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When Jackson met Tones: The story of how Australia's biggest new star went from busking to the top of the charts
Smash hit records don’t just make themselves. They’re a strange blend of good fortune, know-how, talent and timing, with a dash of serendipity. There’s no bigger record in the world right now than…
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When Jackson met Tones: The story of how Australia's biggest new star went from busking to the top of the charts
Smash hit records don’t just make themselves. They’re a strange blend of good fortune, know-how, talent and timing, with a dash of serendipity. There’s no bigger record in the world right now than…
APRA’s Dean Ormston talks record year, ‘Netflix effect’ and international revenue
The numbers are in. And they’re up, right across the board. APRA AMCOS today reports all-time high $471.8 million revenue for its 2018-19 financial year, up 12.3%, thanks in part to surging royalties…
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APRA’s Dean Ormston talks record year, ‘Netflix effect’ and international revenue
The numbers are in. And they’re up, right across the board. APRA AMCOS today reports all-time high $471.8 million revenue for its 2018-19 financial year, up 12.3%, thanks in part to surging royalties…
Tones And I, Teskey Brothers and Hilltop Hoods lead 2019 ARIA Award nominations
The Tones And I juggernaut keeps rolling as the ‘Dance Monkey’ singer nabs eight nominations for next month's ARIA Awards, more than any other artist. Just a year ago, Tones was honing her craft as a…
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Tones And I, Teskey Brothers and Hilltop Hoods lead 2019 ARIA Award nominations
The Tones And I juggernaut keeps rolling as the ‘Dance Monkey’ singer nabs eight nominations for next month's ARIA Awards, more than any other artist. Just a year ago, Tones was honing her craft as a…
TEG’s Geoff Jones talks expansion into U.K. and Europe: It’s the ‘logical next step’
It’s full-steam ahead for Ticketek-owner TEG, which plans to expand further into Asia and across the globe following its acquisition by Silver Lake. Speaking to trade journalists in a conference call…
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TEG’s Geoff Jones talks expansion into U.K. and Europe: It’s the ‘logical next step’
It’s full-steam ahead for Ticketek-owner TEG, which plans to expand further into Asia and across the globe following its acquisition by Silver Lake. Speaking to trade journalists in a conference call…
Tones And I breaks ARIA record, tops U.K. chart with 'Dance Monkey'
She’s done it. Tones And I has the all-time ARIA singles chart record all to herself, and she’s done it while crowning the U.K. chart for the first time. The Melbourne-raised singer’s global hit…
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Tones And I breaks ARIA record, tops U.K. chart with 'Dance Monkey'
She’s done it. Tones And I has the all-time ARIA singles chart record all to herself, and she’s done it while crowning the U.K. chart for the first time. The Melbourne-raised singer’s global hit…
Robbie Miller scores deals in Europe, Americas for new single ‘The Come Down’
Brisbane-based singer and songwriter Robbie Miller has landed label deals on both sides of the Atlantic for his new recording 'The Come Down,' a collaboration with rising indie-folk artist Greta…
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Robbie Miller scores deals in Europe, Americas for new single ‘The Come Down’
Brisbane-based singer and songwriter Robbie Miller has landed label deals on both sides of the Atlantic for his new recording 'The Come Down,' a collaboration with rising indie-folk artist Greta…
Ticketek owner TEG bought by private equity group Silver Lake
TEG, the Australian live entertainment giant and Ticketek owner, has been acquired by Silver Lake, a U.S.-based private equity company which specialises in technology investing. TEG’s management…
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Ticketek owner TEG bought by private equity group Silver Lake
TEG, the Australian live entertainment giant and Ticketek owner, has been acquired by Silver Lake, a U.S.-based private equity company which specialises in technology investing. TEG’s management…
Bob Aird talks AMPAL honour, reflects on music publishing career: It was ‘quite a blast’
When Bob Aird steps down from the AMPAL board next month, he’ll do so as a member of a music publishing trinity, if you like. Aird was recently presented with the AMPAL Award for Outstanding…
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Bob Aird talks AMPAL honour, reflects on music publishing career: It was ‘quite a blast’
When Bob Aird steps down from the AMPAL board next month, he’ll do so as a member of a music publishing trinity, if you like. Aird was recently presented with the AMPAL Award for Outstanding…
Australian venues place highly in global ‘arena power list’
Venues from Down Under figure prominently in a new poll of the world’s leading arenas. Billboard’s newly-published 2019 Power Arena List rank the highest-grossing indoor venues on the planet, the…
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Australian venues place highly in global ‘arena power list’
Venues from Down Under figure prominently in a new poll of the world’s leading arenas. Billboard’s newly-published 2019 Power Arena List rank the highest-grossing indoor venues on the planet, the…
Tones And I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ is on target for the U.K. No. 1
Hold that pose, because ‘Dance Monkey’ is on track for the U.K. chart crown. Tones And I’s all-conquering hit is a record-smoker in Australia and it leaps to No. 1 on the Official Charts Company’s…
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Tones And I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ is on target for the U.K. No. 1
Hold that pose, because ‘Dance Monkey’ is on track for the U.K. chart crown. Tones And I’s all-conquering hit is a record-smoker in Australia and it leaps to No. 1 on the Official Charts Company’s…
Meet the team behind Tones And I's ‘Dance Monkey’ video
True story, it’s ‘Dance Monkey’ mania right now. Tones And I has captured the zeitgeist with a tune that’s catchier than the flu, and its cracking music video is now up for a major award. The…
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Meet the team behind Tones And I's ‘Dance Monkey’ video
True story, it’s ‘Dance Monkey’ mania right now. Tones And I has captured the zeitgeist with a tune that’s catchier than the flu, and its cracking music video is now up for a major award. The…
Australians are still buying music, almost everyone is streaming: IFPI report
We’re listening to more music than ever before and we’re still buying it, though we’re obsessed with YouTube. And if you fit Double J’s demographic, there’s a good chance you’ve discovered Spotify,…
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Australians are still buying music, almost everyone is streaming: IFPI report
We’re listening to more music than ever before and we’re still buying it, though we’re obsessed with YouTube. And if you fit Double J’s demographic, there’s a good chance you’ve discovered Spotify,…
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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