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Psy’s “Gangnam Style” Isn’t the Most-Viewed Music Video on YouTube Anymore. Wanna Guess What’s Number 1 Now?

For years, Psy’s 2012 release “Gangnam Style” held the record as the most-viewed music video on all of YouTube. You

The idea of computers writing songs has been in the news this year as scientists seek to stretch the frontiers

Forbes like to keep tabs on how much the 1% earn. Here’s the top five from their annual list of

*Sigh* Back to work. Distract yourself from reality with some music news. It’ll work for a while. David Bowie is

Back on this date in 1986, a war between the Netherlands and the Scilly Isles ended after 335 years. No,

Rapper Wiz Khalifa may like a spliff or two but he’s not content with just sitting around getting high. He’s

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 […]
Andrew Dick
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 […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver