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Random music news for Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Meet the new boss/Same as the old boss. Music news, however, keeps changing. Here’s what I’ve got for October 22,

Has Kanye done anything crazy yet today? He’s had enough attention this week, so we’ll leave him out of music

Edison Research has released results of its Infinite Dial survey on the use of music media. While this study is

This panel discussion was held at the RAIN Conference in Nashville last month. Moderator Valerie Geller had a conversation with

Kurt Hanson, publisher of the RAIN newsletter, holds a series of summits dealing with the radio (terrestrial and Internet) and

I love the convenience of streaming music services. Twenty-five million songs (and probably more!) are just a couple of finger

This comes from RAIN: Happy New Year! One easy prediction is this: 2015 will be an eventful year for all

RAIN published this interview with Songza CEO Elias Roman yesterday. Yes, I work for the company as head of curation

If you been car shopping recently, you’ll know that things are very, very complicated when it comes to the dashboard.

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 […]
Andrew Dick
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