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Random music news for Saturday, January 21, 2022

January 21, 2023January 21, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment ChatGPT, Dark Side of the Moon, Doug and the Slugs, EDM, Liam Gallagher, Madonna, Nepo Babies, Noel Gallagher, Pink Floyd, Radio, Rick Rubin, Rolling Stones, Sting, Twitter

Maybe ChatGPT isn’t so smart after all. That somehow makes me feel better. Would some music news for January 21

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Ongoing History Daily: Why artists need to watch their money carefully

November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Accountants, Alanis Morissette, Dana Giachetto, Embezzlement, Primal Scream, Sting, Suede, Theft

Artists are always getting ripped off by people close to them. Here are some stories. Once again, if you’re in

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Ongoing History Daily: Bottling Iggy Pop

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Belgium, Iggy Pop, Music Festivals, Rock Werchter, Sting, Water Bottles

Once upon a time when things may have been more civilized, you could bring almost anything you wanted into a

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

October 18, 2021October 20, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments 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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