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Random music news for Tuesday, July 13, 2021

July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anti-Vaxxers, Apple TV, Blink-182, Canada's Walk of Fame, Cancer, Cardi B, Dan Reynolds, Imagine Dragons, K-Pop, Mark Hoppus, Netflix, NFL, NFTs, Nightclubs, Podcasts, Radio, Super Mario, Voice Cloning, YouTube

That’s a little too much for a Super Mario 64 game, don’t you think? Now let’s switch to music news

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Random music news for Monday, July 12, 2021

July 12, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment 50 Cent, ABC, ASMR, Deezer, Dua Lipa, Fyre Festival, iPod, Jack Antonoff, Johnny Lydon, MTV, My Chemical Romance, Olivia Rodrigo, Rolling Stone, Sex Pistols, St. Vincent, Taylor Swift, TikTok, Triumph, YouTube

Back to work after a short vacation. Things on these pages will be operating as normal for the next while.

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Random music news for Saturday, July 10, 2021

July 10, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Big Wreck, Chad Kroeger, Deep Fake Music, DMX, Four Seasons Landscaping, Music Festivals, Prince, Seinfeld, TikTok, UFEA, Viberate, World in Motion, YouTube

Beetle juice! And yes, I spelled that right. Enjoy that and then move on to music news for July 10,

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Random music news for Saturday, June 19, 2021

June 19, 2021June 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Apple Music, AstraZeneca, Beatles, Cannabis, DC Universe, Deezer, Facebook, Grateful Dead, Hi-Res Audio, Jerry Garcia, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Noodles, Offspring, Peter Jackson, Sinead O'Connor, YouTube

Apple Music might end up in more places in the near future. Here’s why. Deezer is offering samples of its

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Random music news for Friday, June 11, 2021

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Bill C-10, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Concerts, Diddy, Festivals, Jimmy Fallon, Live Nation, Megadeth, Metallica, Rock Cruises, Stone Roses, YouTube

Britain is one of the most sweariest places in the world. And now some want it to be less sweary?

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Random music news for Thursday, June 10, 2021

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments American Song Contest, Apple Music, Eurovision, Football Songs, George Harrison, Hall and Oates, Hotel, Instagram, Kanye West, Love Shack, Merch, Pink Floyd, Slipknot, Twitter, Vinyl, YouTube

Scientists have figured out the weight of all the COVID-19 viruses in the world. It’s not much. Ponder that as

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Both Spotify and YouTube turn in some big Q1 pandemic numbers

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Financial Results, Q1, Spotify, YouTube

Earlier today (April 28), Spotify released its financial results for the first quarter of 2021. Here are some highlights. The

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This website unearths great but sadly ignored music videos

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Here Before a Million, Music VIdeos, YouTube

We’re always hearing about music videos with hundreds of millions or even billions of views. But below that upper crust

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Ongoing History Daily: The tough fans of Philadelphia

April 14, 2021April 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Streaming, YouTube

When it comes to ranking fans in various cities across North America for the best or worst, Philadelphia always comes

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The world’s biggest music streaming platform is…

April 13, 2021April 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ongoing History, YouTube

Here’s a question you can use to win a bar bet sometime. What’s the most popular music streaming platform in

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YouTube: Still a monster

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Social Media, YouTube

Remember when critics slammed Google for buying YouTube back in 2006 for US$1.65 billion? “It’s a money pit! It’s a

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

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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