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The Hills Are Alive sells out for tenth time
Victoria s music comedy and camping The Hills Are Alive festival celebrating its 10th anniversary this weekend has sold out for the tenth time in a row. It is held on Friday March 23, Saturday 24 and…
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The Hills Are Alive sells out for tenth time
Victoria s music comedy and camping The Hills Are Alive festival celebrating its 10th anniversary this weekend has sold out for the tenth time in a row. It is held on Friday March 23, Saturday 24 and…
INXS’s Kirk Pengilly gear generates bidding of almost $230k at auction
INXS saxplayer and occasional guitarist Kirk Pengilly s auction of his music gear generated $228,323 in Sydney. 143% sold by value, said auction house Sothesby s. Many of the 43 items went under the…
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INXS’s Kirk Pengilly gear generates bidding of almost $230k at auction
INXS saxplayer and occasional guitarist Kirk Pengilly s auction of his music gear generated $228,323 in Sydney. 143% sold by value, said auction house Sothesby s. Many of the 43 items went under the…
Report: 73.9b global visits to music piracy sites in 2017, streaming blamed for piracy being “more popular than ever”
A report by piracy tracking company MUSO found that global piracy grew by 1.6% through 2017, with a total of 300.2 billion visits to TV, music, and film piracy sites. Most of these (96.1%) were…
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Report: 73.9b global visits to music piracy sites in 2017, streaming blamed for piracy being “more popular than ever”
A report by piracy tracking company MUSO found that global piracy grew by 1.6% through 2017, with a total of 300.2 billion visits to TV, music, and film piracy sites. Most of these (96.1%) were…
YouTube plans to increase their number of ads to "frustrate" users
YouTube is aiming to drastically increase the amount of ads featured on music videos featured on the site in hopes of convincing users to sign up to their new, forthcoming music subscription service.…
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YouTube plans to increase their number of ads to "frustrate" users
YouTube is aiming to drastically increase the amount of ads featured on music videos featured on the site in hopes of convincing users to sign up to their new, forthcoming music subscription service.…
B&T have revealed their 30 Under 30 shortlist for 2018
B T's famous 30 Under 30 is back for another year, and today they've announced the shortlist of nominees who are in the running to be named as one of the industry's best young talents. Returning once…
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B&T have revealed their 30 Under 30 shortlist for 2018
B T's famous 30 Under 30 is back for another year, and today they've announced the shortlist of nominees who are in the running to be named as one of the industry's best young talents. Returning once…
Inside the new industry’s fact-finding mission on radio quotas: ‘What we’re doing is better than what was in place’
For some years, music professionals have quietly grumbled about commercial radio’s failure to hit their content quotas. Those gripes got some serious volume at Bigsound last year. Behind closed…
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Inside the new industry’s fact-finding mission on radio quotas: ‘What we’re doing is better than what was in place’
For some years, music professionals have quietly grumbled about commercial radio’s failure to hit their content quotas. Those gripes got some serious volume at Bigsound last year. Behind closed…
Less than 45 tickets left for inaugural FastForward conference in Sydney
Beth Appleton of Warner Music Australia, Scott Ryan of Gracenote Nielsen, (USA), Nathan Thomson of Live Nation Australia, The O2's Head of Marketing Emily Scoggins, and Tim Kelly, the former MD at…
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Less than 45 tickets left for inaugural FastForward conference in Sydney
Beth Appleton of Warner Music Australia, Scott Ryan of Gracenote Nielsen, (USA), Nathan Thomson of Live Nation Australia, The O2's Head of Marketing Emily Scoggins, and Tim Kelly, the former MD at…
Ozzy Osbourne is suing AEG for heavy-handed booking tactics
Last July, AEG introduced a booking policy that basically means if an act wants to play the O2 Arena in London, they need to also play at the Staples Center in L.A., rather than the MSG…
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Ozzy Osbourne is suing AEG for heavy-handed booking tactics
Last July, AEG introduced a booking policy that basically means if an act wants to play the O2 Arena in London, they need to also play at the Staples Center in L.A., rather than the MSG…
Lead Record Store Day Ambassador Michael Chugg isn’t surprised by vinyl's resurgence because “it’s no longer uncool to like your dad’s favourite band”
Legendary Aussie music promoter Michael Chugg was yesterday unveiled as the lead ambassador for Australian Record Store Day at Red Eye Records in Sydney, alongside musicians Amber Lawrence and Dan…
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Lead Record Store Day Ambassador Michael Chugg isn’t surprised by vinyl's resurgence because “it’s no longer uncool to like your dad’s favourite band”
Legendary Aussie music promoter Michael Chugg was yesterday unveiled as the lead ambassador for Australian Record Store Day at Red Eye Records in Sydney, alongside musicians Amber Lawrence and Dan…
Google adds updates from musicians to search results
Google will now show images, videos, GIFs and text posted directly from popular musicians to the google knowledge panel directly in search results. The option is the latest update to Google Posts,…
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Google adds updates from musicians to search results
Google will now show images, videos, GIFs and text posted directly from popular musicians to the google knowledge panel directly in search results. The option is the latest update to Google Posts,…
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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