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Random music news for Thursday, January 5, 2023

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Iron Maiden, Mental Health, Sharon Osbourne, Social Media, Sonic Branding, Steven Tyler, System of a Down, TikTok, Tom Petty

CES, the biggest electronics and gadget show in the world, is on now in Las Vegas. Want an oven that

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Music News 

Kid Rock got punked by pro-Kremlin trolls

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Donald Trump, Kid Rock, Propaganda, Russia, Social Media, Trolls

Kid Rock remains one of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters. It appears that Russian trolls took notice and exploited this love.

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Social media is dead. Welcome “recommendation media.” This is important.

October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Facebook, Recommendation Media, Social Media

Social media has been with us for nearly 20 years and in that time, it’s transformed the way we communicate–and

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Music Industry 

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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Opinion 

Why would anyone want to be a music critic today? Here’s why I ask that.

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Criticism, Music Critics, Reviews, Rolling Stone, Social Media

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Back when music was expensive and required effort to acquire, people

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Music News 

In a sign of the times, Pink Floyd has joined TikTok

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd, Social Media, TikTok

Amidst rumours that Pink Floyd is looking to sell their catalogue for unguessable millions comes word that the band has

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Music News 

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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Music News 

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

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Music News 

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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This social network allows you 100 lifetime posts–and then that’s it.

September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Minus, Social Media

One of the awful things about social networks is that they’re giant timesucks that lead you down rat holes that

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Music Industry 

Billboard now has a chart of the most important music influencers

August 18, 2021August 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billboard, Influencers, Logitech, Social Media, TikTok

Social media has become a monster when it comes to music. In fact, it’s become so important to the recorded

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