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Conor Lochrie

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Red Hill Entertainment partners with Collarts to tackle music industry skills shortage

Red Hill Entertainment partners with Collarts to tackle music industry skills shortage

Collarts and UNIFIED Music Group's Red Hill Entertainment have announced a new partnership that will see them create employment pathways for the upcoming generation of music industry professionals.…

By Conor Lochrie - Nov 17, 2021
Red Hill Entertainment partners with Collarts to tackle music industry skills shortage

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Red Hill Entertainment partners with Collarts to tackle music industry skills shortage

Collarts and UNIFIED Music Group's Red Hill Entertainment have announced a new partnership that will see them create employment pathways for the upcoming generation of music industry professionals.…

By Conor Lochrie - Nov 17, 2021
Milk! Records holding livestream on music labels this week

Milk! Records holding livestream on music labels this week

Milk! Records and Amped Up are continuing their series of online workshops aimed at young music creators and music fans this Thursday. The first livestream and Q A was held last month, discussing all…

By Conor Lochrie - Nov 16, 2021
Milk! Records holding livestream on music labels this week

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Milk! Records holding livestream on music labels this week

Milk! Records and Amped Up are continuing their series of online workshops aimed at young music creators and music fans this Thursday. The first livestream and Q A was held last month, discussing all…

By Conor Lochrie - Nov 16, 2021
Snapchat and Sony Music Entertainment strike new licensing deal

Snapchat and Sony Music Entertainment strike new licensing deal

Snapchat has struck a new licensing deal with Sony Music Entertainment, meaning all of Sony's artists can now be found in the platform's 'Sounds' section. As per Variety, Snap, Snapchat's parent…

By Conor Lochrie - Nov 16, 2021
Snapchat and Sony Music Entertainment strike new licensing deal

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Snapchat and Sony Music Entertainment strike new licensing deal

Snapchat has struck a new licensing deal with Sony Music Entertainment, meaning all of Sony's artists can now be found in the platform's 'Sounds' section. As per Variety, Snap, Snapchat's parent…

By Conor Lochrie - Nov 16, 2021
People strip searched at Splendour in the Grass could get thousands in compensation

People strip searched at Splendour in the Grass could get thousands in compensation

People who were strip searched at Splendour in the Grass could be entitled to thousands in compensation. As reported by triple j's Hack, lawyers believe hundreds of individuals were strip searched at…

By Conor Lochrie - Nov 16, 2021
People strip searched at Splendour in the Grass could get thousands in compensation

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People strip searched at Splendour in the Grass could get thousands in compensation

People who were strip searched at Splendour in the Grass could be entitled to thousands in compensation. As reported by triple j's Hack, lawyers believe hundreds of individuals were strip searched at…

By Conor Lochrie - Nov 16, 2021
Taylor Swift's record label to set stricter guidelines for re-recordings

Taylor Swift's record label to set stricter guidelines for re-recordings

Taylor Swift's re-recording endeavours are having wider repercussions in the music industry, with her record label, Universal Music Group, reportedly tightening restrictions on re-recordings. As per…

By Conor Lochrie - Nov 15, 2021
Taylor Swift's record label to set stricter guidelines for re-recordings

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Taylor Swift's record label to set stricter guidelines for re-recordings

Taylor Swift's re-recording endeavours are having wider repercussions in the music industry, with her record label, Universal Music Group, reportedly tightening restrictions on re-recordings. As per…

By Conor Lochrie - Nov 15, 2021
Melbourne Music Week announces huge return lineup

Melbourne Music Week announces huge return lineup

Melbourne Music Week has made up for lost time by returning with a stacked lineup of local talent. With this version coming after such a long and stifling lockdown, this Melbourne Music Week is all…

By Conor Lochrie - Nov 11, 2021
Melbourne Music Week announces huge return lineup

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Melbourne Music Week announces huge return lineup

Melbourne Music Week has made up for lost time by returning with a stacked lineup of local talent. With this version coming after such a long and stifling lockdown, this Melbourne Music Week is all…

By Conor Lochrie - Nov 11, 2021
Coles Radio is increasing amount of Australian music played for Ausmusic Month

Coles Radio is increasing amount of Australian music played for Ausmusic Month

Coles Radio is doing its bit to back Ausmusic Month by increasing the amount of homegrown music it plays during the entirety of November. Customers strolling the Coles aisles will be treated to a…

By Conor Lochrie - Nov 10, 2021
Coles Radio is increasing amount of Australian music played for Ausmusic Month

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Coles Radio is increasing amount of Australian music played for Ausmusic Month

Coles Radio is doing its bit to back Ausmusic Month by increasing the amount of homegrown music it plays during the entirety of November. Customers strolling the Coles aisles will be treated to a…

By Conor Lochrie - Nov 10, 2021
Live Nation launching NFT ticket stubs from next year

Live Nation launching NFT ticket stubs from next year

Live Nation are launching NFT ticket stubs in a bid to "bring back the nostalgia of collecting ticket stubs." An industry-first, the set of NFTs will be unveiled for some upcoming shows: the first…

By Conor Lochrie - Nov 3, 2021
Live Nation launching NFT ticket stubs from next year

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Live Nation launching NFT ticket stubs from next year

Live Nation are launching NFT ticket stubs in a bid to "bring back the nostalgia of collecting ticket stubs." An industry-first, the set of NFTs will be unveiled for some upcoming shows: the first…

By Conor Lochrie - Nov 3, 2021
Bruce Springsteen is in talks to sell his music catalogue to Sony

Bruce Springsteen is in talks to sell his music catalogue to Sony

Bruce Springsteen is in discussions to sell the rights to all of his music to Sony Music, including his publishing catalogue. Never one to rest on his laurels, the legendary rocker has been with…

By Conor Lochrie - Nov 3, 2021
Bruce Springsteen is in talks to sell his music catalogue to Sony

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Bruce Springsteen is in talks to sell his music catalogue to Sony

Bruce Springsteen is in discussions to sell the rights to all of his music to Sony Music, including his publishing catalogue. Never one to rest on his laurels, the legendary rocker has been with…

By Conor Lochrie - Nov 3, 2021
Spotify, Amazon, and Pandora propose even lower streaming royalty rates

Spotify, Amazon, and Pandora propose even lower streaming royalty rates

Three of the biggest streaming platforms in the world, Spotify, Amazon, and Pandora, want to significantly reduce royalty rates. As reported by Billboard, the major streamers filed to the U.S.…

By Conor Lochrie - Oct 25, 2021
Spotify, Amazon, and Pandora propose even lower streaming royalty rates

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Spotify, Amazon, and Pandora propose even lower streaming royalty rates

Three of the biggest streaming platforms in the world, Spotify, Amazon, and Pandora, want to significantly reduce royalty rates. As reported by Billboard, the major streamers filed to the U.S.…

By Conor Lochrie - Oct 25, 2021
BTS reportedly leaves Columbia Records for Universal Music Group

BTS reportedly leaves Columbia Records for Universal Music Group

BTS are leaving Sony Music's Columbia Records and Orchard distribution for Universal Music Group in a surprise move. It's been reported by Billboard and later confirmed by Variety, although no…

By Conor Lochrie - Oct 22, 2021
BTS reportedly leaves Columbia Records for Universal Music Group

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BTS reportedly leaves Columbia Records for Universal Music Group

BTS are leaving Sony Music's Columbia Records and Orchard distribution for Universal Music Group in a surprise move. It's been reported by Billboard and later confirmed by Variety, although no…

By Conor Lochrie - Oct 22, 2021
1 in 3 music industry jobs were lost in the U.K. due to COVID-19 pandemic

1 in 3 music industry jobs were lost in the U.K. due to COVID-19 pandemic

A damning new report has revealed that an alarming one in three people in the U.K. music industry lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As per The Line of Best Fit, the annual This Is…

By Conor Lochrie - Oct 20, 2021
1 in 3 music industry jobs were lost in the U.K. due to COVID-19 pandemic

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1 in 3 music industry jobs were lost in the U.K. due to COVID-19 pandemic

A damning new report has revealed that an alarming one in three people in the U.K. music industry lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As per The Line of Best Fit, the annual This Is…

By Conor Lochrie - Oct 20, 2021
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