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Universal Music & MQA collaborate to deliver Hi-Res streaming
Universal Music Group (UMG) has signed into a multi-year deal with music technology company MQA that will encode UMG s extensive catalogue of master recordings to produce Hi-Res tracks available for…
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Universal Music & MQA collaborate to deliver Hi-Res streaming
Universal Music Group (UMG) has signed into a multi-year deal with music technology company MQA that will encode UMG s extensive catalogue of master recordings to produce Hi-Res tracks available for…

Spotify expanding US operations, adding 1000 jobs
Image: 4 World Trade Center, Manhattan, NYC Spotify, the largest music streaming service in the world, is expanding its US operations. It is moving its New York office to the 16-acre World Trade…

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Spotify expanding US operations, adding 1000 jobs
Image: 4 World Trade Center, Manhattan, NYC Spotify, the largest music streaming service in the world, is expanding its US operations. It is moving its New York office to the 16-acre World Trade…
Sony ATV signs Tori Kelly
PRESS RELEASE: Sony/ATV Music Publishing has signed a long-term worldwide deal with Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and recording artist Tori Kelly. Since first gaining recognition with a…
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Sony ATV signs Tori Kelly
PRESS RELEASE: Sony/ATV Music Publishing has signed a long-term worldwide deal with Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and recording artist Tori Kelly. Since first gaining recognition with a…
Midnight Oil Announce "The Great Circle 2017" World Tour
PRESS RELEASE: Legendary Australian rock band and agitators Midnight Oil today announced their first World Tour in over two decades. They also unveiled plans to release three archival box sets…
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Midnight Oil Announce "The Great Circle 2017" World Tour
PRESS RELEASE: Legendary Australian rock band and agitators Midnight Oil today announced their first World Tour in over two decades. They also unveiled plans to release three archival box sets…

Festivals Update: February 17
Image: Party In The Paddock SELL-OUT FOR PARTY IN THE PADDOCK The fifth instalment of Tasmania s Party in the Paddock was a sell-out, with promoter Vibestown confirming that 7,000 descended on Burns…

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Festivals Update: February 17
Image: Party In The Paddock SELL-OUT FOR PARTY IN THE PADDOCK The fifth instalment of Tasmania s Party in the Paddock was a sell-out, with promoter Vibestown confirming that 7,000 descended on Burns…

Michael Jackson’s Thriller remains USA’s most certified album
Despite Michael Jackson s death in June 2009, his music continues to be consumed at an incredible rate. Just as The Eagles were sneaking on Jackson for the biggest selling album of all time in the…

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Michael Jackson’s Thriller remains USA’s most certified album
Despite Michael Jackson s death in June 2009, his music continues to be consumed at an incredible rate. Just as The Eagles were sneaking on Jackson for the biggest selling album of all time in the…

Report: Adelaide Festival Centre contributed over $100M to SA economy
Adelaide Festival Centre contributed $107.8 million to the South Australian economy in 2015-16 up by a third since 2012 when it was last valued at $76.3 million and created over 1,000 jobs in that…

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Report: Adelaide Festival Centre contributed over $100M to SA economy
Adelaide Festival Centre contributed $107.8 million to the South Australian economy in 2015-16 up by a third since 2012 when it was last valued at $76.3 million and created over 1,000 jobs in that…

Indigenous artists respond to proposed copyright law changes
Jessica Mauboy and Briggs are among a group of Australian Indigenous identities who have signed an open letter to the government condemning the recommendations of the Productivity Commission to alter…

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Indigenous artists respond to proposed copyright law changes
Jessica Mauboy and Briggs are among a group of Australian Indigenous identities who have signed an open letter to the government condemning the recommendations of the Productivity Commission to alter…
APRA AMCOS inks digital licensing deal with ORiGiN Music
Collection society APRA AMCOS has inked a pan-Asian digital licensing agreement with local company ORiGiN Music. The new partnership marks the fifth publisher to work with APRA AMCOS as part of their…
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APRA AMCOS inks digital licensing deal with ORiGiN Music
Collection society APRA AMCOS has inked a pan-Asian digital licensing agreement with local company ORiGiN Music. The new partnership marks the fifth publisher to work with APRA AMCOS as part of their…

Sydney music venues propose new initiative for lockout exemptions
Around 20 Sydney live music venue operators have banded together to issue a proposal to the NSW Government that would exempt their establishments from Sydney lockout laws and make outside areas…

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Sydney music venues propose new initiative for lockout exemptions
Around 20 Sydney live music venue operators have banded together to issue a proposal to the NSW Government that would exempt their establishments from Sydney lockout laws and make outside areas…
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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