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Random music news for Monday, October 31, 2022

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Bono, Cannibal Corpse, DH Peligro, Gordon Lightfoott, Halloween, Kanye, Nightmares, Patti Smith, Pulp, Reunion, Snoop Dogg, Spotify, Streaming Music, Ukraine

Ugh. Halloween. The night when mini-extortionists in disguise are encouraged by their parents to demand unhealthy treats from strangers underscored

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Random music news for Friday, October 21, 2022

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bono, Fleetwood Mac, Jonathan Davis, Kanye, Kurt Cobain, Lana Del Rey, Live Nation, Oasis, Roland, Snoop Dogg, SOCAN, Streaming Music, Ticketmaster

Imagine trying to park The World’s Biggest SUV. It’s much easer to just read music news for October 21, 2022.

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TikTok seems to be getting closer to launching a streaming music services

October 13, 2022October 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ByteDance, Resso, Streaming Music, TikTok

For better or worse, TikTok has become a monster in the world of music. The next logical step would be

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It sure looks like TikTok is prepping a streaming music service

August 16, 2022August 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ByteDance, Music Discovery, Music Station, Musical.ly, Omniphone, Resso, Streaming Music, TikTok

Does the world need another streaming music service? I mean, there are dozens of them out there already with dominance

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Is TikTok planning to launch a streaming music app? If so, it would be a monster.

August 3, 2022August 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ByteDance, Resso, Spotify, Streaming Music, TikTok

TikTok has become monstrously important to the music industry over the last couple of years as users of the platform

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Random music news for Saturday, October 10, 2020

October 10, 2020October 11, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment AI, Coronavirus, Megan Thee Stallion, Music Venues, Starma, Streaming Music, Tesla, TikTok, Toronto, Tory Lanex, Van Halen Fleeetwood Mac

Hello, Newman. You do bring up some good points. More info in today’s round-up of music news for October 10,

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Room 217 wants to help you relax during COVID-19

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Anxiety, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Music, Room 217, Streaming Music, Stress

If you’re feeling more stressed and anxious these days — or during the past five months — you’re far from

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What’s going on with Spotify and streaming payments?

March 13, 2019March 12, 2019 Amber Healy 2 Comments Apple Music, Copyright Royalty Board, Google, Lawsuit, Pandora, Royalties, SiriusXM, Spotify, Streaming Music

Musicians are paid fractions of a penny every time their song is streamed. The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruled

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Is Facebook preparing its own streaming service?

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Facebook, Streaming Music

Streaming music is huge and getting huger. According to a report called Music in the Air prepared by Goldman Sachs,

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Amazon Gets into the Streaming Music Business and is Charging Less. (Sorry, Canada. This Not for You)

October 12, 2016October 12, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Echo, Streaming Music

After months of hinting that something was coming, Amazon announced yesterday a new streaming music service with a monthly cost

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Which Streaming Music Service is Best? JD Power Rates Them All.

October 10, 2016October 18, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments JD Power, Streaming Music

JD Power is best known for telling us which auto manufacturers make the best-built vehicles. But the company also rates

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