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Song Catalogues

Music Industry 

My interview with Merck Mercuriadis of the Hipgnosis Song Fund

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Alan Cross 2 Comments Hipgnosis, Justin Bieber, Merck Mercuriadis, Song Catalogues

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] HOLLYWOOD—Merck Mercuriadis is pretty relaxed for a guy who just made

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Music Industry 

Are we coming to the end of the music catalogue buying frenzy?

September 14, 2022September 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hipgnosis, Interest Rates, Primary Wave, Song Catalogues

If you keep up with the various financial machinations within the recorded music industry, you’ll know that dozens and dozens

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Medical Mysteries of Music Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, March 16, 2022

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment ABBA, BandCamp, Covid, Daryl Hall, Dolly Parton, Donald Trump, Ed Sheeran, Jimmy Page, Song Catalogues, Steve Albini, Touring, Van Halen

A rideable robot goat? From a motorcycle manufacturer? Yep. Let’s try some music news for March 16, 2022. Just as

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, March 12, 2022

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM Radio, Amazon, CDs, Compact Discs, Concert Tickets, Eurovision, Kim Kardashian, Lars Ulrich, Muppets, Paul Stanley, Playlists, Russia, Song Catalogues, TikTok, Ukraine

Does anyone else find it strange that news networks will show the uncut carnage from Ukraine but if there’s any

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Music Industry 

Which artist will be the next to tell their song catalogue?

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Song Catalogues

[This was my weekly column for GlobaNews.ca. – AC] Back in 1983, Paul McCartney was working with Michael Jackson on

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Music Industry 

How much would The Beatles catalogue sell for?

January 1, 2022January 3, 2022 Alan Cross 6 Comments Beatles, Copyright, Paul McCartney, Song Catalogues

The last year featured dozens of stories about big companies snapping up song catalogues from heritage artists. (Here’s a running

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, December 9, 2021

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Airplay Royalties, Brian May, Daft Punk, Metaverse, Music Blogs, Neil Young, NFTs, Podcasts, Radio, Slash, Song Catalogues

Flying back to Toronto today. Will I get tested for COVID even though I’m double-vaxxed and have a valid PCR

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Music Industry 

Do record labels not believe in new artists? Let’s examine that.

April 5, 2021April 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Rick Beato, Song Catalogues

Here’s an interesting take on the recent catalogue sales by heritage artists by Rick Beato.

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, January 15, 2021

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adam Ant, Bandsintown, Bitcoin, Brian May, Drill Muisc, Mobile Phones, New Horizons, Phil Collins, Shingoose, Skunk Anansie, Song Catalogues, The Voice, TikTok, Video Games

We just lost a couple trillion galaxies. Oops. And this guy has two more guesses at his bitcoin wallet password.

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, January 13, 2021

January 13, 2021January 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Trebek, Biopic, Danny Boyle, Guitars, Jeopardy, KISS, KKR, Magicians, Mountain Dew, Radio, Ryan Tedder, Sex Pistols, Smart Speakers, Song Catalogues, Sony, Virtual Concerts

Fun fact (via Sean): Magicians have been sawing women in half for a hundred years now. Who knew? Now educate

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