Predictions Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Where’s music going in the future? Let’s try some predictions.

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Once upon a time, it was comparatively easy to make predictions

Let’s be very, very clear about what the Grammys are. First and foremost, they’re a prime time network TV show

The year is but 14 days old, so with more than 350 days to go, let’s ask this question: If

Off to Las Vegas for CES. Never been before. This should be weird, Meanwhile, here’s some music news for January

It won’t be long until the Christmas shopping credit card bills start coming in. It’s the most un-wonderful time of

Now that American Thanksgiving is almost here, making predictions for 2019 has once become a parlor game for music industry

For my mom, the best time to buy all the supermarket tabloids is right about now when each of their

The people at RedTube–Please. You know the site I’m talking about. Don’t even pretend.–asked users to use their free hands

MIDiA Research, a company that keeps a close eye on how music is evolving in the digital era, offers these

There are plenty of ways to parse the Big Data that can be harvested from music fans who find what

Because of the way the calendar falls and the way in which certain CBS programming was scheduled, the Grammys have

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
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver