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Random music news for Saturday, August 4, 2018

August 4, 2018August 4, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alaskan Airlines, Alice in Chains, Billboard, Bruce Springsteen, Friends, Geddy Lee, Global News, Good Charlotte, HBO, Lady Gaga, Max Martin, Microsoft, Nine Inch Nails, Piracy, Rush, Sharp Objects, Streaming, Sub Pop, Tom Hanks, Trent Reznor, Usher, Zombie Boy

A long weekend here in Canada. I’m trying not to remember that this is the third of our four summer

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 18, 2018

April 18, 2018April 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4/20, Alexa, Apple, Beyonce, Coachella, Copyright, Ed Sheeran, Eminem, Fyre Festival, Mariah Carey, Morrissey, Mozart, R. Kelly, Record Collecting, Social Media, Stylophone, Tyga, Usher

I did not know this about April 18, 2018. Let’s move on to the music news for the day. Alexa

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Random Music News for Wednesday, September 6, 2017

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Chanie Wenjack, Facebook, FedEx, Gord Downie, Hurricane Harvey, Joshua Tree 30, Lemmy, Madonna, Mercedes-Benz, News of the World, Oprah, Queen, Tidal, U2, Usher

Did I mention that pumpkin spice lattes and muffins are back? And now, the music news for September 6. Facebook

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Random Music News for Friday, July 21, 2017

July 21, 2017July 20, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Achtung Baby, Aerosmith, Caitlyn Jenner, Despocito, Fake Artists, Foo Fighters, Guns 'N Roses, Israel, KISS, Madonna, Malaysia, Michael Jackson, Plagiarism, Quincy Jones, Radiohead, Roger Waters, Spotify, Thing Song, Ticketmaster, U2, Usher

Warm? The coldest temperature ever recorded on the planet was on this day in 1983 at Vostok Station in Antarctica

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Global Citizen to Hold Benefit Concert in Montreal (Bono’s Coming)

August 17, 2016August 16, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments AIDS, Benefit Concert, Bill Gates, Bono, Charlotte Cardin, Global Citizens, Grimes, Half Moon Run, Metric, Usher

On Saturday September 17, a benefit concert to help raise awareness about the fight against AIDS is happening at Montreal’s

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11 Performers Who Have Accepted Money to Play Concerts for Dictators, Thugs and Despots

March 3, 2015March 3, 2015 Former Contributor 1 Comment 50 Cent, Gaddafi, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Kanye West, Lionel Ritchie, Manic Street Preachers, Mariah Carey, Natalie Furtado, Sting, Usher

Well known artists can make a lot of money for private concerts, and apparently, not everyone who has a ton

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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  • Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
    Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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  • Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
    You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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