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Spotify no longer wanna be Apple Music, they wanna be MTV
Spotify may have to remain content with simply being the number one place on earth where humans imbibe music, with their ambitious plans to move into original video content now nixed, according to…

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Spotify no longer wanna be Apple Music, they wanna be MTV
Spotify may have to remain content with simply being the number one place on earth where humans imbibe music, with their ambitious plans to move into original video content now nixed, according to…

YouTube are hosting anti-YouTube ads from a copyright advocacy group
An advocacy group led by artists has unleashed the below advertising campaign, which urges YouTube to give more of the platform's profits to those artists that actually create the content responsible…

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YouTube are hosting anti-YouTube ads from a copyright advocacy group
An advocacy group led by artists has unleashed the below advertising campaign, which urges YouTube to give more of the platform's profits to those artists that actually create the content responsible…

triple j dropped off air for over an hour this morning
Just before 8am this morning, Triple J suddenly dropped off the air, flooding the nation with over an hour of uncomfortable silence, over which we were forced to talk to each other. The outage was…

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triple j dropped off air for over an hour this morning
Just before 8am this morning, Triple J suddenly dropped off the air, flooding the nation with over an hour of uncomfortable silence, over which we were forced to talk to each other. The outage was…

Spotify tipped to go public with a $20b value, and wild user-base predictions to boot
Investment bank GP Bullhound's latest report suggests that Spotify will be valued at US$20 billion when it finally goes public, and that its user base is set to climb to heady heights. GP Bullhound…

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Spotify tipped to go public with a $20b value, and wild user-base predictions to boot
Investment bank GP Bullhound's latest report suggests that Spotify will be valued at US$20 billion when it finally goes public, and that its user base is set to climb to heady heights. GP Bullhound…

Vale: George Young, pioneer of Australian music
George Young, pioneering musician, producer, songwriter, and stone-cold genius, passed away yesterday, aged 70. Young formed the Easybeats with songwriting partner Harry Vanda in late 1964, and the…

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Vale: George Young, pioneer of Australian music
George Young, pioneering musician, producer, songwriter, and stone-cold genius, passed away yesterday, aged 70. Young formed the Easybeats with songwriting partner Harry Vanda in late 1964, and the…

NFL book Justin Timberlake for Super Bowl halftime show, have short memory
Remember when, during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, Justin Timberlake removed a breast plate from Jacket Jackson's costume, flashing her nipple on live TV to an estimated 146 million viewers?…

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NFL book Justin Timberlake for Super Bowl halftime show, have short memory
Remember when, during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, Justin Timberlake removed a breast plate from Jacket Jackson's costume, flashing her nipple on live TV to an estimated 146 million viewers?…

The East Coast scores a new showcase for Australia's best indie acts
Sydney-based PR and management company Rare Finds have launched a new touring and showcase initiative, which will see curated lineups of emerging acts performing monthly across the East Coast. Rare…

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The East Coast scores a new showcase for Australia's best indie acts
Sydney-based PR and management company Rare Finds have launched a new touring and showcase initiative, which will see curated lineups of emerging acts performing monthly across the East Coast. Rare…

Police sniffer dogs cost taxpayers an obscene amount of money
It goes without saying (although, boy have we said it, and said it) that police hitting up music festivals with packs of sniffer dogs is a dangerous, exorbitant, and largely-ineffective practice.…

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Police sniffer dogs cost taxpayers an obscene amount of money
It goes without saying (although, boy have we said it, and said it) that police hitting up music festivals with packs of sniffer dogs is a dangerous, exorbitant, and largely-ineffective practice.…

Tunecore just reached a massive sales milestone
TuneCore have just hit an important milestone: reaching over one billion (American) dollars in download and streaming revenue, since the company's launch in 2006. This represents a huge victory for…

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Tunecore just reached a massive sales milestone
TuneCore have just hit an important milestone: reaching over one billion (American) dollars in download and streaming revenue, since the company's launch in 2006. This represents a huge victory for…

Greens party launch inquiry into the value of Australian creative content
"Australians deserve to hear and see quality home grown content." This is the crux of a new inquiry launched today by the Greens party, which aims to "shine a light the contribution Australian-made…

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Greens party launch inquiry into the value of Australian creative content
"Australians deserve to hear and see quality home grown content." This is the crux of a new inquiry launched today by the Greens party, which aims to "shine a light the contribution Australian-made…

Hutchence's doco producer hits back at INXS and their management
Yesterday we reported that INXS and their management released a press release distancing themselves from Channel Seven's documentary Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar. Well now producer Danny…

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Hutchence's doco producer hits back at INXS and their management
Yesterday we reported that INXS and their management released a press release distancing themselves from Channel Seven's documentary Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar. Well now producer Danny…

Universal launch 'Accelerator Network' to find the next big music startup
Universal Music Group are hoping that when the next Spotify is created in some dark dorm room, they are in on the ground floor. That's the main goal of their new ‘Accelerator Network’ which will work…

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Universal launch 'Accelerator Network' to find the next big music startup
Universal Music Group are hoping that when the next Spotify is created in some dark dorm room, they are in on the ground floor. That's the main goal of their new ‘Accelerator Network’ which will work…
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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