The Weeknd Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Friday, July 24, 2020

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Arkells, Burger Records, COVID-19, Dolly Parton, Liam Gallagher, Nick Nurse, Prince Andrew, Starlight Social Club, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Toronto Raptors

Here’s a gift for making it through another week. WARNING: It’s so sweet that it’ll make your blood sugar spike.

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Streaming music in Canada increased 20% pre-COVID, Nielsen study shows

July 22, 2020July 21, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Album sales, Alessia Cara, Brett Kissel, Covid, Digital Album Sales, Downloads, Drake, JJ Wilde, Justin Bieber, Nielsen Music, Nielsen Music Canada, Nielsen Music/MRC Data, Pandemic, Paul Langlois, Streaming, The Tragically Hip, The Weeknd

Remember when people couldn’t stop talking about Shakira and JLo’s performance at the Super Bowl? Or when Eminem showed up,

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Random music news for Thursday, July 16, 2020

July 16, 2020July 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Billy Joel, Concerts, Japan, Maroon 5, Nu metal, Numbers Stations, Paul McCartney, Reposo, Ryan Reynolds, Shazam, Soundcloud, The Streets, The Weeknd, TikTok

It’s to the point where I want to stand on the border and yell into the US “GET IT TOGETHER,

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Random music news for Saturday, July 4, 2020

July 4, 2020July 3, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM, Ferrari, fm, Indonesia, Kehlani, NFL, Podcasting, Spotify, The Weeknd

If there’s a better metaphor for what’s happening in the US right now, I haven’t seen it. Fisticuffs 😂 pic.twitter.com/KCJnnad7la

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Random music news for Saturday, March 21, 2020

March 21, 2020March 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Andrew Wood, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dee Snider, Ghost, Netflix, Pornhub, The Weeknd, Tribal Gathering, Twisted Sister, Twitch

Wanna see where COVID-19 panic is at its greatest and least? Check out this panic index dashboard. But there’s hope:

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Random music news for Saturday, June 29, 2019

June 29, 2019June 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Gilmour, Emo, Fugazi, Hans Zimmer, R. Kelly, Steven Adler, The Weeknd

Kawhi Lenoard turns 28 today. Send him a card. Don’t forget to urge him to stay with the Raptors. And

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Nickelback, Jepsen to be honoured at SOCAN Awards

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Carly Rae Jepson, Chad Kroeger, Drake, Ed Robertson, Frank Dukes, Murda Beatz, Nickelback, SOCAN, The Weeknd

No foolin’: Nickelback and Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” are among the honourees at the 30th anniversary SOCAN awards

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ROCKthusiast Does #MWE for AJoMT (Day 28)

February 4, 2019February 28, 2019 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments #InternationalClashDay, #MWE, 111 Songs, A Star is Born, Adam Baldwin, Alexisonfire, Alice Merton, Ariana Grande, Bradley Cooper, Darlene, Darryl Weeks, David Bowie, Familiar Drugs, February, Feral Roots, Fever 333, Gerard Way, Golden Hour, Hesitant Alien, Hollerado, Hubert Lenoir, Iggy and the Stooges, Isn't Anything, Jann Arden, Kacey Musgraves, Kurt Cobain, Lady Gaga, Legacy Edition, Made an America, Maroon 5, Mastodon, MINT, Montage of Heck, Music Writing Exercise, My Bloody Valentine, My Dear Melancholy, No Rest for the Wicked, Once More 'Round the Sun, Outsider, Perfect Velvet, Radical Softness, Raw Power, Red Pill Blues, Red Velvet, RIval Sons, Rolling Stones, Shawn Mendes, Spinnerette, Spirit of Eden, Talk Talk, thank u next, The Clash, The Dose, The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss, The Weeknd, These Are the Days, Three Days Grace, Voodoo Lounge Uncut, Whitehorse

Before anyone starts asking “#MWE, WTF?”, the hashtag stands for Music Writing Exercise, and is the brainchild of Gary Suarez,

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Random Music News for Friday, January 12, 2018

January 12, 2018January 11, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy Gibbobs, De, H&M, Hometown Hockey, Iron Maiden, Lana Del Rey, Radio, Radiohead, Roy Orbison, Sting, The Weeknd, ZZ Top

We had a big thaw over the last 36 hours. I have two dogs. You don’t want to know what

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Music Industry Music News

And the Highest-Earning Musician of 2017 Is…

December 7, 2017December 7, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Diddy, Drake, Guns 'N Roses, Justin Bieber, Metallica, The Weeknd

…Diddy. Forbes took a look at estimates of pre-tax income from June 1, 2016, to June 1, 2017, and is

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Random Music News for Wednesday, May 31, 2017

May 31, 2017May 30, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alabama Shakes, Alanis Morissette, BBC, Chris Cornell, David Gilmour, Glastonbury, Jagged Little Pill, KISS, Liam Gallagher, Manchester, Manual Noriega, Metal, Napster, Noel Gallagher, Pink Floyd, Sean Parker, Smartphones, The Weeknd, Theresa May

Ninety years ago today, the last Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line. It was vehicle number 15,007,003. And now

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Sam Galet in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
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Dave Krikst in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 002 July 29, 2020
Dave Krikst (aka My Man D) is the creative mind behind many of the most memorable shareable off the court or ice moments in Canadian sports over the last 20 years. Throughout his career, starting early on with theScore television network and Rogers Media’s’ FAN 590, and then with Bell Media’s TSN, Dave has established […]
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Launch Day – The Backstage Project Podcast July 23, 2020
Welcome to the launch of The Backstage Project Podcast! I’m Mark Silver, and I’ll be your guide as we weave our way through the history, here and now, and future of the Canadian sports and entertainment landscape. The Backstage Project Podcast takes you on a journey into the sports and entertainment world. We focus on […]
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