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Random music news for Saturday, September 17, 2022

September 17, 2022September 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Beatles, Eminem, Emineum, Johnny Lydon, Kanye West, Kim Jong-Un, Liam Gallagher, Metallica, North Korea, Queen Elizabeth, Slipknot, Sublime, Talking Blues, Weezer, Whitney Houston

Shocking. Just shocking news from the world of streaming. (And yeah, The Smiths’ “The Queen is Dead” is on the

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Random music news for Saturday, December 18, 2021

December 18, 2021December 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton, Kanye West, KISS, Paul Stanley, Rage Against the Machine, Toronto, Whitney Houston

One week until Christmas. Just sayin’. And the music news just keeps on coming. Here’s what we have for December

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Random music news for Saturday, July 24, 2021

July 24, 2021July 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Amazon, Anthony Kiedis, Apple, Artwork, Chris Martin, Concerts, Gen Z, Holograms, Live Nation, Punk, Rolling Stones, Shirley Manson, Spatial Audio, Whitney Houston

Olympics! Right. Probably should start watching, huh? But only after music news for July 24, 2021. To help get the

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Random music news for Tuesday, October 27, 2020

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Eddie Van Halen, Glastonbury, Grateful Dead, Iron Maiden, Jerry Garcia, Michael Jackson, Mother Mother, Taylor Swift, TikTok, USS, Whitney Houston

Stressed? You might want one of these. And this is what I’ve got for music news for October 27, 2020.

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Random music news for Friday, February 21, 2020

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bluetooth, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Death Metal, Donald Trump, Green Day, Hologram, Larry Tesler, Matt Healy, Neil Young, Podcasts, Reunions, Spotify, Whitney Houston

Larry Tesler has died. Who’s he? You’ll probably have cause to remember him today. He’s the guy who invented cut,

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Random music news for Thursday, January 2, 2020

January 2, 2020October 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Justin Brady, Liam Gallagher, Meat Loaf, Oasis, Streaming, Vinyl, Whitney Houston, Wildfires

Back to work yet? Or are you off until Monday? Regardless, you still need your daily dose of music news.

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Random music news for Tuesday, May 21, 2019

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AirSynth, Ariana Grande, Drake, Hologram, Massive Attack, Over the Rainbow, Sony, Tom DeLonge, Whitney Houston, Wizard of Oz, Woodstock

One summer long weekend down. But there’s still three more to go. Meanwhile, let’s get back to work with some

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Random music news for Saturday, May 26, 2018

May 26, 2018May 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments A&R, Broadway, China, Common, GDPR, Hard Rock Daddy, Kanye West, Morgan Freeman, Muzenly, National Anthem, NFL, NOW, Payola, Peex, Playlists, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Seth Rogen, Spotify, Starbucks, Starving Artist, Teenage Head, Whitney Houston, YouTube Music

NO MORE GDPR EMAILS! PLEASE! I don’t even subscribe to 75% of these newsletters! And now, for music news on

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Random music news for Friday, April 6, 2018

April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Chelsea Hotel, Despacito, Dire Straits, iOS, Lorde, Mark Knopfler, Morrissey, Queen, Smart Speakers, Soda, Turkey, Whitney Houston, YouTube

Today is the long trip home from Asia. Thanks to crossing to the dateline, April 6, 2018, will be about

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Random Music News for Saturday, January 6, 2018

January 6, 2018January 5, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, CES, Chris Martin, David Bowie, Diddy, Distiller, Figure Skating, Jimmy Iovine, Justin Bieber, Whitney Houston

I think a glacier is forming in my backyard. Should I be worried? And now, some music news for Saturday,

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Random Music News for Friday, July 14, 2017

July 14, 2017July 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 Live Crew, Boss, Britney Spears, Chance the Rapper, Clean Raving, Common, David Bowie, DMX, Gerard Way, Kid Rock, Madonna, Michael Jackson, My Chemical Romance, Queen, Snoop Dogg, Vanilla Ice, Whitney Houston

Happy Bastille Day! And here’s what’s making music news on July 14. Hardcore Trump supporter Kid Rock says he’s going

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