Sean Ross

Contributing Columnist

 

Ross On Radio: Fresh Listen, iTunes Radio Top 40

Ross On Radio: Fresh Listen, iTunes Radio Top 40

October 08, 2013 7:00 AM EDT 
Broadcasters were quick to dismiss iTunes Radio. In many ways, the criticisms that the people who reinvented everything came up with just another Internet radio service are valid. But iTunes top 40 channels do manage to play the hits a little faster than major-market radio. And if that's so easy, why hasn't everybody done it? We take a Fresh Listen.
Ross On Radio: How Miley Cyrus Became The One That We Want
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Ross On Radio: How Miley Cyrus Became The One That We Want

October 02, 2013 12:05 PM EDT 
When Miley Cyrus appeared in a controversial Vanity Fair photo shoot four years ago, then followed it up with an edgier (and unsuccessful) album, it was considered a career misstep from an artist who we didn't want to grow up so abruptly. Now, Cyrus is astride a "Wrecking Ball" and atop the Hot 100. And why shouldn't it have worked? It worked for Olivia Newton-John 35 years ago. Here's "How Miley Became The One That We Want."
Ross On Radio: The End Of 'Us And Them'
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Ross On Radio: The End Of 'Us And Them'

September 25, 2013 11:43 AM EDT 
This year's NAB/RAB Radio Show and RAIN Summit had their share of "real radio vs. Internet radio" posturing, but following the Cumulus purchase of Rdio, those distinctions seem to be further breaking down. Now, just unveiled research proves that broadcast and pure-plays don't exist in a vacuum from each other. And the debut of iTunes Radio (which we share our first impressions of) is likely to further complicate things.
Ross On Radio: First Listen - QuickHitz
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Ross On Radio: First Listen - QuickHitz

September 18, 2013 1:17 AM EDT 
For years, there have been proponents of a CHR format that edited the hits to their essentials, as a way of playing more songs per hour and generally just picking up the pace. Now, the QuickHitz format has come to the air in Decatur, Ill. And we take a First Listen.
Ross On Radio: Fresh Listen, Boston's Hot 96.9
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Ross On Radio: Fresh Listen, Boston's Hot 96.9

September 11, 2013 1:12 AM EDT 
For nearly a decade, programmers have been trying to bring back the hip-hop, R&B, and rhythmic pop of the '90s. If WBQT (Hot 96.9) Boston maintains its current run, they may be the first station that breaks the '90s jinx. We take a Fresh Listen.
Ross On Radio: Bachata Sends The Remake Right Back At'cha
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Ross On Radio: Bachata Sends The Remake Right Back At'cha

September 05, 2013 2:50 PM EDT 
It's happening mostly off of English-language radio's radar, but Latin radio has been home to a spate of hit remakes of early-'60s (and some '70s) classics by young artists. There's a lot of historical resonance, but also, perhaps, a new blueprint for a remake-averse music business in this week's Ross On Radio.

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