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Future Music Asia “looking at options” after Singapore ban
Update: Promoter Livescape has announced that Future Music Asia is now officially cancelled and ticket money would start to be refunded from today. Future Music Asia is looking at options after the…
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Future Music Asia “looking at options” after Singapore ban
Update: Promoter Livescape has announced that Future Music Asia is now officially cancelled and ticket money would start to be refunded from today. Future Music Asia is looking at options after the…
Sheppard, Sia, Dan Sultan, 5SOS, lead APRA awards nominations
Sheppard, Sia, Dan Sultan and 5 Seconds of Summer lead the nominations for this year s APRA Music Awards on Tuesday March 24 at Sydney s Carriageworks. Sheppard lead the pack with four nominations in…
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Sheppard, Sia, Dan Sultan, 5SOS, lead APRA awards nominations
Sheppard, Sia, Dan Sultan and 5 Seconds of Summer lead the nominations for this year s APRA Music Awards on Tuesday March 24 at Sydney s Carriageworks. Sheppard lead the pack with four nominations in…
New Signings & Team-Ups: Country signings at Maven/Sony; Two new signings for Umbrella; Pitt The Elder gets Arrested; Twitter partners with Amplify
Two country music signings at Maven Agency/Sony Music Sydney based Maven Agency, distributed through Sony Music Entertainment Australia, signed two Australian country music performers. Award-winning…
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New Signings & Team-Ups: Country signings at Maven/Sony; Two new signings for Umbrella; Pitt The Elder gets Arrested; Twitter partners with Amplify
Two country music signings at Maven Agency/Sony Music Sydney based Maven Agency, distributed through Sony Music Entertainment Australia, signed two Australian country music performers. Award-winning…
Australian retailers applaud IFPI’s choice of Friday as Global Release Day
Australian retailers have applauded the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) s decision to for the global industry to release all its latest music on Fridays from mid-year.…
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Australian retailers applaud IFPI’s choice of Friday as Global Release Day
Australian retailers have applauded the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) s decision to for the global industry to release all its latest music on Fridays from mid-year.…
Ireland’s second largest ISP forced to adopt ‘three strikes’ rule
The Irish High Court has ordered the country s second largest ISP (internet service provider) UPC to implement the three strikes plan against its copyright infringing customers. This follows a joint…
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Ireland’s second largest ISP forced to adopt ‘three strikes’ rule
The Irish High Court has ordered the country s second largest ISP (internet service provider) UPC to implement the three strikes plan against its copyright infringing customers. This follows a joint…
Industrial Strength: Record attendance for WOMADelaide; Sebastian’s Eurovision entry; VenuesWest cracks down after ticket scandal; Soundwave loses bond
Record attendance for WOMADelaide Womadelaide 2015 had its biggest attendance yet, confirms festival director Ian Scobie. A record 95,000 attended over four days, which Scobie attributed to perfect…
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Industrial Strength: Record attendance for WOMADelaide; Sebastian’s Eurovision entry; VenuesWest cracks down after ticket scandal; Soundwave loses bond
Record attendance for WOMADelaide Womadelaide 2015 had its biggest attendance yet, confirms festival director Ian Scobie. A record 95,000 attended over four days, which Scobie attributed to perfect…
Courtney Barnett debuts at #1 on five US charts
The buzz that intensified around Courtney Barnett in recent months in the United States has translated onto the Billboard charts. The Melbourne-based singer songwriter s debut album Sometimes I Sit…
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Courtney Barnett debuts at #1 on five US charts
The buzz that intensified around Courtney Barnett in recent months in the United States has translated onto the Billboard charts. The Melbourne-based singer songwriter s debut album Sometimes I Sit…
New Signings & Team-Ups: Three deals for King Parrot; Mariah Carey back at Sony; N1 Records to sign four acts; Jay Z’s bid for Aspiro accepted
Three record deals for King Parrot Currently on tour through Europe and the US, Melbourne grind thrashers King Parrot have signed three record deals Housecore Records for North America, Agonia…
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New Signings & Team-Ups: Three deals for King Parrot; Mariah Carey back at Sony; N1 Records to sign four acts; Jay Z’s bid for Aspiro accepted
Three record deals for King Parrot Currently on tour through Europe and the US, Melbourne grind thrashers King Parrot have signed three record deals Housecore Records for North America, Agonia…
Pandora pilots Artist Audio Messaging feature
Tweets from musicians and celebrities to fans could be a thing of the past. Music streaming service Pandora is piloting a new feature overseas called Artist Audio Messaging. Now stars can send…
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Pandora pilots Artist Audio Messaging feature
Tweets from musicians and celebrities to fans could be a thing of the past. Music streaming service Pandora is piloting a new feature overseas called Artist Audio Messaging. Now stars can send…
Arts Party leader standing for NSW Senate
The fledgling Australian Arts Party s leader PJ Collins is standing as an independent candidate for the Legislative Council (Senate) in the NSW state elections on March 28. Collins said, This Party…
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Arts Party leader standing for NSW Senate
The fledgling Australian Arts Party s leader PJ Collins is standing as an independent candidate for the Legislative Council (Senate) in the NSW state elections on March 28. Collins said, This Party…
Three Melbourne troubadours continue to create waves abroad
Vance Joy, Courtney Barnett and Meg Mac wave the flag for Melbourne s claim as one of the world s great music cities as they continue to break through internationally. Joy s Riptide, which sold 1.5…
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Three Melbourne troubadours continue to create waves abroad
Vance Joy, Courtney Barnett and Meg Mac wave the flag for Melbourne s claim as one of the world s great music cities as they continue to break through internationally. Joy s Riptide, which sold 1.5…
Industrial Strength: Illegal rave promoters face court; More SA HOF inductions; Subi Hotel faces live music ban; Record Store Day’s third ambassador
Illegal rave promoters face court Sydney man Stewart Robert Duffy, aka Wodger Stew Duffy, was fined a total of $4000 for holding a doof doof party for 330 ravers in a national park near Newcastle…
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Industrial Strength: Illegal rave promoters face court; More SA HOF inductions; Subi Hotel faces live music ban; Record Store Day’s third ambassador
Illegal rave promoters face court Sydney man Stewart Robert Duffy, aka Wodger Stew Duffy, was fined a total of $4000 for holding a doof doof party for 330 ravers in a national park near Newcastle…
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