Random music news for Thursday, February 3, 2022
Simon Cowell shouldn’t be allowed on e-bikes anymore. It’s not good for him. Over to music news for February 3, 2022. Sony Music had a MONSTER quarter. Once again, revenue was driven by
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Troy Carter
Random music news for Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Hands up everyone who was freaked out by yesterday’s Google outage. Nothing like that today (yet), so we can move on to music news for December 16, 2020. For God’s sake, Sharon, stay
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Random music news for Thursday, December 6, 2018
On this day in 1969, Hells Angels security people murdered a concert-goer during a set by the Rolling Stones at Altamont. So much for the peace and love of the 1960s. As for
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Random music news for Friday, August 10, 2018
The staycation continues. How much have I accomplished with that list of things I was planning to do around the house? Zero, if I’m honest–not including doing this like dealing with music news
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Random music news for Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Last day of July already and the back-to-school ads are in full effect. Fantastic. Here’s music news for July 31, 2018. Canadian music sales and streams vs. this time last year: Total albums,
Read MoreSo what did Spotify end up announcing on Tuesday?
After quietly hyping things up over the past couple of weeks, Spotify had some announcements for us on Tuesday (April 24). First and foremost, the free tier of Spotify is now more feature-packed
Read MoreLady Gaga’s Ex-Manager (and Now with Spotify) Troy Carter Looks at the Streaming Business
Troy Carter was one of the few people who got it when streaming started to take off more than five years ago. That was when he was doing a brilliant job guiding the
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Random Music News for Tuesday, April 11, 2017
One more sleep until the playoffs! And when was the last time we saw this many Canadian teams in the hunt? (Of course, my Winnipeg Jets have let me down–again.) And now, some
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DEBUTS Podcast: Episode 2 – Lady Gaga’s The Fame
AJMT contributor Juliette Jagger and LA-based music journalist Eve Barlow are back with Episode #2 of their new podcast DEBUTS. Join them as they go down a Lady Gaga rabbit hole to take
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Random Music News for Friday, June 10, 2016
Off to Winnipeg to visit the folks tonight. I’ve packed lots of mosquito repellant. The indie music sector is really, really important to the health of the industry. Here’s how important. Here’s a
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Random Music News for Wednesday, June 8, 2016
That squirrel who lives in the neighbour’s shed in tormenting one of the bull terriers. At least it’s keeping her busy. And now, music news. Let’s hope that this new Tool tour will
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