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Sting in words and pictures from his gig in Ottawa

May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Joe Sumner, Karen Coughtrey, Ottawa, Ross MacDonald, Sting

[More concert reporting from Karen Coughtrey (words) and Ross MacDonald (pictures). – AC] It was finally a mild spring evening

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 27, 2022

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments B-52's, Bonehead, Coachella, Eddie Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, Genesis, NXNE, Oasis, Peter Green, Sonny and Cher, Sting

Hyperreal artificial humans: What could possibly go wrong? Try to ignore that as you go through music news for April

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Music Industry 

Sting finally pulls the trigger, sells catalogue to Universal for more than US$ 300 million

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Catalogue, Sting, Universal

Another day, another big catalogue music deal. After several months of rumours that a deal was imminent, it was announced

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Random music news for Tuesday, December 28, 2021

December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brian Eno, Cruise, Drake, Lemmy, Lossless, Patti Smith, Radio, Spotify, Sting, TAPEFEART

Please don’t shoot people over loud music, especially on Christmas Eve. Then again, this is a Florida story. Segueing to

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Random music news for Friday, November 19, 2021

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, AstroWorld, Covid, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Guinness Book of World Records, Punk, Sting

Nanobots are now real. This will freak out the tinfoil hat people. The music news for November 19, 2021, is

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Music History Music Industry 

The 10 richest (i.e. highest-earning) songs of all time

October 18, 2021October 20, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Beatles, Irving Berlin, Mel Torme, Police, Roy Orbison, Song Royalties, Sting

Sure, it’s nice to have a long string of hit songs that generate royalties to support you in to your

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Random music news for Friday, August 27, 2021

August 27, 2021August 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Afghanistan, Busta Rhymes, Concerts, Drake, Festivals, Gene Simmons, Grateful Dead, Hugh Syme, Kanye, Movie Trailers, OnlyFans, Ottawa Bluesfest, Rush, Sting

“Man dies after using adhesive instead of a condom during sex.” That was in Florida, of course. The rest of

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Random music news for Wednesday, August 25, 2021

August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Beatles, Britney Spears, China, Covid, Eric Wagner, Fender Rhodes, Karaoke, Kristen Burke, Lady Gaga, Lil Nas X, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Paul McCartney, Radio LIstening, Steve Kane, Sting, Warner Music Canada

Can we please give the Jeopardy job to Mayim Bialik already? Or Levar Burton. I’d be okay with that, too.

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Random music news for Thursday, August 19, 2021

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AIR Studios, Blink-182, Britney Spears, Iron Maiden, Keith Richards, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Monseratt, National Album Day, Sex Predators, Spotify, Sting, Stradivarius

This is why some people shouldn’t have nice things. That’s not gonna buff out. Moving to music news for August

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Random music news for Tuesday, May 26, 2020

May 26, 2020May 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brian May, CKLW, Concerts, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Elon Musk, Grimes, Italy, Music Magazines, Nightclubs, Sting

Coronavirus update 1: Concerts will resume in Italy on June 15. Coronavirus update 2: British music magazines–the best on the

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Random music news for Saturday, April 11, 2020

April 11, 2020April 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Billie Eilish, Burning Man, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Hoax, Madonna, Motown, Okkervil River, Pearl Jam, Podcasts, Sting, U2

Anyone else having weird dreams during the pandemic? This could explain a few things. Now, music news for April 11,

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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