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Government sets review of Sydney lockout laws
A review of the lockout laws instated on February 24 last year will be carried out in June. The government has said it won t receive the 12-month data from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research…

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Government sets review of Sydney lockout laws
A review of the lockout laws instated on February 24 last year will be carried out in June. The government has said it won t receive the 12-month data from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research…

Neil Young’s Pono service said to have secured the Beatles
Neil Young s Pono Music Player was finally made available for purchase last week and Showbiz411 has reported he s already got the Beatles catalogue on board for his music store. Keep in mind, it took…

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Neil Young’s Pono service said to have secured the Beatles
Neil Young s Pono Music Player was finally made available for purchase last week and Showbiz411 has reported he s already got the Beatles catalogue on board for his music store. Keep in mind, it took…

MTV founder John A. Lack launches streaming service
C R Media, Inc., chaired by MTV founder John A. Lack and vice chaired by former RCA Chairman/CEO Bob Jamieson, has announced a deal with Beats Music, HMV and Songza s B2B partner Medianet. The pair…

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MTV founder John A. Lack launches streaming service
C R Media, Inc., chaired by MTV founder John A. Lack and vice chaired by former RCA Chairman/CEO Bob Jamieson, has announced a deal with Beats Music, HMV and Songza s B2B partner Medianet. The pair…

Exclusive: Katie Noonan beats crowdfunding target in less than 48 hours
Last Thursday 4x ARIA Award winner Katie Noonan launched her EP Peace Is My Drug with a crowdfunding campaign, and in less than 48 hours she surpassed the target. Noonan made the EP available…

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Exclusive: Katie Noonan beats crowdfunding target in less than 48 hours
Last Thursday 4x ARIA Award winner Katie Noonan launched her EP Peace Is My Drug with a crowdfunding campaign, and in less than 48 hours she surpassed the target. Noonan made the EP available…

UMG inks deal with video startup Vessel
Universal Music Group has today announced an agreement with the January-launched video-streaming startup Vessel. Vessel customers subscribed to its paid tier will have exclusive early access to some…

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UMG inks deal with video startup Vessel
Universal Music Group has today announced an agreement with the January-launched video-streaming startup Vessel. Vessel customers subscribed to its paid tier will have exclusive early access to some…

Soundwave to revert to single-day format in 2016
Soundwave 2016 will be a one-date, East Coast only festival. That s according to its Twitter-happy promoter AJ Maddah, who this morning tweeted: going back to 1 day per city. 2 weekends. 2015 is the…

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Soundwave to revert to single-day format in 2016
Soundwave 2016 will be a one-date, East Coast only festival. That s according to its Twitter-happy promoter AJ Maddah, who this morning tweeted: going back to 1 day per city. 2 weekends. 2015 is the…

Rhapsody subscribers contribute $65 a year in royalties
Spotify, Yahoo, Vevo, Shazam and Rhapsody have all released their year-end data reports, with most highlighting the Most Streamed acts, songs and albums both globally and via territory. However, an…

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Rhapsody subscribers contribute $65 a year in royalties
Spotify, Yahoo, Vevo, Shazam and Rhapsody have all released their year-end data reports, with most highlighting the Most Streamed acts, songs and albums both globally and via territory. However, an…
Garth Brooks has launched his download store
Country music heavyweight Garth Brooks has officially launched his download store GhostTunes. Live today, GhostTunes offers 10 million digital songs by thousands of acts signed to the three majors…
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Garth Brooks has launched his download store
Country music heavyweight Garth Brooks has officially launched his download store GhostTunes. Live today, GhostTunes offers 10 million digital songs by thousands of acts signed to the three majors…
Rolling Stones sue insurers for $12.7 million
Court documents relating to insurance claims for the cancellation of The Rolling Stones’ tour of Australia and New Zealand have revealed the band may not receive the $12.7 million they seek in…
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Rolling Stones sue insurers for $12.7 million
Court documents relating to insurance claims for the cancellation of The Rolling Stones’ tour of Australia and New Zealand have revealed the band may not receive the $12.7 million they seek in…

Shock’s Halfcut Records signs reciprocal deal with Distort
Shock Records heavy music imprint Halfcut has partnered with Canadian independent Distort, TMN can exclusively reveal. The Toronto-based label is home to Canadian acts including ex-Shock signing…

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Shock’s Halfcut Records signs reciprocal deal with Distort
Shock Records heavy music imprint Halfcut has partnered with Canadian independent Distort, TMN can exclusively reveal. The Toronto-based label is home to Canadian acts including ex-Shock signing…

Leaked emails uncover Snapchat’s plans for a record label
Following TMN s report last month that Vevo was among eleven companies in talks with photo and video messaging application Snapchat, leaked emails from the Sony Pictures hack have outlined the deal…

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Leaked emails uncover Snapchat’s plans for a record label
Following TMN s report last month that Vevo was among eleven companies in talks with photo and video messaging application Snapchat, leaked emails from the Sony Pictures hack have outlined the deal…

Artists and labels can gate content to get Spotify follows
Digital music marketing campaign tool Show.co has claimed it s the first marketing platform to allow gating in exchange for a Spotify follow: where artists and labels can ask visitors to follow a…

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Artists and labels can gate content to get Spotify follows
Digital music marketing campaign tool Show.co has claimed it s the first marketing platform to allow gating in exchange for a Spotify follow: where artists and labels can ask visitors to follow a…
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