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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.…

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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.…

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…

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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…

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…

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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…

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…

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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…

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…

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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…

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…

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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…

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…

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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…

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…

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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…

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…

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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…

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.…

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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.…

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…

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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…

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…

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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…
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