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Music Industry 

Live Nation and Ticketmaster were in front of the US government again. Will anything change? (Spoiler: No. It was all populist BS. Let me explain.)

January 25, 2023January 26, 2023 Alan Cross 5 Comments Congress, Hearing, Live Nation, Taylor Swift, Ticketmaster

After Ticketmaster’s systems melted down when 52 Taylor Swift concerts went on sale simultaneously late last year, fans screamed bloody

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Music News 

Taylor Swift’s sneaky/brilliant way to boost album sales

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Downloads, Flash Sale, Midnights, Taylor Swift

There are few fanbases more rabid than Taylor Swift’s Swifties. They will do anything she says. Anything. Case in point:

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Music News 

How big is Tay-Tay? So big that she didn’t have to tour to finish at the top of Billboard’s Music Money Makers list

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billboard, Drake, Money Makers List, Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift is monstrously huge. She managed to pull in US$65.5 million in 2022 without ever having to play a

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WTF? 

Taylor Swift’s CAT is worth HOW MUCH?

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cat, Pet Rich List, Taylor Swift

As the Christmas credit card bills start to come in, consider that Taylor Swift’s cat could pay them all off

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Music News 

This stat shows how weird the album charts have become

January 1, 2023January 1, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Charts, Album sales, Paid Downloads, SOS, Streaming, SZA, Taylor Swift

Back in the day, the album charts were compiled by having some guy call around to a bunch of record

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Music Industry 

Vinyl hits another high in its comeback

December 30, 2022December 30, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2021, 2022, Sales, Taylor Swift, Vinyl

After 15 years of year-over-year growth, there are still people who believe that our interest in vinyl is a fad.

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Music Industry 

Vinyl has another moment in 2022

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments CDs, Compact Discs, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, UK, Vinyl

Despite supply chain issues, vinyl had another good year in 2022, at least in terms of revenue. While figures aren’t

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, December 21, 2022

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Bing Crosby, Fred Perry, James Bond, Martin Duffy, Metaverse, Roxi, Sharon Osbourne, Shirley Watts, Simon Cowell, Taylor Swift, Turntable

First day of winter. Just 91 days to go until the first day of spring. Here’s your solstice music news

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, December 14, 2022

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Angelo Badalamenti, Billie Eilish, BTS, Herb Deutsch, Leonard Cohen, Mansun, Metaverse, Resso, Taylor Swift, Ticketmaster, TikTok, U of T, Web3

Duckerstruck. Done. And Husky Axl. (Via Tom) Moving on to music news for December 14, 2022. More music news? Check

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, December 12, 2022

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Metadata, Taylor Swift

This may be the grossest thing that you read all week. Sorry. Nothing to apologize when it comes to music

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, December 6, 2022

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Dolly Parton, Gin, Guns N' Roses, Joe Cocker, Kanye, Pluto TV, Rita Wilson, Smartphones, Tattoos, Taylor Swift, Ticketmaster, Twisted Sister

This guy just can’t seem to find a job. Any openings at your work? Any interest in music news for

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