Songza Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Streaming is about to get a lot more interesting with the new YouTube Music

YouTube was trying to keep something secret until a grand unveiling on Tuesday, but there was a leak. It has

April Fool’s Day is over for another year. Good. It’s a stupid tradition. Here’s some truthful and real msuic news.

For a couple of years, Songza was the most popular of all the streaming music services available in Canada. Some

Rdio died last night, the victim of takeover by Pandora. If you were a user–I was–I hope you managed to

When Songza, a music streaming service powered by human curated playlists, was purchased by Google about 18 months ago, there

Well, Scotland? What will it be? September 23 has been declared David Bowie Day in Chicago. Insert cliched “Let’s Dance”

This was a very, very bad week for album sales in the US. In fact, it was a bleak time

The biggest online source for music in this arm of the Milky Way is YouTube. Add together all the other

Okay, okay, I’m biased because I work for Songza. While the Songza Canada team are in New York getting Googlized

Okay, the secret’s out. After the markets closed Tuesday, it was announced that Google has acquired Songza (Full disclosure: I

RAIN published this interview with Songza CEO Elias Roman yesterday. Yes, I work for the company as head of curation

Making an Impact, Together! – Kate McKenna & Donnovan Bennett in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 022 February 22, 2021
Personality, intelligence, and work ethic can take you a long way in life. In the media business, however, these traits are simply not enough. Not only will you have to sacrifice to make your dreams come true, but those closest to you will have to share that commitment and all that comes with it. Now […]
Mark Silver
Chasing a Dream – Keith Pelley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 021 February 8, 2021
From a young hotshot TV producer to one of the world’s top sports executives, Keith Pelley continues to chase his dreams. As Keith puts it, “life is about adventures”, and what an epic one he’s been on, culminating with the European Golf Tour where he’s now CEO and Commissioner. In this episode Keith shares stories […]
Mark Silver
Who’s Ready for a Monkey Knife Fight? – Nic Sulsky in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 020 February 1, 2021
Long before the dawn of the internet, fantasy gaming and betting were already wildly popular pastimes for sports fans and gamblers. Fast forward to today, and the internet has more than caught up, it’s the dawn of a new day! We’re seeing explosive growth in the market cap and revenue of dozens of fantasy and […]
Mark Silver