Teens Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

This is why the music industry is paying such close attention to social media

There’s a new survey by the Pew Research Centre into how American teens use social media. The music industry would

A research study into the preferences of American teens has been released by a financial company called Piper Sandler, something

A company called Common Sense Media went deep with Americans between the ages of 8 and 18 to learn more

This isn’t a “hey-you-kids-get-off-my-lawn” post, but it’s close. From my totally unscientific anecdotal empirical research (can I even say that?),

If there’s one thing that keeps radio broadcasters up at night it’s what to do about the next generation. Conventional

Great question–and it’s radio groups are going to have to come up with an answer sooner rather than later. Let’s

Well, American teens, anyway. This comes from Edison Research. The kids want what they want when they want it. Wait

If you’re under 25 and whether you know it or not, your involvement with traditional radio is much different than

A big part of my various jobs is keeping on top of how people consume music. I’m pretty good at