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Random music news for Wednesday, March 4, 2020

March 4, 2020March 3, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Coronavirus, Genesis, LinkedIn, Michael Jackson, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Spotify, Sync, System of a Down, Taylor Swift, Walk Off The Earth, Warner

The oldest podcaster in the world is 101. Give her a listen here. Meanwhile, I have this for music news

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Random music news for Friday, November 29, 2019

November 29, 2019November 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cyndi Lauper, Jeff Tweedy, Lithium Batteries, Martin Scorsese, MLSE, Pete Townshend, RadioPlayer Canada, Robert Sillerman, Scam Rap, Slipknot, Streaming, Warner, Warner Music, Wilco

Despite it being American Thanksgiving week and Black Friday, there’s still music news to report. Here’s what’s happening on November

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Random music news for Tuesday, November 27, 2019

November 26, 2019November 25, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, El Mocambo, Facebook, K-Pop, Katy Perry, Music Tourism, Neil Young, Speakers, Spotify, Warner

I try not to be a judgemental person. But then I heard someone pronounce Über as “Yoober” and all bets

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Online guitar teachers are really, really, REALLY mad at YouTube. Here’s why.

April 19, 2019April 18, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Copyright, Warner, YouTube

There’s a growing outcry over what’s happening to people who offer music lessons online. Instructional videos are being blocked on

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Music Industry 

Record labels sue Internet company because it offers speeds that are too high

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Charter Communications, Sony, Warner

While streaming has cut down on the rate people pirate music–why bother when you can get 50 million songs for

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Random music news for Monday, March 25, 2019

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Barbra Streisand, Clippy, Elton John, Liam Gallager, Michael Jackson, Microsoft, Paul McCartney, Pretty Green, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Warner, Yeezy

Happy birthday, Elton John. He turns 72 today. As for music news on March 25, 2019. RIP the mysterious Scott

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Music History 

Random music news for Tuesday, February 26, 2019

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Auto Tune, Beatles, Haywire, Johnny Lovesin, Junos, Karaoke, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Music sales, R. Kelly, Spotify, Streaming, Warner, YouTube

This was the date in 1993 of the truck bombing of the World Trade Centre in New York. Worse was

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Random music news for Friday, August 3, 2018

August 3, 2018August 2, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment adidas, Alex Jones, Apple, Deezer, Drill Muisc, Flaming Lips, FOLD, Greek Music, InfoWars, Lisa Jobs, Spotify, Steve Jobs, Tesla, UPROXX, Warner, YouTube Music, Zulu Audio

Tom Brady is 41 today. Retire, already. And in music news for August 3, 2018… Apple hit $1 TRILLION in

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Music Industry 

YouTube won’t introduce its music service at SXSW

March 14, 2018March 13, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Google, Muisc Streaming, Sony, SXSW, Universal, Warner, YouTube

Don’t look for YouTube’s music service to launch at SXSW There’s a month’s worth of panel discussions, concerts, art exhibits

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Random music news for Saturday, March 10, 2018

March 10, 2018March 9, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bon Iver, Chester Bennington, Facebook, Gibaon, Google, Kate Bush, Spotify, Tegan & Sara, Twitter, Warner

On this day in 1977, we discovered rings around Uranus. Stop giggling. Here’s music news for March 10, 2018. Here

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When Spotify goes public, labels are going to sell their shares in the company

March 7, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Merlin, Sony, Spotify, Universal, Warner, WIN

Here’s a little secret that few people know: The major record labels have equity positions in Spotify. That’s right: the

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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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