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Industrial Strength: February 20
NERVO, STARLEY UP FOR WORLD DANCE MUSIC RADIO AWARDS Australia s Nervo and Starley are nominees in the World Dance Music Radio Awards, held on Wednesday March 21 at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. It…

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Industrial Strength: February 20
NERVO, STARLEY UP FOR WORLD DANCE MUSIC RADIO AWARDS Australia s Nervo and Starley are nominees in the World Dance Music Radio Awards, held on Wednesday March 21 at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. It…

Universal Music Group revenue grew 10% to $8.9b in 2017
Universal Music Group (UMG) s revenues grew 10% to 5.673 billion (A$8.9 billion at current exchange rate) in 2017. That equated to an average of $22.11 million per day through the calendar year. The…

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Universal Music Group revenue grew 10% to $8.9b in 2017
Universal Music Group (UMG) s revenues grew 10% to 5.673 billion (A$8.9 billion at current exchange rate) in 2017. That equated to an average of $22.11 million per day through the calendar year. The…

Universal Music Publishing Australia signs Robinson to global deal
Universal Music Publishing Australia announced that it has signed New Zealand songwriter-singer and pianist Robinson to a worldwide publishing deal. Growing up in Nelson (and born Anna Robinson), she…

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Universal Music Publishing Australia signs Robinson to global deal
Universal Music Publishing Australia announced that it has signed New Zealand songwriter-singer and pianist Robinson to a worldwide publishing deal. Growing up in Nelson (and born Anna Robinson), she…

Musical Chairs: February 16
SCA SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR CHRIS LEDLIN DEPARTING After a near-18 month stint at Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) as its Director of Social Media where he put together an impressive strategy and team,…

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Musical Chairs: February 16
SCA SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR CHRIS LEDLIN DEPARTING After a near-18 month stint at Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) as its Director of Social Media where he put together an impressive strategy and team,…

Exclusive: Laneway 2018 drew 77,500 in three countries
The reviews of Laneway 2018 were that it again proved to be the people s festival and boasted its best lineup yet this year it drawing in 77,500 across three countries. This was the breakdown:…

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Exclusive: Laneway 2018 drew 77,500 in three countries
The reviews of Laneway 2018 were that it again proved to be the people s festival and boasted its best lineup yet this year it drawing in 77,500 across three countries. This was the breakdown:…

Festivals & Venues: February 15
INAUGURAL GROVE IN THE HEART FOR EASTER … The inaugural Grove Is In The Heart will launch on Easter Saturday (March 31) at Ocean Grove Park in the Victorian surf coast of Ocean Grove. The music…

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Festivals & Venues: February 15
INAUGURAL GROVE IN THE HEART FOR EASTER … The inaugural Grove Is In The Heart will launch on Easter Saturday (March 31) at Ocean Grove Park in the Victorian surf coast of Ocean Grove. The music…

US-based Downtown Music Publishing opens Australian/NZ office, under former Alberts, BMG executive Rachel Kelly
New York City-headquartered Downtown Music Publishing has set up an office in Sydney to focus on songwriters and artists in Australia and New Zealand. It will be overseen by Rachel Kelly, who holds…

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US-based Downtown Music Publishing opens Australian/NZ office, under former Alberts, BMG executive Rachel Kelly
New York City-headquartered Downtown Music Publishing has set up an office in Sydney to focus on songwriters and artists in Australia and New Zealand. It will be overseen by Rachel Kelly, who holds…

New Signings & Team-Ups: February 14
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS PUBLISHING GOES TO KOBALT Latin superstar Enrique Iglesias has assigned is publishing to Kobalt Music. He was previously at Sony/ATV. The deal covers his past works including massive…

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New Signings & Team-Ups: February 14
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS PUBLISHING GOES TO KOBALT Latin superstar Enrique Iglesias has assigned is publishing to Kobalt Music. He was previously at Sony/ATV. The deal covers his past works including massive…

Music Vault welcomes 100,000th visitor, set to discuss gender imbalance in music industry
The Australian Music Vault, which opened in December at Arts Centre Melbourne, has got off to a strong start. In the first two months, it has had 100,000 visitors checking out its interactive…

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Music Vault welcomes 100,000th visitor, set to discuss gender imbalance in music industry
The Australian Music Vault, which opened in December at Arts Centre Melbourne, has got off to a strong start. In the first two months, it has had 100,000 visitors checking out its interactive…

Sony Music makes “significant investment” in Cooking Vinyl Australia
Sony Music Entertainment Australia this morning announced a strategic new partnership with Cooking Vinyl Australia. The deal includes a significant investment from Sony Music in Cooking Vinyl…

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Sony Music makes “significant investment” in Cooking Vinyl Australia
Sony Music Entertainment Australia this morning announced a strategic new partnership with Cooking Vinyl Australia. The deal includes a significant investment from Sony Music in Cooking Vinyl…

Industrial Strength: February 13
REVAMPED YOUTUBE STREAMING SERVICE BY MARCH? All indications are that Google will announce a revamped music streaming service by early March. YouTube Premiere is expected to merge YouTube Music and…

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Industrial Strength: February 13
REVAMPED YOUTUBE STREAMING SERVICE BY MARCH? All indications are that Google will announce a revamped music streaming service by early March. YouTube Premiere is expected to merge YouTube Music and…

The Road To Austin: We Look At Three Young Aussie acts on their first visits to SXSW
TORI FORSYTH It s been two years since Tori Forsyth wrote her first proper song, and now she’s building to the worldwide release in late May of her debut album Dawn Of The Dark, produced by Shane…

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The Road To Austin: We Look At Three Young Aussie acts on their first visits to SXSW
TORI FORSYTH It s been two years since Tori Forsyth wrote her first proper song, and now she’s building to the worldwide release in late May of her debut album Dawn Of The Dark, produced by Shane…
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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