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This is why the music industry is paying such close attention to social media

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Facebook, Instagram, Pew Research Center, Snapchat, Social Media, Teens, TikTok, YouTube

There’s a new survey by the Pew Research Centre into how American teens use social media. The music industry would

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Random music news for Thursday, March 3, 2022

March 3, 2022March 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Apple, Beatles, Daniel Ek, Danzig, Donna Summer, Kanye, Peter Jackson, Russia, Social Media, Ukraine

Pro-Russian hackers got punked by one of their own. Good. Here’s what I have for music news for March 3,

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Random music news for Thursday, November 25, 2021

November 25, 2021November 24, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments BBC, Beatles, Get Back, Instagram, Netflix, Social Media, Sound, Spotify, TikTok

It’s American Thanksgiving so music news is a little hard to come by. But I have found a few things

An interesting thought experiment: How would legendary musicians of the past have done with Spotify and social media today?

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bob Marley, David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Social Media, Streaming, YouTube

Social media and streaming are relatively new inventions. UK site Money.co.uk decided to take a look at how much legendary

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The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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