost, they’re a prime time network TV show
January 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
The year is but 14 days old, so with more than 350 days to go, let’s ask this question: If
January 5th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Off to Las Vegas for CES. Never been before. This should be weird, Meanwhile, here’s some music news for January
January 3rd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It won’t be long until the Christmas shopping credit card bills start coming in. It’s the most un-wonderful time of
November 20th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Now that American Thanksgiving is almost here, making predictions for 2019 has once become a parlor game for music industry
January 2nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
For my mom, the best time to buy all the supermarket tabloids is right about now when each of their
February 8th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
The people at RedTube–Please. You know the site I’m talking about. Don’t even pretend.–asked users to use their free hands
December 14th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
MIDiA Research, a company that keeps a close eye on how music is evolving in the digital era, offers these
February 18th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
There are plenty of ways to parse the Big Data that can be harvested from music fans who find what
February 15th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Because of the way the calendar falls and the way in which certain CBS programming was scheduled, the Grammys have
January 5th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Full disclosure: I was asked to participate in this RAIN (Radio And Internet News)survey of music and broadcasting peeps regarding
January 3rd, 2016 | by Alan Cross
You may not like the concept of streaming (“renting” music, the low payouts to artists, data costs, etc.), but resistance
December 4th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Here’s another Big Data analysis to go with the one released by Google and Pandora. Using all the analytics and
December 3rd, 2015 | by Alan Cross
The music industry isn’t like a regular business. There’s no way to predict what the public might like in the
October 26th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
People are always asking me where music is headed. My answer is always the same: “I can give you a
May 9th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Possibly. It’s all in the data, apparently.
February 6th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Unless you’re into Ariana Grande and Sam Smith, you know that the Grammys will suck again this year. Getting upset
January 13th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
These (abridged) predictions come courtesy of JonMaples.com. That’s where you can find the full text of each bit of prognostication. Say
January 3rd, 2015 | by Alan Cross
This comes from RAIN: Happy New Year! One easy prediction is this: 2015 will be an eventful year for all
September 24th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
If I knew the answer to that question, I wouldn’t be typing this: I’d be out making it happen so
June 20th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
I very much wanted to go to a NXNE panel this week entitled The Future of the Internet which promised
January 5th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
The Toronto Star’s John Sakamoto offered up these five predictions about how music will get worse in 2014. The full
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