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Random music news for Wednesday, May 18, 2022

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dave Krusen, iPod, Johnny Lydon, Limewire, Muppets, Oasis, Pearl Jam, Richard Beland, Spotify, Tragically Hip, Travis Barker, White Label Vinyl, Wire

As an introvert myself, I can identify with this. Now some music news for May 18, 2022. Limewire is back–but

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Random music news for Monday, May 16, 2022

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Podcasts, Rolling Stones, Spotify, Travis Scott, YouTube

If you buy these sneakers, you (a) have too much money and (b) are certifiably insane. Agreed? Moving to music

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Random music news for Wednesday, May 11, 2022

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Britney Spears, Dave Mustaine, Duran Duran, Heardle, Mental Health, Metadata, Motley Crue, Nick Cave, Spotify, Travis Scott, Tupac, Worldle, Young Thug

You think you live in a small place? Take a look at 10 Hyde Park Place in London. Nothing small

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Random music news for Tuesday, May 10, 2022

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Bad Bunny, Bon Scott, Climate Change, Drake, Eagles of Death Metal, Lemonheads, Live Nation, Queens of the Stone Age, Radio, Rolling Stones, Spotify

Scientists have discovered The Most Boring Person in the World. Hey, it’s science, so it’s gotta be right. Now let’s

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Random music news for Friday, May 6, 2022

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bobby O'Jay, BTS, Hearing Loss, Hip-hop, Psy, Radio, Rammstein, Sonos, Spotify, TikTok, Toronto, Ukraine

Why are gas prices so stupidly high? This video helps explain it. Once you’re done with that, let’s move to

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Random music news for Thursday, April 28, 2022

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Android Auto, Elvis, Half Man Half Biscuit, Kurt Cobain, Speakers, Spotify, Susan Jacks, The Weeknd, Tom Hanks, Travis Scott

This is the best headline of the year. Beat it. I dare you. I wish I could have up with

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Spotify blows the doors off Q1 results for 2022

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Q1, Revenues, Spotify, Users

When Netflix stock cratered last week after the company revealed that it lost subscribers for the first time, some were

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This stat underscores how difficult it is to get attention on Spotify

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments MBW, Song Plays, Spotify

Spotify is the most popular of all the streaming platforms. The last I heard, 60,000 new tracks are added every

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Random music news for Saturday, April 23, 2022

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, Cynthia Plaster Caster, Drake, Gen Z, George Harrison, NFTs, Nirvana, Spotify

Hmm. Interesting. And so is music news for April 23, 2022. Think COVID is done? Hardly. Check out all these

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Random music news for Friday, April 8, 2022

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Airpods, Amazon Music, Covid, Dethklok, Joy Division, Kanye, Metal Lords, Playlists, Spotify, The Weeknd, Twitter

I’m going to be hosting an online music trivia contest for charity in a couple of weeks. Wanna play? Get

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 6, 2022

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cassette, Elvis, Flea, Heritage Artists, K-Pop, Neil Young, Spotify, Streaming, Wiggles

Yeah, this dog does look like Matt Damon. Moving on to music news for April 6, 2022. The ratings for

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