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Random music news for Tuesday, November 23, 2021

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Friday, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Duran Duran, Headphones, MathBoi, Music VIdeos, Nevermind, Nirvana, Roger Daltrey, Spencer Eldon, Tidal, U2, Vinyl, Winamp

In coding? Then you might want to meet Marty the Moose. If not, there’s still music news for November 23,

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Music Industry 

Tidal takes a big shot at Spotify

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Free Streaming, Streaming, Tidal, User-Centric Payments

Tidal, the streaming music service once owned by Jay-Z and is now the property of Square (owned by Jack Dorsey,

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Random music news for Thursday, November 18, 2021

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Climate Change, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, NFTs, Podcasts, Pogues, Shane MacGowan, Taylor Swift, Tidal, Web 3.0

A phone for dogs? What will they think of next? How much do artists get paid from streaming platform these

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Tech 

Better audio is coming to streaming services. Good–but I do have some concerns.

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Amazon Music, Apple, Hi-Res Audio, Spatial Audio, Spotify, Streaming Music Services, Tidal

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Back in September 2019, I was invited to London to hear

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Weekly survey: Do you care about better quality audio from streaming music services?

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 Alan Cross 7 Comments Amazon Music, Hi-Res Audio, Lossless, Spatial Audio, Spotify, Streaming, Tidal

Earlier this month, Apple Music launched its Spatial Audio offering, which they say greatly enhances the audio quality of streams

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Random music news for Thursday, May 27, 2021

May 27, 2021May 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Watch, Batman, Download Festival, Dr. Collosus, Easy Rider, James, Marilyn Manson, Oasis, Prince Charles, Queen, Rand Paul, Record Producers, Richard Marx, Robert Plant, Rock Auctions, Ska, Social Media, Songwriting, Tidal

That is one valuable motorcycle. Now get your motor runnin’ (sorry) with music news for May 27, 2021. Marilyn Manson

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Random music news for Thursday, May 6, 2021

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Conan O'Brien, Festivals, Indie Musicians, JaQuel Knight, Jay Z, Royal Albert Hall, Tidal

Would you drink this wine if you could afford it? Think about that and pour yourself a glass as you

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Random music news for Friday, March 5, 2021

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Bob Marley, Covid, Dolly Parton, Gen Z, Grunge, Ian Brown, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, Machine Gun Kelly, Mars Volta, Pussy Riot, Rod Stewart, Stone Roses, Tidal, Tina Bell, Tragically Hip

SpaceX Starship go BOOM! Now some not-quite-as-explosive music news for March 5, 2021. Ian Brown of the Stone Roses is

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Random music news for Wednesday, December 30, 2020

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments Canadian Music Week, Jay-Z, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Nashville, Record Stores, Streaming Music Services, Tidal, Weldon Angelos

Pleeeeasee eexcusee any typos in today’s missivee. The eeeee key on my MacBook Pro is screeweed, so eeach keeeystrokeee reeesults

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Random music news for Friday, September 25, 2020

September 25, 2020September 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bose, CAB, CRTC, Deftones, Ed Sheeran, Fall Out Boy, John Lennon, Live Music, Nirvana, Record Store Day, Rick Rubin, Ronnie Wood, Shawn Mendes, SOCAN, SXSWW, Tesla, Tidal, Tom Petty, Van Morrison

I gotta stop buying the stuff advertised in Instagram. My record is Pieces of Crap 5, Actually Useful Stuff 1.

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 30, 2020

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bill Withers, Corey Taylor, Daft Punk, Ed Sheeran, iPhone, Slipknot, Streaming, SXSW, Tidal

First, this: Now, music news for April 29, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: SXSW has been sued over its “no refunds”

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