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Diddy, Beyoncé and Drake among Forbes’ highest paid musicians for 2017
Sean ’Diddy’ Combs, Beyonc and Drake were high on US business magazine Forbes annual Highest Paid Musicians list for 2017. Diddy was the #1 earner with $130 million between June 1, 2016 and June 1,…

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Diddy, Beyoncé and Drake among Forbes’ highest paid musicians for 2017
Sean ’Diddy’ Combs, Beyonc and Drake were high on US business magazine Forbes annual Highest Paid Musicians list for 2017. Diddy was the #1 earner with $130 million between June 1, 2016 and June 1,…

YouTube set to launch new streaming platform to rival Spotify
YouTube is set to hit the ground running in 2018, with the company reportedly ready to launch a new paid music streaming service as early as March. Bloomberg reports that YouTube’s new service, with…

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YouTube set to launch new streaming platform to rival Spotify
YouTube is set to hit the ground running in 2018, with the company reportedly ready to launch a new paid music streaming service as early as March. Bloomberg reports that YouTube’s new service, with…

Official: Spotify and Chinese music giant Tencent acquire minority stakes in each other
Sweden s Spotify and China s Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) are creating a larger global footprint for themselves as each are expected to announce IPOs in early 2018. Late on Friday night,…

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Official: Spotify and Chinese music giant Tencent acquire minority stakes in each other
Sweden s Spotify and China s Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) are creating a larger global footprint for themselves as each are expected to announce IPOs in early 2018. Late on Friday night,…

After a bidding war of 14, Kobalt Capital buys SONGS catalogue for $160m
SONGS Music Publishing has sold its catalogue to Kobalt Capital Ltd (KCL) for a reported $160 million. KCL operates separately to the Kobalt Music Business, but the SONGS repertoire will now be…

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After a bidding war of 14, Kobalt Capital buys SONGS catalogue for $160m
SONGS Music Publishing has sold its catalogue to Kobalt Capital Ltd (KCL) for a reported $160 million. KCL operates separately to the Kobalt Music Business, but the SONGS repertoire will now be…

Sync Watch: Solomon Grey soundtracks Simon Baker’s directorial debut, while summer is all about fast food and new undies
Big Head Todd The Monsters x KFC Brand / Production: KFC New Zealand "Summer’s Better When It’s Finger Lickin’ Good" Agency / Music supervisor: Music Mill Artist: Big Head Todd The Monsters Track:…

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Sync Watch: Solomon Grey soundtracks Simon Baker’s directorial debut, while summer is all about fast food and new undies
Big Head Todd The Monsters x KFC Brand / Production: KFC New Zealand "Summer’s Better When It’s Finger Lickin’ Good" Agency / Music supervisor: Music Mill Artist: Big Head Todd The Monsters Track:…

Aussie music industry reacts to Apple’s plan to end iTunes downloads in 2019
As iTunes music downloads continue to plunge, reports have emerged that Apple could be set to phase out iTunes downloads entirely by 2019. Digital Music News suggests that Apple now has a plan to…

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Aussie music industry reacts to Apple’s plan to end iTunes downloads in 2019
As iTunes music downloads continue to plunge, reports have emerged that Apple could be set to phase out iTunes downloads entirely by 2019. Digital Music News suggests that Apple now has a plan to…

Drake, Ed Sheeran, Game of Thrones, top Apple Music’s 2017 editorial picks
Apple Music s 2017 editorial picks made up of data across the App Store, Apple Music, iTunes, iBooks and Apple Podcasts was an interesting indications of the trends of 2017 in music, apps, movies, TV…

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Drake, Ed Sheeran, Game of Thrones, top Apple Music’s 2017 editorial picks
Apple Music s 2017 editorial picks made up of data across the App Store, Apple Music, iTunes, iBooks and Apple Podcasts was an interesting indications of the trends of 2017 in music, apps, movies, TV…

Adelaide Festival’s floating nightclub to make a splish-splash
The Adelaide Festival s floating nightclub on the River Torrens, the Palais, is back in 2018 with diverse all-day programming covering live music in the night to daily discussions of the day s news…

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Adelaide Festival’s floating nightclub to make a splish-splash
The Adelaide Festival s floating nightclub on the River Torrens, the Palais, is back in 2018 with diverse all-day programming covering live music in the night to daily discussions of the day s news…

Queen film back on track with new director
Queen s biopic Bohemian Rhapsody is back on track for a December 25, 2018 release after a major hiccup this week. A new director Dexter Fletcher was announced two days after Bryan Singer was sacked.…

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Queen film back on track with new director
Queen s biopic Bohemian Rhapsody is back on track for a December 25, 2018 release after a major hiccup this week. A new director Dexter Fletcher was announced two days after Bryan Singer was sacked.…

Revealed: Full list of finalists for first annual TMN Tinnies
The Music Network will hold its first annual TMN Tinnies on Friday, February 2 in Sydney, celebrating the crushing success of executives and artists inside Australia’s music business in 2017. All…

TMN Tinnies
Revealed: Full list of finalists for first annual TMN Tinnies
The Music Network will hold its first annual TMN Tinnies on Friday, February 2 in Sydney, celebrating the crushing success of executives and artists inside Australia’s music business in 2017. All…
Universal Music on target to hit a record $6.2b in revenue for 2017, streaming contributes over $2.6b
The two top executives from Universal Music Group UMG) s parent company Vivendi are bullish about the major record company s full calendar 2017 achievements even as it released the July September…
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Universal Music on target to hit a record $6.2b in revenue for 2017, streaming contributes over $2.6b
The two top executives from Universal Music Group UMG) s parent company Vivendi are bullish about the major record company s full calendar 2017 achievements even as it released the July September…

Introducing the first annual TMN Tinnies, nominations now open
The Music Network is inviting you to the first annual TMN Tinnies, celebrating the crushing success of those behind the scenes of Australia’s recorded music industry. In partnership with Forbes…

TMN Tinnies
Introducing the first annual TMN Tinnies, nominations now open
The Music Network is inviting you to the first annual TMN Tinnies, celebrating the crushing success of those behind the scenes of Australia’s recorded music industry. In partnership with Forbes…
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