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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.

Latest stories

We’re with the crew: Industry support organisation CrewCare launches for live professionals

We’re with the crew: Industry support organisation CrewCare launches for live professionals

Those thousands of men and women who work in the background, often unseen, to get the shows on the road now have a new, national advocacy organisation. Established by veteran live professionals…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 28, 2019
We’re with the crew: Industry support organisation CrewCare launches for live professionals

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We’re with the crew: Industry support organisation CrewCare launches for live professionals

Those thousands of men and women who work in the background, often unseen, to get the shows on the road now have a new, national advocacy organisation. Established by veteran live professionals…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 28, 2019
Zane Lowe launches New Music Daily show on Apple Music: ‘We’re really creatively flexible’

Zane Lowe launches New Music Daily show on Apple Music: ‘We’re really creatively flexible’

Zane Lowe has a new show. The veteran, New Zealand-born broadcaster goes live tomorrow morning with New Music Daily, a weekly show on Apple Music’s 24/7 global livestream Beats 1. The new programme…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 25, 2019
Zane Lowe launches New Music Daily show on Apple Music: ‘We’re really creatively flexible’

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Zane Lowe launches New Music Daily show on Apple Music: ‘We’re really creatively flexible’

Zane Lowe has a new show. The veteran, New Zealand-born broadcaster goes live tomorrow morning with New Music Daily, a weekly show on Apple Music’s 24/7 global livestream Beats 1. The new programme…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 25, 2019
A-ha’s Mags Furuholmen talks ‘Take On Me’ anniversary and the long, long wait between Australian tours

A-ha’s Mags Furuholmen talks ‘Take On Me’ anniversary and the long, long wait between Australian tours

It’s been said, if you can remember the ‘60s, you weren’t there. If you can remember the year 1985, lucky you. Step into the time machine. 1985 was a pivotal one for music. The single most important…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 24, 2019
A-ha’s Mags Furuholmen talks ‘Take On Me’ anniversary and the long, long wait between Australian tours

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A-ha’s Mags Furuholmen talks ‘Take On Me’ anniversary and the long, long wait between Australian tours

It’s been said, if you can remember the ‘60s, you weren’t there. If you can remember the year 1985, lucky you. Step into the time machine. 1985 was a pivotal one for music. The single most important…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 24, 2019
Soundcharts launches global real-time tracking feature ‘Mentions’

Soundcharts launches global real-time tracking feature ‘Mentions’

Music analytics specialist Soundcharts has launched a new, real-time media tracking tool which is designed to give music professionals a leg up in the tricky game for identifying artists’ hot spots.…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 24, 2019
Soundcharts launches global real-time tracking feature ‘Mentions’

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Soundcharts launches global real-time tracking feature ‘Mentions’

Music analytics specialist Soundcharts has launched a new, real-time media tracking tool which is designed to give music professionals a leg up in the tricky game for identifying artists’ hot spots.…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 24, 2019
Almost half of musicians face sexual harassment at work: Report

Almost half of musicians face sexual harassment at work: Report

Nearly half of all musicians face sexual harassment while going about their work, a new study has found. And most victims don’t come forward due to their concerns about how their claims could affect…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 23, 2019
Almost half of musicians face sexual harassment at work: Report

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Almost half of musicians face sexual harassment at work: Report

Nearly half of all musicians face sexual harassment while going about their work, a new study has found. And most victims don’t come forward due to their concerns about how their claims could affect…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 23, 2019
NSW festival operators threaten exodus after government won’t budge on industry roundtable

NSW festival operators threaten exodus after government won’t budge on industry roundtable

Festivals in NSW are at risk of folding, and those able to weather the current legislative storm would look to take their business elsewhere if government doesn’t make meaningful commitments to…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 22, 2019
NSW festival operators threaten exodus after government won’t budge on industry roundtable

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NSW festival operators threaten exodus after government won’t budge on industry roundtable

Festivals in NSW are at risk of folding, and those able to weather the current legislative storm would look to take their business elsewhere if government doesn’t make meaningful commitments to…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 22, 2019
Adam Ireland joins UMA’s BRING agency to build ‘culturally compelling campaigns’

Adam Ireland joins UMA’s BRING agency to build ‘culturally compelling campaigns’

Adam Ireland has been tapped as General Manager, Brand Partnerships at BRING, Universal Music Australia’s branded entertainment agency. Based in Sydney, Ireland will be responsible for building…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 21, 2019
Adam Ireland joins UMA’s BRING agency to build ‘culturally compelling campaigns’

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Adam Ireland joins UMA’s BRING agency to build ‘culturally compelling campaigns’

Adam Ireland has been tapped as General Manager, Brand Partnerships at BRING, Universal Music Australia’s branded entertainment agency. Based in Sydney, Ireland will be responsible for building…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 21, 2019
APRA to TikTok: ’Do the Right Thing by Copyright Owners’

APRA to TikTok: ’Do the Right Thing by Copyright Owners’

The Australian industry is backing calls for TikTok to change tactic and pay reasonable royalties for music played on its platform. Earlier this week, the U.S. National Music Publishers’ Association…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 18, 2019
APRA to TikTok: ’Do the Right Thing by Copyright Owners’

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APRA to TikTok: ’Do the Right Thing by Copyright Owners’

The Australian industry is backing calls for TikTok to change tactic and pay reasonable royalties for music played on its platform. Earlier this week, the U.S. National Music Publishers’ Association…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 18, 2019
Industry calls for talks with NSW premier over ‘unworkable’ festivals draft bill

Industry calls for talks with NSW premier over ‘unworkable’ festivals draft bill

A stinging open letter addressing the NSW Premier’s "unworkable" draft bill on festivals licensing has so far fallen on deaf ears. A cadre of music industry organisations on Thursday wrote to the…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 18, 2019
Industry calls for talks with NSW premier over ‘unworkable’ festivals draft bill

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Industry calls for talks with NSW premier over ‘unworkable’ festivals draft bill

A stinging open letter addressing the NSW Premier’s "unworkable" draft bill on festivals licensing has so far fallen on deaf ears. A cadre of music industry organisations on Thursday wrote to the…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 18, 2019
Tones And I has cracked the U.S. charts

Tones And I has cracked the U.S. charts

‘Dance Monkey’ has finally swung into the U.S. charts. Tones And I’s monster hit debuts at No. 96 on the Billboard 100 chart, dated Oct. 19, and its parent EP The Kids Are Coming enters the Billboard…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 17, 2019
Tones And I has cracked the U.S. charts

News

Tones And I has cracked the U.S. charts

‘Dance Monkey’ has finally swung into the U.S. charts. Tones And I’s monster hit debuts at No. 96 on the Billboard 100 chart, dated Oct. 19, and its parent EP The Kids Are Coming enters the Billboard…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 17, 2019
'6 Festivals' film scores Screen Australia funding

'6 Festivals' film scores Screen Australia funding

Groovin The Moo is getting the big screen treatment. A half dozen of the nation’s hottest and happiest outdoor fests will feature in a new film, which has secured production funding from Screen…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 16, 2019
'6 Festivals' film scores Screen Australia funding

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'6 Festivals' film scores Screen Australia funding

Groovin The Moo is getting the big screen treatment. A half dozen of the nation’s hottest and happiest outdoor fests will feature in a new film, which has secured production funding from Screen…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 16, 2019
Tones And I becomes first Australian to lead Spotify’s Global Chart

Tones And I becomes first Australian to lead Spotify’s Global Chart

Tones And I continues to go where no Aussie has gone before. ‘Dance Monkey’ has just hit No. 1 on Spotify’s Global Chart, making Tones the first-ever Australian to achieve the feat. ‘Dance Monkey’ is…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 15, 2019
Tones And I becomes first Australian to lead Spotify’s Global Chart

News

Tones And I becomes first Australian to lead Spotify’s Global Chart

Tones And I continues to go where no Aussie has gone before. ‘Dance Monkey’ has just hit No. 1 on Spotify’s Global Chart, making Tones the first-ever Australian to achieve the feat. ‘Dance Monkey’ is…

By Lars Brandle - Oct 15, 2019
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