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Spotify negotiating with TPG ahead of IPO, ABC releases new audio app, and more
Here's all the music industry news you need to know today featuring Spotify's new negotiations with with TPG, ABC's new audio app, and more.

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Spotify negotiating with TPG ahead of IPO, ABC releases new audio app, and more
Here's all the music industry news you need to know today featuring Spotify's new negotiations with with TPG, ABC's new audio app, and more.

YouTube Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen weighs in on streaming content quotas
YouTube Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen sat with TIO reporter Lars Brandle to discuss the hot button topic of streaming content quotas.

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YouTube Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen weighs in on streaming content quotas
YouTube Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen sat with TIO reporter Lars Brandle to discuss the hot button topic of streaming content quotas.

UNFD's GM Maya Janeska talks gender, genre & creating communities
UNIFIED Music Group’s outstretched umbrella has a new leader: Maya Janeska. She chats to TIO about genre discrimination, gender parity and more.

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UNFD's GM Maya Janeska talks gender, genre & creating communities
UNIFIED Music Group’s outstretched umbrella has a new leader: Maya Janeska. She chats to TIO about genre discrimination, gender parity and more.

Vance Joy partners with Twickets to protect fans from scalpers
Vance Joy's partnership with fan-to-fan ticket resale platform Twickets will enable fans to buy and sell tickets at face value – or less.

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Vance Joy partners with Twickets to protect fans from scalpers
Vance Joy's partnership with fan-to-fan ticket resale platform Twickets will enable fans to buy and sell tickets at face value – or less.

Pandora competitors stopped feeding data into Next Big Sound. Enter: Soundcharts
When Pandora purchased Next Big Sound, streaming services soon stopped feeding it data. Now, a more neutral platform is set to take its place.

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Pandora competitors stopped feeding data into Next Big Sound. Enter: Soundcharts
When Pandora purchased Next Big Sound, streaming services soon stopped feeding it data. Now, a more neutral platform is set to take its place.

VMA CEO Steve Romer to depart
The venues veteran is exiting the organisation after three-and-a-half years in the role. TIO spoke to Steve Romer following his announcement.

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VMA CEO Steve Romer to depart
The venues veteran is exiting the organisation after three-and-a-half years in the role. TIO spoke to Steve Romer following his announcement.

Dean Lewis lands major US sync deal
Dean Lewis is becoming one of the most sought-after artists in the US silver screen industry after landing his third TV sync.

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Dean Lewis lands major US sync deal
Dean Lewis is becoming one of the most sought-after artists in the US silver screen industry after landing his third TV sync.

Exclusive: Samsaruh inks deal with The Preatures' booking agency
Samsaruh, the teenage singer-songwriter and producer out of Melbourne, has signed with the agent for the likes of Holy Holy, The Preatures & Peter Garrett.

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Exclusive: Samsaruh inks deal with The Preatures' booking agency
Samsaruh, the teenage singer-songwriter and producer out of Melbourne, has signed with the agent for the likes of Holy Holy, The Preatures & Peter Garrett.

Eventbrite announces layoffs after Ticketfly purchase
Three months after Eventbrite made the choice to buy its major competitor, it has announced major layoffs as the companies merge.

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Eventbrite announces layoffs after Ticketfly purchase
Three months after Eventbrite made the choice to buy its major competitor, it has announced major layoffs as the companies merge.

Spotify For Artists gets update, Google appeals €2.4 billion antitrust fine, and more
Here's all the music industry news you need to know today featuring the new update to Spotify For Artists, BMI's record pay out, and more.

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Spotify For Artists gets update, Google appeals €2.4 billion antitrust fine, and more
Here's all the music industry news you need to know today featuring the new update to Spotify For Artists, BMI's record pay out, and more.

City of Sydney backs music venues with new $450K grant program
City of Sydney has launched a new funding program for music venues, which aims to help Sydney's nightlife following the introduction of the lockout laws.

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City of Sydney backs music venues with new $450K grant program
City of Sydney has launched a new funding program for music venues, which aims to help Sydney's nightlife following the introduction of the lockout laws.

“Chief offender” stream-ripping site taken down
A rogue stream-ripping site has been taken down following legal action brought by organisations representing record companies in the U.S. and U.K.

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“Chief offender” stream-ripping site taken down
A rogue stream-ripping site has been taken down following legal action brought by organisations representing record companies in the U.S. and U.K.
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