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Random music news for Friday, May 6, 2022

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bobby O'Jay, BTS, Hearing Loss, Hip-hop, Psy, Radio, Rammstein, Sonos, Spotify, TikTok, Toronto, Ukraine

Why are gas prices so stupidly high? This video helps explain it. Once you’re done with that, let’s move to

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YouTube has created the “first infinite music video” based on Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy”

November 25, 2020November 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bad Guy, Billie Eilish, Gangnam Style, Psy, YouTube

Sure, you could just put “Bad Guy” from Billie Eilish on repeat until the heat death of the universe. But

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 8, 2020

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 8Tracks, Black Sabbth, Concerts, Drive-In Concerts, Elvis, Ghostbusters, Kardashians, Ozzy, Posh Spice, Psy, Records, Rolling Stones, Spotify, Sudbury, Tom Hanks

Remember Psy and “Gangnam Style?” Now you can enjoy it infinitely. Here’s what I mean. Then we have music news

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Random music news for Tuesday, July 2, 2019

July 2, 2019July 1, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bollywood, Glastonbury, Liam Gallagher, Podcasting, Prince, Psy, Siri, Spotify

July 2 is officially the midpoint of 2019. Thoughts on how things have gone so far? Let’s take a look

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Random music news for Thursday, July 5, 2018

July 5, 2018July 4, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Drake, Kate Bush, Michael Jackson, Pinball, Psy, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Tina Turner, Tragically Hip, UP Cannabis, Vans, VHS, Voyager, Warped Tour

I got my first back-to-school school supplies email yesterday. Too soon, people. Too soon. And now, music news for July

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Random music news for Wednesday, July 4, 2018

July 4, 2018July 4, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Backstreet Boys, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Donald Trump, Drake, Fifty Cent, ICP, Juggalos, Meat Loaf, Michael Jackson, Mixtape, Netflix, Nine Inch Nails, Panic! At the Disco, Psy, Richard Swift, Rush, Tupac, Turntables, Wu Tang

Happy birthday, ‘Merica. But the world doesn’t stop for your Independence Day, so here’s music news for July 4, 2108.

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Random music news for Wednesday, March 28, 2018

March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Chance the Rapper, Freddie Mercury, iTunes, Mai Khoi, Noise Cannons, North Korea, Pon Farr, Psy, Queen, R. Kelly, Spotify, Streaming

Thirty-nine years ago today, Pennsylvania almost disappeared with the Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown incident. And for music news on

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Getting a billion views on YouTube ain’t what it used to be

February 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dua Lipa, Psy, YouTube

Not that long ago, a million dollars would have set you up for life. Now to be considered “wealthy,” you

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Random Music News for Wednesday, November 29, 2017

November 29, 2017November 28, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, AI, Annie Lennox, Apple, Bono, Broadway, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Elvis Presley, iPhone, Kurt Cobain, Malcolm Young, Pong, Psy, The Lion King, U2

This is the 45th anniversary of the release of Pong, the first commercially successful video game. And in music news

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Psy’s “Gangnam Style” Isn’t the Most-Viewed Music Video on YouTube Anymore. Wanna Guess What’s Number 1 Now?

July 12, 2017July 11, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Psy, Wiz Khalifa, YouTube

For years, Psy’s 2012 release “Gangnam Style” held the record as the most-viewed music video on all of YouTube. You

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Forget Gold and Platinum Records. Did You Know There’s a Diamond YouTube Play Button?

May 30, 2017May 29, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Diamond Play Button, Psy, Sales Awards, YouTube

There have been sales awards almost as long as there has been recorded music. Every artist dreams of a gold,

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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