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Support Act’s new ‘Crisis Relief’ grants receive more than 600 applications
Australia’s struggling legion of industry professionals reached out in a big way for help from Support Act’s cash grants.

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Support Act’s new ‘Crisis Relief’ grants receive more than 600 applications
Australia’s struggling legion of industry professionals reached out in a big way for help from Support Act’s cash grants.

Mr Yum's the world: Australian startup taps investors Rüfüs Du Sol, Untitled Group and UNIFIED Music Group
As the live entertainment and hospitalities awaken from an enforced slumber, one Australian startup moved into a sweet, strategic position.

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Mr Yum's the world: Australian startup taps investors Rüfüs Du Sol, Untitled Group and UNIFIED Music Group
As the live entertainment and hospitalities awaken from an enforced slumber, one Australian startup moved into a sweet, strategic position.

Lowkee's Biordi Music, Virgin Music team for global releases
Biordi Music are going global through a new partnership with Virgin Music Label and Artist Services Australia.

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Lowkee's Biordi Music, Virgin Music team for global releases
Biordi Music are going global through a new partnership with Virgin Music Label and Artist Services Australia.

Midnight Oil, Tones And I among big winners at 2021 APRA Music Awards
Midnight Oil' were recognised at the APRA Music Awards with one of the biggest prizes on offer, the APRA Song of the Year.

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Midnight Oil, Tones And I among big winners at 2021 APRA Music Awards
Midnight Oil' were recognised at the APRA Music Awards with one of the biggest prizes on offer, the APRA Song of the Year.

Apple Music launches Top 25 City Charts in Sydney, Melbourne and more
The tastes of music fans in Australia’s big three cities are captured and ranked by new charts published from today by Apple Music.

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Apple Music launches Top 25 City Charts in Sydney, Melbourne and more
The tastes of music fans in Australia’s big three cities are captured and ranked by new charts published from today by Apple Music.

Michael Gudinski is Billboard’s International Power Player of 2021
The late Mushroom Group Chairman and founder is tops on Billboard Magazine’s newly-published International Power Players List for 2021.

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Michael Gudinski is Billboard’s International Power Player of 2021
The late Mushroom Group Chairman and founder is tops on Billboard Magazine’s newly-published International Power Players List for 2021.

Hi-res service Qobuz launches in Australia and NZ: ‘We waited for the right time’
The high-resolution digital music platform arrived this month in Australia and New Zealand, with a catalogue of more than 70 million tracks.

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Hi-res service Qobuz launches in Australia and NZ: ‘We waited for the right time’
The high-resolution digital music platform arrived this month in Australia and New Zealand, with a catalogue of more than 70 million tracks.

Mia Rodriguez signs international deal with Atlantic Records
The indie-pop superstar-in-waiting has struck a global deal with U.S. based Atlantic Records, through a partnership with City Pop Records.

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Mia Rodriguez signs international deal with Atlantic Records
The indie-pop superstar-in-waiting has struck a global deal with U.S. based Atlantic Records, through a partnership with City Pop Records.

Bluesfest shortlisted for Pollstar’s ‘Music Festival of the Decade’
Bluesfest rides out a rough few months by being named as a finalist for Pollstar’s Music Festival of the Decade.

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Bluesfest shortlisted for Pollstar’s ‘Music Festival of the Decade’
Bluesfest rides out a rough few months by being named as a finalist for Pollstar’s Music Festival of the Decade.

Paul McCartney, Kate Bush and 150 others petition U.K.’s Prime Minister to ‘fix streaming’
The floodgates have opened on the streaming-model debate in the U.K., where the biggest names in music are lobbying government for change.

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Paul McCartney, Kate Bush and 150 others petition U.K.’s Prime Minister to ‘fix streaming’
The floodgates have opened on the streaming-model debate in the U.K., where the biggest names in music are lobbying government for change.

U.S. members of Congress demand investigation into Live Nation, Ticketmaster
Live Nation, still reeling from the pandemic and the global shutdown of live entertainment, is now in the crosshairs of U.S. Congress.

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U.S. members of Congress demand investigation into Live Nation, Ticketmaster
Live Nation, still reeling from the pandemic and the global shutdown of live entertainment, is now in the crosshairs of U.S. Congress.

Masked Wolf's 'Astronaut In The Ocean' logs another week in global top 5 charts, climbs in U.K.
Masked Wolf’s breakthrough hit ‘Astronaut In The Ocean’ continues to fly on international sales charts, as streaming milestones beckon.

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Masked Wolf's 'Astronaut In The Ocean' logs another week in global top 5 charts, climbs in U.K.
Masked Wolf’s breakthrough hit ‘Astronaut In The Ocean’ continues to fly on international sales charts, as streaming milestones beckon.
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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