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Lars Brandle

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Lars Brandle has reported at the frontline of the international music industry for over 25 years. A former musician, Lars joined the American music trade “bible” Billboard in 2000 and went on to serve as Global News Editor, based in London. Now Billboard’s Australia correspondent and senior writer with The Brag Media, Lars has appeared on CNN, the BBC and ABC, American Public Media and South Africa's EastCoast Radio, and he has spoken at Midem in Cannes, Music Matters in Singapore, Amsterdam Dance Event, London's City Showcase and at industry gatherings on both sides of the Tasman. His works have been published by Reuters, Media Week, Spin, and The Hollywood Reporter, and he has featured as a pundit in the Australian Financial Review, Business Review Weekly and Britain’s The Independent.

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Biordi Music embroiled in copyright dispute over Nasa Nova beat

Biordi Music embroiled in copyright dispute over Nasa Nova beat

A legal brouhaha is bubbling away in Australia’s hip-hop community, in a copyright dispute involving several standout acts in the genre and a fast-rising music company.Kuda Beats, a music producer…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 16, 2021
Biordi Music embroiled in copyright dispute over Nasa Nova beat

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Biordi Music embroiled in copyright dispute over Nasa Nova beat

A legal brouhaha is bubbling away in Australia’s hip-hop community, in a copyright dispute involving several standout acts in the genre and a fast-rising music company.Kuda Beats, a music producer…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 16, 2021
Support Act 'Head First' conference in Sydney has been postponed

Support Act 'Head First' conference in Sydney has been postponed

Sydney was set to snag a new, mid-winter music industry conference with a focus on mental health next month. Following the recent COVID-19 restrictions which have been put in place across a number of…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 15, 2021
Support Act 'Head First' conference in Sydney has been postponed

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Support Act 'Head First' conference in Sydney has been postponed

Sydney was set to snag a new, mid-winter music industry conference with a focus on mental health next month. Following the recent COVID-19 restrictions which have been put in place across a number of…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 15, 2021
1300 signs with New World Artists: Exclusive

1300 signs with New World Artists: Exclusive

1300 are dialing it up with a new agency deal. The Sydney-based Korean rap outfit signs with Edwin Tehrani at New World Artists, the independent live music booking agency and concert tour promoter,…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 15, 2021
1300 signs with New World Artists: Exclusive

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1300 signs with New World Artists: Exclusive

1300 are dialing it up with a new agency deal. The Sydney-based Korean rap outfit signs with Edwin Tehrani at New World Artists, the independent live music booking agency and concert tour promoter,…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 15, 2021
Harvey Lister recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list

Harvey Lister recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list

Live entertainment legend Harvey Lister, Chairman and CEO of ASM Global (Asia Pacific), has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2021.…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 14, 2021
Harvey Lister recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list

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Harvey Lister recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list

Live entertainment legend Harvey Lister, Chairman and CEO of ASM Global (Asia Pacific), has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2021.…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 14, 2021
TEG acquires London venues XOYO, Camden Assembly

TEG acquires London venues XOYO, Camden Assembly

TEG is expanding its portfolio of U.K. assets. The Sydney-based concerts, ticketing the technology group snaps-up London venues XOYO and the Camden Assembly, with both sites expected to re-open their…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 14, 2021
TEG acquires London venues XOYO, Camden Assembly

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TEG acquires London venues XOYO, Camden Assembly

TEG is expanding its portfolio of U.K. assets. The Sydney-based concerts, ticketing the technology group snaps-up London venues XOYO and the Camden Assembly, with both sites expected to re-open their…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 14, 2021
Apple Music’s 100 game-changing albums: Check out the Aussie acts who make the list

Apple Music’s 100 game-changing albums: Check out the Aussie acts who make the list

What do Flume, Gurrumul, Kylie and The Saints have in common? A lot, as it turns out. They’ve changed the course of popular music, created albums that tower about the rest and demand repeat…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 11, 2021
Apple Music’s 100 game-changing albums: Check out the Aussie acts who make the list

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Apple Music’s 100 game-changing albums: Check out the Aussie acts who make the list

What do Flume, Gurrumul, Kylie and The Saints have in common? A lot, as it turns out. They’ve changed the course of popular music, created albums that tower about the rest and demand repeat…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 11, 2021
RONIN signs with L.A.’s APG: Exclusive

RONIN signs with L.A.’s APG: Exclusive

Artist Partner Group (APG), the Los Angeles-based independent record and publishing group, has signed Brisbane hip-hop artist RONIN, TIO can exclusively reveal. The new deal drops as the emerging…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 10, 2021
RONIN signs with L.A.’s APG: Exclusive

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RONIN signs with L.A.’s APG: Exclusive

Artist Partner Group (APG), the Los Angeles-based independent record and publishing group, has signed Brisbane hip-hop artist RONIN, TIO can exclusively reveal. The new deal drops as the emerging…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 10, 2021
Tkay Maidza, King Gizzard up for U.K. AIM Awards

Tkay Maidza, King Gizzard up for U.K. AIM Awards

Tkay Maidza’s breakthrough is gathering momentum in the U.K., where she snags a brace of nominations for the 2021 AIM Independent Music Awards. The Zimbabwe-born, Australia-based singer, songwriter…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 10, 2021
Tkay Maidza, King Gizzard up for U.K. AIM Awards

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Tkay Maidza, King Gizzard up for U.K. AIM Awards

Tkay Maidza’s breakthrough is gathering momentum in the U.K., where she snags a brace of nominations for the 2021 AIM Independent Music Awards. The Zimbabwe-born, Australia-based singer, songwriter…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 10, 2021

The Zoo’s Pixie Weyand talks evolution, pain of the pandemic: ‘We've been in the deep end for over a year'

The Zoo has always done things different. When the live music venue opened for business in 1992, in a space upstairs on Ann Street, in the heart of Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, punters were provided…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 9, 2021
The Zoo’s Pixie Weyand talks evolution, pain of the pandemic: ‘We've been in the deep end for over a year'

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The Zoo’s Pixie Weyand talks evolution, pain of the pandemic: ‘We've been in the deep end for over a year'

The Zoo has always done things different. When the live music venue opened for business in 1992, in a space upstairs on Ann Street, in the heart of Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, punters were provided…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 9, 2021
Crowded House’s ‘Dreamers Are Waiting’ on target for U.K. Top 5 debut

Crowded House’s ‘Dreamers Are Waiting’ on target for U.K. Top 5 debut

Crowded House’s comeback album is on track for a Top 5 finish in the U.K. Neil Finn and Co. dropped their seventh and latest album studio last Friday (June 4), Dreamers Are Waiting (EMI), the…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 8, 2021
Crowded House’s ‘Dreamers Are Waiting’ on target for U.K. Top 5 debut

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Crowded House’s ‘Dreamers Are Waiting’ on target for U.K. Top 5 debut

Crowded House’s comeback album is on track for a Top 5 finish in the U.K. Neil Finn and Co. dropped their seventh and latest album studio last Friday (June 4), Dreamers Are Waiting (EMI), the…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 8, 2021
U.K.'s #BrokenRecord campaign for fair streaming rates adds Rolling Stones, Barry Gibb & more

U.K.'s #BrokenRecord campaign for fair streaming rates adds Rolling Stones, Barry Gibb & more

The British debate for streaming reform is gathering pace as the biggest acts in history enter the argument. On Monday, the prime minister Boris Johnson was served with another reminder of the…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 8, 2021
U.K.'s #BrokenRecord campaign for fair streaming rates adds Rolling Stones, Barry Gibb & more

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U.K.'s #BrokenRecord campaign for fair streaming rates adds Rolling Stones, Barry Gibb & more

The British debate for streaming reform is gathering pace as the biggest acts in history enter the argument. On Monday, the prime minister Boris Johnson was served with another reminder of the…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 8, 2021
Jazzy K recounts working with Babyface, MyGuyMars, and her strange industry journey: 'There is no map'

Jazzy K recounts working with Babyface, MyGuyMars, and her strange industry journey: 'There is no map'

Sometimes in music, you get lucky. Oftentimes, you make your own luck, if you're willing to wait or jump when the moment is right. Jazzy K, the Sydney-based electronic pop artist, made those lucky…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 7, 2021
Jazzy K recounts working with Babyface, MyGuyMars, and her strange industry journey: 'There is no map'

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Jazzy K recounts working with Babyface, MyGuyMars, and her strange industry journey: 'There is no map'

Sometimes in music, you get lucky. Oftentimes, you make your own luck, if you're willing to wait or jump when the moment is right. Jazzy K, the Sydney-based electronic pop artist, made those lucky…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 7, 2021
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