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Niriko McLure launches Third Person Management with Jarryd James, EGOISM & more: Exclusive
Niriko McLure launches Third Person Management with a four-strong artist roster and creative director services, TIO can exclusively reveal.Based in Sydney, McLure’s new artist management venture is…

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Niriko McLure launches Third Person Management with Jarryd James, EGOISM & more: Exclusive
Niriko McLure launches Third Person Management with a four-strong artist roster and creative director services, TIO can exclusively reveal.Based in Sydney, McLure’s new artist management venture is…
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Like always, the money is in the song [Op Ed]
There was a time, an age ago, when the record business was going gangbusters, shifting pieces of plastic. When all that went south, live music became solid rock. You couldn’t steal live, was one of…
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Like always, the money is in the song [Op Ed]
There was a time, an age ago, when the record business was going gangbusters, shifting pieces of plastic. When all that went south, live music became solid rock. You couldn’t steal live, was one of…

Tixel’s co-founder Zac Leigh talks tech, and the road ahead for live
The marketplace for ticketing hit a wall in 2020. A COVID wall. With a vaccine on the way, and Australia’s states and territories largely getting a grip on community transmissions, that barrier…

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Tixel’s co-founder Zac Leigh talks tech, and the road ahead for live
The marketplace for ticketing hit a wall in 2020. A COVID wall. With a vaccine on the way, and Australia’s states and territories largely getting a grip on community transmissions, that barrier…

Live Performance Australia presents Business Interruption Fund to government
Australia’s live entertainment sector desperately needs a new fund to shield businesses from future lockdowns, like the one that turned 2020 into a wasteland for concerts and touring. Live…

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Live Performance Australia presents Business Interruption Fund to government
Australia’s live entertainment sector desperately needs a new fund to shield businesses from future lockdowns, like the one that turned 2020 into a wasteland for concerts and touring. Live…

Millie Millgate appointed director of Support Act
Millie Millgate is now a board member at Support Act, the organisation that provides relief to performing artists, musicians, crew and others working in the industry. Based in Sydney-based, Millgate…

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Millie Millgate appointed director of Support Act
Millie Millgate is now a board member at Support Act, the organisation that provides relief to performing artists, musicians, crew and others working in the industry. Based in Sydney-based, Millgate…
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Making a list, checking it twice. Voila, Tones And I comes out on top [Op-Ed]
True story: journalists love lists. We compile them in our heads, while riding the bus and walking the dog. And not just the necessary to-do lists. We keep score of the essential frivolous stuff.…
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Making a list, checking it twice. Voila, Tones And I comes out on top [Op-Ed]
True story: journalists love lists. We compile them in our heads, while riding the bus and walking the dog. And not just the necessary to-do lists. We keep score of the essential frivolous stuff.…

Inside the new Abbey Road Institute collaboration with Studios 301
Big visions need time and space to take shape. For the teams behind the Abbey Road Institute move into Studios 301, the pandemic created that opportunity. Last week, the Institute announced it would…

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Inside the new Abbey Road Institute collaboration with Studios 301
Big visions need time and space to take shape. For the teams behind the Abbey Road Institute move into Studios 301, the pandemic created that opportunity. Last week, the Institute announced it would…

Tones And I's 'Dance Monkey' dominates Apple Music, Shazam year-end charts
For Tones And I, the year ends pretty much how it started: On top of the world. Tones’ ‘Dance Monkey’ comes in at No. 1 on Apple Music’s global list of Top 25 Shazamed Songs, and it’s No. 3 on the…

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Tones And I's 'Dance Monkey' dominates Apple Music, Shazam year-end charts
For Tones And I, the year ends pretty much how it started: On top of the world. Tones’ ‘Dance Monkey’ comes in at No. 1 on Apple Music’s global list of Top 25 Shazamed Songs, and it’s No. 3 on the…
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Where are the big Christmas releases? Blame COVID, streaming and social media [Op-Ed]
It’s that most magical time of the year. Toys in every store, Mariah Carey is invading our earspace, you can almost smell the holidays. Something is, however, missing from the Christmas mix. Where…
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Where are the big Christmas releases? Blame COVID, streaming and social media [Op-Ed]
It’s that most magical time of the year. Toys in every store, Mariah Carey is invading our earspace, you can almost smell the holidays. Something is, however, missing from the Christmas mix. Where…

BMG signs Slumberjack to global publishing deal
Slumberjack has signed a global publishing agreement with BMG Australia. The Perth-based electronic duo joins a growing roster of electronic-leaning Australian artists at BMG, a list that includes…

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BMG signs Slumberjack to global publishing deal
Slumberjack has signed a global publishing agreement with BMG Australia. The Perth-based electronic duo joins a growing roster of electronic-leaning Australian artists at BMG, a list that includes…

Hollow Front sign with UNFD
Hollow Front are the latest U.S. signing to the growing UNFD roster. The Grand Rapids, Michigan metalcore outfit celebrate the new deal with the official release today of 'Wearing Thin' and…

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Hollow Front sign with UNFD
Hollow Front are the latest U.S. signing to the growing UNFD roster. The Grand Rapids, Michigan metalcore outfit celebrate the new deal with the official release today of 'Wearing Thin' and…

Sia, Jawsh 685 rule TikTok’s year-end lists
Have you done your year-end list? TikTok has. The short-video streaming platform today (3rd December) unveils its inaugural end-of-year review, with recaps on the top creators, trends and clips…

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Sia, Jawsh 685 rule TikTok’s year-end lists
Have you done your year-end list? TikTok has. The short-video streaming platform today (3rd December) unveils its inaugural end-of-year review, with recaps on the top creators, trends and clips…
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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