Random music news for Wednesday, July 17, 2019
July 17th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
My western Canada speaking tour takes me into Vancouver tonight. Wanna join me? Go here. Confused about music festivals and
Browsing the "Streaming" Tag
Tool FINALLY turns up on streaming services–at least a little bit.
July 13th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Along with Garth Brooks and a few other holdouts (either on principle or as the result of contractual issues), Tool
This chart shows which genres dominate streaming and which don’t
July 3rd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Nielsen Music USA issued its mid-year report for 2019. And while America has its own listening trends, there are some
Record labels are finally waking up to the power of streaming when it comes to older songs.
June 28th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
If you look at the streaming music charts every week, you’ll see that the Top 1000 is dominated by new
A very good question: Is CanCon compatible with streaming? Discuss.
June 28th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
While old-school terrestrial radio has to abide by non-negotiable rules regarding Canadian content (not to mention having to contribute financially
A close analysis of the world of streaming and music sales reveals some interesting truths
June 9th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Rolling Stone took a look at what’s happening with music in the era of streaming and discovered some interesting facts.
How many songs can you put on one album? We have a new record.
May 31st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
When music was confined to pieces of plastic like vinyl LPs and CDs, there was limit to the number of
Who are the most-streamed artists of all time? Well, it depends who you ask and how you measure things.
May 28th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Spotify was founded by 23-year-old Daniel Ek in April 2006 but didn’t go live until October 7, 2018, meaning it’s
New copyright report wants to bring CanCon regs to streaming
May 27th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
It’s a bit of an oversimplification, but new copyright policy in Canada wants to make sure streaming platforms are adequately
Random music news for Saturday, May 25, 2019
May 25th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It might be Memorial Day Weekend in America, but there’s still music news to discuss for May 25, 2019. Here
Which Canadian musicians are streamed the most? You might be surprised.
May 13th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Cameron Gordon over at Completely Ignored took at look at streaming numbers to see which Canadian musicians are the most
Random music news for Wednesday, April 24, 2019
April 24th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It was on this day in 1996 that Scott Weiland was fired from Stone Temple Pilots–for the first time. Elsewhere
Streaming is here to stay. If you’re fighting it, it’s a losing battle.
April 22nd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] A year ago in this space, I wrote an article about
Nile Rodgers calls out Spotify on songwriter treatment
April 13th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
Nile Rodgers is one of the coolest people imaginable. It’s that endless style, the carefree stature and the killer playing,
Songwriters continue fighting Spotify
April 12th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
This is a turbulent spring for songwriters. First, Spotify files an appeal to prevent musicians from getting a 44% increase
More proof that streaming music is worse for the planet than CDs and vinyl records
April 8th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Which has a more harmful carbon footprint: (a) CDs and vinyl with their non-biodegradable plastic or (b) the zeros and
“Streaming Music is Ripping You Off.” Discuss.
March 24th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
When it comes to how streaming works from the financial end, there’s a lot of misinformation, fear, uncertainty and doubt.
Random music news for Saturday, March 23, 2019
March 23rd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Squirt, the junior English bull terrier in the house, turns five today. Special treats for everyone! On to music news
YouTube Music now plays nice with Google Home in Canada
March 11th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Last year, all the different Google-owned music divisions–Google Play Music, YouTube Red, and YouTube Premium–were brought under one umbrella known
Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 220: Pop Song Shrinkage
March 6th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Once upon a time, the belief was that pop songs should be short, catchy, inoffensive and lighthearted. That time has
Another way technology is changing music whether we like it or not
February 28th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
There has always been a dance between technology and music creating at times an odd and unexpected sort of symbiosis.
Random music news for Tuesday, February 26, 2019
February 26th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
This was the date in 1993 of the truck bombing of the World Trade Centre in New York. Worse was
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