Music Streaming

• Canadian businessman buys Neil Young song rights, aims for ‘best opportunities possible’ for Young

  Fans of Canadian music legend Neil Young are wondering what a massive business deal will mean for his songs.

  Entertainment

  Jan 13
• Alan Cross: Would it be nice is Spotify paid more to artists? Yes, but it’s complicated

  Spotify is constantly being called out for its minuscule payouts to artists. The situation is actually more complicated than you might think.

  Entertainment

  Nov 1, 2020
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• Alan Cross: The vinyl resurrection is in trouble. Is it over for LPs? For Canadians, it might be

  Has COVID-19 burst the vinyl bubble? It's starting to look like it.

  Commentary

  Aug 30, 2020
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• Playing a dangerous game: Alan Cross has some predictions for the future of music

  Predicting where music is going even in the near-term future can be a fool's game. But are the answers in this data?

  Entertainment

  Jul 19, 2020
• Canadian Musicians Coalition’s proposal on wages is modest and make sense

  It's been a brutal year for musicians thanks to COVID-19. A new group is looking at ways to subsidize our music culture.

  Commentary

  Jun 21, 2020
• How our music is shaped by technology, part 2: Alan Cross

  Music and technology have been tied together for centuries, but some new developments have altered music in unexpected ways, not all of them good.

  Commentary

  Jun 2, 2019
• Streaming music is worse for the environment than CDs, vinyl: study

  'The Cost of Music' is a joint music consumption study penned by the University of Glasgow and the University of Oslo.

  Entertainment

  Apr 10, 2019
• SiriusXM set to acquire Pandora in $3.5B deal

  Pandora has been searching for buyers for years. SiriusXM will now take them on to create the "world's largest audio entertainment company."

  Entertainment

  Sep 25, 2018
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• Streaming has changed the way we deal with music — let us count the ways: Alan Cross

  You might be surprised to learn how music streaming is having a profound effect on music fans, the music industry, and artists.

  Commentary

  Apr 21, 2018
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• Apple snaps up song-recognition app Shazam for estimated $400M

  Apple said it would buy Shazam in a fresh bid to secure an edge in the intensifying battle of streaming services.

  Tech

  Dec 11, 2017