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Finalists for CMC Awards revealed after record amount of votes cast, Rob Potts honoured
After six weeks of voting with a record breaking 521,296 votes, CMC today announce the finalists for the 8th Annual CMC Music Awards. The winners are revealed Thursday March 15 at 8:30pm AEDT during…
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Finalists for CMC Awards revealed after record amount of votes cast, Rob Potts honoured
After six weeks of voting with a record breaking 521,296 votes, CMC today announce the finalists for the 8th Annual CMC Music Awards. The winners are revealed Thursday March 15 at 8:30pm AEDT during…
Jay-Z topples Diddy on Forbes’ hip hop’s wealthiest list, now worth $900m
Diddy, who has topped US magazine Forbes Hip-Hop s Wealthiest Acts list since it launched in 2011, has been toppled by Jay-Z. Estimating fortunes in 2017, Forbes put Jay-Z’s empire as climbing to…
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Jay-Z topples Diddy on Forbes’ hip hop’s wealthiest list, now worth $900m
Diddy, who has topped US magazine Forbes Hip-Hop s Wealthiest Acts list since it launched in 2011, has been toppled by Jay-Z. Estimating fortunes in 2017, Forbes put Jay-Z’s empire as climbing to…
Ed Sheeran on selling 1 million tickets in Australia, NZ: “Weird to have one in 23 people come…”
It s official Ed Sheeran s Australian and New Zealand tour is now the region s biggest ever. Frontier Touring has confirmed it has hit the 1 million mark on just one tour alone, well and truly…
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Ed Sheeran on selling 1 million tickets in Australia, NZ: “Weird to have one in 23 people come…”
It s official Ed Sheeran s Australian and New Zealand tour is now the region s biggest ever. Frontier Touring has confirmed it has hit the 1 million mark on just one tour alone, well and truly…
Angie McMahon and Ninajirachi added to triple j Unearthed
Next week’s feature artist: CLEWS (NSW) Unearthed Profile ADDS: Adult.Films - School.Night (VIC) Unearthed Profile Angie McMahon - Missing Me (VIC) Unearthed Profile Fergus James - Golden Age (NSW)…
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Angie McMahon and Ninajirachi added to triple j Unearthed
Next week’s feature artist: CLEWS (NSW) Unearthed Profile ADDS: Adult.Films - School.Night (VIC) Unearthed Profile Angie McMahon - Missing Me (VIC) Unearthed Profile Fergus James - Golden Age (NSW)…
Norwegian black metal band Taake forced to cancel North American tour over neo-Nazi accusations
Norwegian black metal band Taake was forced to cancel its North American tour after being accused of anti-sematic and anti-Islamic views. The band furiously insisted it had no truck with Nazi…
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Norwegian black metal band Taake forced to cancel North American tour over neo-Nazi accusations
Norwegian black metal band Taake was forced to cancel its North American tour after being accused of anti-sematic and anti-Islamic views. The band furiously insisted it had no truck with Nazi…
Report: Australian take-up of on-demand video doubles in three years, piracy plunges 26%
A new report issued by Screen Australia shows that Australia s take up of on-demand video has virtually doubled in the past three years. It is particularly high with the 18-34 age group. But the 2017…
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Report: Australian take-up of on-demand video doubles in three years, piracy plunges 26%
A new report issued by Screen Australia shows that Australia s take up of on-demand video has virtually doubled in the past three years. It is particularly high with the 18-34 age group. But the 2017…
Sync Watch: QBE Insurance ’jumps around’ again, while SoundSauce Licensing work hard for Aussie cycling brand
House of Pain x QBE Brand / Production: QBE Insurance’s ’Bounce 2018’ campaign Artist: House of Pain Track: ’Jump Around’ Writers: Muggerud/Appell/Mann/Nelson/Relf/Schrody Publisher / Label: Tommy…
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Sync Watch: QBE Insurance ’jumps around’ again, while SoundSauce Licensing work hard for Aussie cycling brand
House of Pain x QBE Brand / Production: QBE Insurance’s ’Bounce 2018’ campaign Artist: House of Pain Track: ’Jump Around’ Writers: Muggerud/Appell/Mann/Nelson/Relf/Schrody Publisher / Label: Tommy…
Spotify officially files for an IPO in the US, wants to drum up $1b
Spotify has officially filed paperwork with the Security and Exchanges Commission for its widely anticipated public offering. It seemed to have actually been done some weeks ago but only became…
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Spotify officially files for an IPO in the US, wants to drum up $1b
Spotify has officially filed paperwork with the Security and Exchanges Commission for its widely anticipated public offering. It seemed to have actually been done some weeks ago but only became…
Applications for 2018 NSW Creative Achievement Awards open, new Young Creative category added
Applications have opened for the 2018 NSW Creative Achievement Awards. Held on June 12 in Sydney, they celebrate and reward the state s outstanding creative industries achievements, according to…
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Applications for 2018 NSW Creative Achievement Awards open, new Young Creative category added
Applications have opened for the 2018 NSW Creative Achievement Awards. Held on June 12 in Sydney, they celebrate and reward the state s outstanding creative industries achievements, according to…
Live Nation’s Michael Rapino attributes huge gains in 2017 to “tremendous power of live events”, predicts greater growth through 2018
Live Nation Entertainment s president and chief executive Michael Rapino has definite ideas on what caused the global tour promoter to post 2017 as its best year on record. For the 12 months,…
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Live Nation’s Michael Rapino attributes huge gains in 2017 to “tremendous power of live events”, predicts greater growth through 2018
Live Nation Entertainment s president and chief executive Michael Rapino has definite ideas on what caused the global tour promoter to post 2017 as its best year on record. For the 12 months,…
Sony Music Entertainment Australia helps launch Lemon Tree Records
Sony Music Entertainment Australia and Melbourne-based artist management Lemon Tree Music have jointly launched Lemon Tree Records to find and develop domestic acts. Founded in 2013 by Regan…
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Sony Music Entertainment Australia helps launch Lemon Tree Records
Sony Music Entertainment Australia and Melbourne-based artist management Lemon Tree Music have jointly launched Lemon Tree Records to find and develop domestic acts. Founded in 2013 by Regan…
ARIA Chart Predictions: Vance Joy and Sarah Blasko size up Top 5 album debuts
Australian solo acts Vance Joy and Sarah Blasko are well on track for strong debuts on the ARIA Albums Chart this week. Both Joy s Nation Of Two and Blasko s Depth Of Field were released last Friday…
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ARIA Chart Predictions: Vance Joy and Sarah Blasko size up Top 5 album debuts
Australian solo acts Vance Joy and Sarah Blasko are well on track for strong debuts on the ARIA Albums Chart this week. Both Joy s Nation Of Two and Blasko s Depth Of Field were released last Friday…
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