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Spotify says it’ll offer hi-res streaming when they’re good and ready

March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon Music, Apple Music, FLAC, Hi-Res, Lossless, Spotify, Tidal

In the early days of online music, we needed compressed files like MP3s because data was so expensive. It’s still

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, March 3, 2023

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ed Sheeran, Meta, Ozzy, Quantum Computing, Tidal, TikTok, VR

Well, good for us! This could come in handy in the future. So might something in music news for March

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, November 3, 2022

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Beatles, Elton John, Facebook, Grateful Dead, Lyrics, Mariah Carey, Metaverse, Michael Jackson, Piracy, Spotify, Tammy Faye Bakker, Tidal

Anyone else find it disturbing that scientists can’t figure out how AI works? What could possibly go wrong? Ponder that

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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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Music News 

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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Poll 

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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Music News 

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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