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Book a table at the Industry Observer Awards
Make sure you book your table at the inaugural The Industry Observer Awards, an all-new event taking place at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday, March 27. With categories covering management,…

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Book a table at the Industry Observer Awards
Make sure you book your table at the inaugural The Industry Observer Awards, an all-new event taking place at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday, March 27. With categories covering management,…

Lindsay ‘The Doctor’ McDougall to host drive show on ABC Illawarra
"Plot twist, I'm back on your radio", Linsday McDougall announced, sharing news that he will be moving to ABC Illawarra. The Doctor will be hosting the newly-minted Illawarra Drive program, which…

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Lindsay ‘The Doctor’ McDougall to host drive show on ABC Illawarra
"Plot twist, I'm back on your radio", Linsday McDougall announced, sharing news that he will be moving to ABC Illawarra. The Doctor will be hosting the newly-minted Illawarra Drive program, which…

Half this week's ARIA Top 50 is greatest hits collections or soundtracks
We've cracked it. It seems the easiest road to ARIA chart success in 2018 is to either amass decades of hit singles, and then package these into a convenient collection, or to spend hundreds of…

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Half this week's ARIA Top 50 is greatest hits collections or soundtracks
We've cracked it. It seems the easiest road to ARIA chart success in 2018 is to either amass decades of hit singles, and then package these into a convenient collection, or to spend hundreds of…

Sydney's Live/Work Spaces program is the lifeline creatives need right now
In 2013, the City of Sydney launched its creative live/work residency program, where artists are offered subsidised rent on inner-city properties that they usually would not have the means to afford.…

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Sydney's Live/Work Spaces program is the lifeline creatives need right now
In 2013, the City of Sydney launched its creative live/work residency program, where artists are offered subsidised rent on inner-city properties that they usually would not have the means to afford.…

Your guide to decoding press releases and PR emails
As intrepid journalists working in today's music media, we tend to receive a number of press releases spruiking bands, tours, and indie darlings each day. That number is a billion. With the heroic…

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Your guide to decoding press releases and PR emails
As intrepid journalists working in today's music media, we tend to receive a number of press releases spruiking bands, tours, and indie darlings each day. That number is a billion. With the heroic…

CD Baby's parent company makes some major acquisitions
AVL Digital Group, parent company for CD Baby, has acquired AudioMicro, and its AdRev and DashGo divisions. As they note, the purchase "adds significant capabilities for CD Baby to serve record…

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CD Baby's parent company makes some major acquisitions
AVL Digital Group, parent company for CD Baby, has acquired AudioMicro, and its AdRev and DashGo divisions. As they note, the purchase "adds significant capabilities for CD Baby to serve record…

Jimmy Iovine and Dr Dre's Apple stock will make them rich(er) this year
First things first, if you want a crash course in how forward thinking, tenacity, and a keen willingness to piss people off will make you very successful and very wealthy - watch the excellent…

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Jimmy Iovine and Dr Dre's Apple stock will make them rich(er) this year
First things first, if you want a crash course in how forward thinking, tenacity, and a keen willingness to piss people off will make you very successful and very wealthy - watch the excellent…

Guess who's back? The continuing chart dominance of Eminem in Australia
Eminem's new album Revival is on track to debut at #1 this weekend, making it both the Christmas #1 -- in album terms -- and Shady's ninth #1 album in Australia, an untouched streak that started from…

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Guess who's back? The continuing chart dominance of Eminem in Australia
Eminem's new album Revival is on track to debut at #1 this weekend, making it both the Christmas #1 -- in album terms -- and Shady's ninth #1 album in Australia, an untouched streak that started from…

YouTube stop looped song snippets counting in the charts
Post Malone's 'Rockstar' is one of the biggest songs of 2017, but its chart success was initially buoyed by a looped snippet of the song's chorus presented as a teaser by his label Republic. The…

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YouTube stop looped song snippets counting in the charts
Post Malone's 'Rockstar' is one of the biggest songs of 2017, but its chart success was initially buoyed by a looped snippet of the song's chorus presented as a teaser by his label Republic. The…

The 20 most-played songs on Australian commercial radio in 2017
Those calculator wizards at AirCheck have revealed their list of the most-spun tunes on commercial radio in 2017, and not surprisingly, the list is dominated by Ed Sheeran - and acts who sounds an…

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The 20 most-played songs on Australian commercial radio in 2017
Those calculator wizards at AirCheck have revealed their list of the most-spun tunes on commercial radio in 2017, and not surprisingly, the list is dominated by Ed Sheeran - and acts who sounds an…

YouTube and Universal Music Group announce "new global multi-year agreement"
In a significant step forward for the music industry, and a huge blow to your 'Stan'-soundtracked skate video, YouTube and Universal Music Group have announced a "new, global, multi-year agreement".…

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YouTube and Universal Music Group announce "new global multi-year agreement"
In a significant step forward for the music industry, and a huge blow to your 'Stan'-soundtracked skate video, YouTube and Universal Music Group have announced a "new, global, multi-year agreement".…

In Memoriam: the secret song
One of the most underappreciated losses to the musical world since the rapid decline of the CD from our collective culture has been the disappearance of the secret song. Now, the secret song was…

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In Memoriam: the secret song
One of the most underappreciated losses to the musical world since the rapid decline of the CD from our collective culture has been the disappearance of the secret song. Now, the secret song was…
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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