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Can Puerto Rico’s tourism rely on ’Despacito’’s global success?
While the island of Puerto Rico is grappling with a $123 billion debt crisis, it is relying on the global smash ’Despacito’ to bring in badly-needed tourism dollars. Already there s a row over how…

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Can Puerto Rico’s tourism rely on ’Despacito’’s global success?
While the island of Puerto Rico is grappling with a $123 billion debt crisis, it is relying on the global smash ’Despacito’ to bring in badly-needed tourism dollars. Already there s a row over how…

BMG launches royalty app co-designed by songwriters
BMG s new royalty app provides more personalised information than before. It provides current period (pipeline) royalty information and highly intuitive analytics to give clients insights to their…

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BMG launches royalty app co-designed by songwriters
BMG s new royalty app provides more personalised information than before. It provides current period (pipeline) royalty information and highly intuitive analytics to give clients insights to their…

Songwriters attack RIAA over moral rights issue, BMG launches app, and more
Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. Ticketmaster has announced it will be launching in Switzerland. - via RotD A global network of organisations representing songwriters have…

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Songwriters attack RIAA over moral rights issue, BMG launches app, and more
Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. Ticketmaster has announced it will be launching in Switzerland. - via RotD A global network of organisations representing songwriters have…

Usher starts a new relationship with Australian tech startup MSMCI
Usher has signed on as Chief Creative Director of $10.5 million Australian tech startup MSMCI. The singer, and inventor of popular dance craze the U-Turn, will mainly appear as a judge, mentor, and…

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Usher starts a new relationship with Australian tech startup MSMCI
Usher has signed on as Chief Creative Director of $10.5 million Australian tech startup MSMCI. The singer, and inventor of popular dance craze the U-Turn, will mainly appear as a judge, mentor, and…

Spotify has started removing white supremacist bands from its service
Considering the violence and hate speech involving white nationalists that has erupted across America over the past few weeks (well, over the past four hundred years), many major digital services…

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Spotify has started removing white supremacist bands from its service
Considering the violence and hate speech involving white nationalists that has erupted across America over the past few weeks (well, over the past four hundred years), many major digital services…

Sydney to host global night time culture forum with the Night Mayor of Amsterdam
Sydney's annual Electronic Music Conference has partnered with the Night Mayor of Amsterdam for three-year project Global Cities After Dark, a forum to discuss global night time culture and economy.…

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Sydney to host global night time culture forum with the Night Mayor of Amsterdam
Sydney's annual Electronic Music Conference has partnered with the Night Mayor of Amsterdam for three-year project Global Cities After Dark, a forum to discuss global night time culture and economy.…

MGM’s Michael Chase talks introducing Like a Version to the US and ‘bridging the gap’ for Aussie artists
'Like A Version', the chart-topping, sometimes quirky Australian institution, is heading to America. A 21-track compilation of classic covers by Tame Impala, Flume, DMA'S and others will drop Sept.…

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MGM’s Michael Chase talks introducing Like a Version to the US and ‘bridging the gap’ for Aussie artists
'Like A Version', the chart-topping, sometimes quirky Australian institution, is heading to America. A 21-track compilation of classic covers by Tame Impala, Flume, DMA'S and others will drop Sept.…

Sat Bisla’s Passport Approved hits Aussie airwaves on Triple M
Bringing a ton of groundbreaking, undiscovered music from alternative music artists spanning the globe, SCA s Triple M Modern Digital has begun broadcasting the influential global pre-discovery music…

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Sat Bisla’s Passport Approved hits Aussie airwaves on Triple M
Bringing a ton of groundbreaking, undiscovered music from alternative music artists spanning the globe, SCA s Triple M Modern Digital has begun broadcasting the influential global pre-discovery music…

What We’ve Learned: advice for aspiring artist managers from Jas Moore & Hugh McClure
At next weekend’s Live N Local festival in Melbourne, you can enjoy not only a heap of free live music events, but also a lot of free advice from industry pros who know what they’re talking about.…

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What We’ve Learned: advice for aspiring artist managers from Jas Moore & Hugh McClure
At next weekend’s Live N Local festival in Melbourne, you can enjoy not only a heap of free live music events, but also a lot of free advice from industry pros who know what they’re talking about.…

Australian start-up MSMCI signs Usher as Chief Creative Director of new show
Melbourne-based global entertainment tech start-up MSMCI has signed up American R B singer Usher up as Chief Creative Director, judge and brand ambassador for its new global Megastar Millionaire…

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Australian start-up MSMCI signs Usher as Chief Creative Director of new show
Melbourne-based global entertainment tech start-up MSMCI has signed up American R B singer Usher up as Chief Creative Director, judge and brand ambassador for its new global Megastar Millionaire…
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