What are the top music markets in the world? And where does Canada rank these days?
The IFPI, the organization that represents the global recorded music industry, released its annual report recently. There’s a staggering amount
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Recorded Music
The rise and fall of music formats through the decades
The first format to store audio was Thomas Edison’s cylinder-based talking machine, first unveiled in 1877. Then came Emile Berliner’s
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Whose recorded music generated the most cash in 2022?
The IFPI is the trade body that represents the recorded music industry around the planet. It also keeps tabs on
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Ongoing History Daily: A technology flashback
The concept of recorded music is now about 130 years old. Thomas Edison was the guy who came up with
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Come Back to the Days When Musicians LOATHED the Idea of Recorded Music
About a hundred years ago, just as the recording industry was being established, musicians were up in arms. If their
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A Must Watch: The BBC’s History of Music Recording
The BBC recently debuted this series on the history of music recording. It’s pretty damn cool. Episode 1: Sound of
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Awesome Video: The History of Recorded Music Told in 90 Seconds
Nice Rube Goldberg performance shot in studio 2 at Abbey Road. Details at Music Week.
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