Alan Cross: Music is Back

Back in August of 2020, I had Alan Cross on the show to talk
about the issues facing the music industry in the wake of the
pandemic. In 2022, we could have declared that music was back but
we still didn't have any real numbers with so many people trying
to make up for lost time, missed shows, and those forgotten
tickets stored somewhere on the internet.


In this episode, music geek Alan Cross sits down to tell us about
some of the latest trends in music, why concert tickets are
priced the way they are, who sets the prices and why some tours
are being cancelled before they get started. Yes we talked about
two of the biggest stories surrounding concerts: Taylor Swift's
success and the U.S. Government's Ticketmaster/Live Nation
Anti-Trust lawsuit. We also discussed two Canadian based music
documentaries that radio junkies might be interested in,
including Hate To Love: Nickleback and the CFNY: The Spirit of
Radio.


A transcript and a video version of the show are available on our
network site.


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show:


Nlogic - TV & Radio Audience Data Solutions


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