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Random music news for Saturday, February 6, 2021

February 6, 2021February 6, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Canada, Cardi B, Grease, Marilyn Manson, Panic! At the Disco, Prince, Super Bowl, TikTok, Weeknd

Be happy you don’t live in this quaint English village. Gross. What’s wrong with people? Distract yourself from the mental

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Random music news for Saturday, May 2, 2020

May 2, 2020May 1, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments American Dad, Beatles, Concerts, Eddie Vedder, Eminiem, Madonna, Pearl Jam, Podcasts, Smartphones, Weeknd, Wheatus, Willie Nelson, Yellow Submarine

The supply of new TV program is so bad that Channel 4 in the UK has greenlit a new show

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Random music news for Saturday, April 4, 2020

April 4, 2020April 4, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments American Dad, Corinavirus, COVID-19, Janet Jackson, Noel Gallagher, Record Stores, Seth McFarlane, Soundcloud, Speakers, Tekashi 6ix9ine, Weeknd, YNW Melly

No, it’s not your imagination. You may have seen robins earlier than usual. Let’s move to music news for April

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Random Music News for Thursday, August 10, 2017

August 10, 2017August 9, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Android, Apple, Bill Murray, Bracepot, Chester Bennington, David Crosby, Detroit, Groundhog Day, iOS, Killers, Lemmy, Liam Gallagher, Motorhead, Roland, Techno, Todd Haynes, TR-808, Velvet Underground, Weeknd

Here’s the best part about potential North Korean missile attacks on the US: They’d have to fly over Canadian territory

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Drake and The Weeknd Battle It Out for Spotify Supremacy

December 1, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drake, Spotify, Weeknd

When it comes to artists on Spotify, Canada, rules. Drake is the most-streamed act on Spotify with 1.8 billion listens

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Why Are So Many Canadian Artists Do So Well on American Radio?

September 19, 2016September 19, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, Drake, Justin Bieber, Radio, Weeknd

If it weren’t for Canadian artists, the American music landscape would be much, much different. FYIMusicNews.ca points us to this

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Random Music News for Friday, December 11, 2015

December 11, 2015December 11, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment AC/DC, Audeze, Blink-182, Ed Sheeran, Kanye West, Kim Jong-Un, Michael Jackson, One Direction, Weeknd

A couple more days here at the NE Caribbean Command post before I’ll be drag kicking and screaming from this

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The Internet Said Barack Obama Sang “I Can’t Feel My Face”

September 15, 2015September 15, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barack Obama, Mashup, Weeknd

He didn’t, of course. But under CanCon rules for radio wouldn’t this  over of “I Can’t Feel My Face” qualify

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Random Music News for Monday, September 14, 2015

September 14, 2015September 14, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Big Bang Theory, Dave Grohl, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Green Day, Hologram, Meal Loaf, Neil Peart, Rush, Sennheiser, Stephen Page, The Damned, The Martian, Tupac, Weeknd, Whitney Houston

Today’s music news comes from the ANA business lounge at Narita Airport in Tokyo. Stephen Page has sued his old

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