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Random music news for Thursday, November 24, 2022

November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments YouTube

US Thanksgiving. That means nothing but turkey and football from there. Music news for November 24, 2022, has been source

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Random music news for Saturday, October 15, 2022

October 15, 2022October 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concept Albums, Georgia Strait, Grammy Awards, Halloween, Iron Maiden, Jacob Hoggard, Jamaica, James Bond, Masked Singers, Mercury Prize, Pearl Jam, Serena Ryder, Supreme Court, Ticketmaster, YouTube

Wow. That’s…fast. (Via Larry) Now take some time to leisurely go through music news for October 15, 2022. This US

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Random music news for Thursday, September 22, 2022

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Audiobooks, Bono, Kanye West, Karen O, Marilyn Manson, Peter Frampton, Resso, Sex Pistols, Shazam, Slipknot, Spotify, TikTok, Tommy Lee, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, YouTube

Dude: If you’re going to have a side hustle, you probably should have avoided something like this. Moving on to

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YouTube Shorts seeks to wound TikTok with a new path to music discovery

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Discovery, Sounds from Shorts, Sounds on Shorts, TikTok, YouTube, YouTube Shorts

TikTok is by far the hottest social media platform out there, so competitors like TikTok, SnapChat, and YouTube are paying

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Random music news for Thursday, September 15, 2022

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bitcoin, Black Keys, David Bowie, Gen A, Jay-Z, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, Michelle Branch, Patrick Carney, Paul McCartney, Red Tangent, YouTube

One of the reasons I like Ryan Reynolds is because he’s not afraid to do things like this. Moving to

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This is why the music industry is paying such close attention to social media

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Facebook, Instagram, Pew Research Center, Snapchat, Social Media, Teens, TikTok, YouTube

There’s a new survey by the Pew Research Centre into how American teens use social media. The music industry would

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, August 11, 2022

August 11, 2022October 15, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments ByteDance, CDs, Daryl Hunt, Donald Trump, K-Pop, Lady Gaga, Lamont Dozier, Motown, Noel Gallagher, Pogues, TikTok, U2, Ukraine, YouTube

If you feel that the world is spinning faster than ever before, you’re not wrong. Literally not wrong. Now try

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Music Industry 

This guy says he has a solution to copyright infringement on YouTube

July 31, 2022July 31, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyright, Infringement, MrBeast, Takedown, YouTube

If you post music-related material on YouTube, it’s possible that you’ve had the indignity of having your content taken down

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, July 28, 2022

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arabic Pop, Bruce Springsteen, CDs, Classic Rock, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, Fuji Rock Festival, India, Live Nation, Lollapalooza, R Kelly, Shania Twain, Spotify, Stephen Colbert, YouTube

Spongebob? Is that you? If not, who or what is it? Ponder that as you browse through music news for

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Random music news for Wednesday, July 27, 2022

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Apple, Drake, Facebook, Imagine Dragons, Pulp, Ratt, Sexual Misconduct, T-Shirts, Ticketmaster, YouTube

Wait: Climate change is affecting gravity? That would get people’s attention. So might music news for July 27, 2022. Sexual

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Music Industry 

YouTube is huge and getting huger when it comes to music. Here are the latest figures.

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billion Views, Ganghan Style, Psy, YouTube

Ten years ago this month, Psy released “Gangham Style” on YouTube. Today, it is the fifth-most viewed video on the

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