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Tones And I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ is No. 3 on Apple Music’s first Shazam Discovery Top 50 chart
Tones And I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ is hot right now, everywhere. The homegrown earworm comes in at No. 3 on Apple Music’s new Shazam Discovery Top 50, a new global chart which ranks the rising stars.…

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Tones And I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ is No. 3 on Apple Music’s first Shazam Discovery Top 50 chart
Tones And I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ is hot right now, everywhere. The homegrown earworm comes in at No. 3 on Apple Music’s new Shazam Discovery Top 50, a new global chart which ranks the rising stars.…

The Necks, Brian Ritchie win big at 2019 Art Music Awards
Experimental jazz trio The Necks and Mona Foma artistic director Brian Ritchie were in the winner’s circle at the 2019 Art Music Awards, held Monday night in Sydney. The Necks, formed in Sydney in…

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The Necks, Brian Ritchie win big at 2019 Art Music Awards
Experimental jazz trio The Necks and Mona Foma artistic director Brian Ritchie were in the winner’s circle at the 2019 Art Music Awards, held Monday night in Sydney. The Necks, formed in Sydney in…

Nettwerk’s Terry McBride talks content quotas for streaming playlists: ‘I think it’s a terrible idea’
Start small, think big, do it right, study the data, love what you do. And always look after your people. These are foundations on which Nettwerk Music Group CEO Terry McBride built an international…

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Nettwerk’s Terry McBride talks content quotas for streaming playlists: ‘I think it’s a terrible idea’
Start small, think big, do it right, study the data, love what you do. And always look after your people. These are foundations on which Nettwerk Music Group CEO Terry McBride built an international…

Alison Wonderland talks kicking arse in EDM: ‘My art doesn't have a gender’
She may be tiny, but Alison Wonderland is huge. Massive. The signs are all there. More than one-and-a-half million followers on social media, hundreds of millions of streams, a No. 1 on Billboard's…

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Alison Wonderland talks kicking arse in EDM: ‘My art doesn't have a gender’
She may be tiny, but Alison Wonderland is huge. Massive. The signs are all there. More than one-and-a-half million followers on social media, hundreds of millions of streams, a No. 1 on Billboard's…

Hillsong signs administration and writer development deal with Universal Publishing
Universal Music Publishing Group and Hillsong are singing from the same hymn sheet. The Australian mega-church which counts Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens among its famous followers,…

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Hillsong signs administration and writer development deal with Universal Publishing
Universal Music Publishing Group and Hillsong are singing from the same hymn sheet. The Australian mega-church which counts Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens among its famous followers,…

Phebe Starr signs management deal with Jade Nazareth at Our Secret Handshake: Exclusive
Shine bright, Phebe Starr. The rising indie pop talent will now be managed by Jade Nazareth, co-founder of Our Secret Handshake, a production and talent management company based in Los Angeles. The…

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Phebe Starr signs management deal with Jade Nazareth at Our Secret Handshake: Exclusive
Shine bright, Phebe Starr. The rising indie pop talent will now be managed by Jade Nazareth, co-founder of Our Secret Handshake, a production and talent management company based in Los Angeles. The…

Live Nation's Roger Field says lockout laws will 'take some time to recover from'
Sydney, we have a problem. And the lockout laws are at the heart of it. Speaking at the close of a parliamentary hearing into Sydney's night time economy on Monday, Roger Field, CEO of Live Nation…

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Live Nation's Roger Field says lockout laws will 'take some time to recover from'
Sydney, we have a problem. And the lockout laws are at the heart of it. Speaking at the close of a parliamentary hearing into Sydney's night time economy on Monday, Roger Field, CEO of Live Nation…

RNB Fridays Live is exploring international expansion
RNB Fridays Live is going global. The urban and R B party is gearing up for its fourth and biggest tour of Australia, with a line-up featuring Janet Jackson, Black Eyed Peas, 50 Cent, Jason Derulo…

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RNB Fridays Live is exploring international expansion
RNB Fridays Live is going global. The urban and R B party is gearing up for its fourth and biggest tour of Australia, with a line-up featuring Janet Jackson, Black Eyed Peas, 50 Cent, Jason Derulo…

20 Years of the ARIA Club Chart: A deep dive
What were you partying to in 1999? If Pete Heller’s ‘Big Love’ or ATB’s ‘9PM (‘Til I Come)’ was blasting from your turntable, you weren’t alone. On July 26, 20 years ago, ARIA published its weekly…

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20 Years of the ARIA Club Chart: A deep dive
What were you partying to in 1999? If Pete Heller’s ‘Big Love’ or ATB’s ‘9PM (‘Til I Come)’ was blasting from your turntable, you weren’t alone. On July 26, 20 years ago, ARIA published its weekly…

The Teskey Brothers’ ‘Run Home Slow’ is making a chart run
The Teskey Brothers are making a run on albums charts on both sides of the globe with their second LP, Run Home Slow. In Australia, the group are virtually assured of their first Top Ten. Run Home…

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The Teskey Brothers’ ‘Run Home Slow’ is making a chart run
The Teskey Brothers are making a run on albums charts on both sides of the globe with their second LP, Run Home Slow. In Australia, the group are virtually assured of their first Top Ten. Run Home…

Good Manners launches new agency Here For Good
Good Manners, the Melbourne-based boutique music company, has launched a creative services agency, Here For Good. The new division will play in the space between artists and media branding…

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Good Manners launches new agency Here For Good
Good Manners, the Melbourne-based boutique music company, has launched a creative services agency, Here For Good. The new division will play in the space between artists and media branding…

Sydney’s lockout laws cut music venues by 50% and deny ‘oxygen’ to creatives, Clover Moore tells inquiry
Sydney’s lockout laws have been nothing short of a disaster, contributing to the closure of half the city’s venues in short time, and turning young travellers away from the city, an inquiry into the…

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Sydney’s lockout laws cut music venues by 50% and deny ‘oxygen’ to creatives, Clover Moore tells inquiry
Sydney’s lockout laws have been nothing short of a disaster, contributing to the closure of half the city’s venues in short time, and turning young travellers away from the city, an inquiry into the…
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