Random music news for Thursday, January 5, 2023
CES, the biggest electronics and gadget show in the world, is on now in Las Vegas. Want an oven that
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Social Media
Kid Rock got punked by pro-Kremlin 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.
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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This is why the music industry is paying such close attention to social media
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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Why would anyone want to be a music critic today? Here’s why I ask that.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Back when music was expensive and required effort to acquire, people
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In a sign of the times, Pink Floyd has joined 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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Random music news for Thursday, March 3, 2022
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
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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An interesting thought experiment: How would legendary musicians of the past have done with Spotify and social media today?
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.
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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Billboard now has a chart of the most important music influencers
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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