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Dave Stewart signs wide-ranging deal with BMG
PRESS RELEASE: Musician, songwriter and creative entrepreneur Dave Stewart has reached a wide-ranging agreement with Bertelsmann-owned new model music company BMG which will embrace not just music,…

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Dave Stewart signs wide-ranging deal with BMG
PRESS RELEASE: Musician, songwriter and creative entrepreneur Dave Stewart has reached a wide-ranging agreement with Bertelsmann-owned new model music company BMG which will embrace not just music,…

AC/DC allows Apple Music, Rdio, Spotify to stream their music
AC/DC, who only in 2012 decided to make their music available on iTunes, are putting their music on streaming services this week. The legendary band are making their full catalogue available on…

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AC/DC allows Apple Music, Rdio, Spotify to stream their music
AC/DC, who only in 2012 decided to make their music available on iTunes, are putting their music on streaming services this week. The legendary band are making their full catalogue available on…

Megan Washington, Sheppard join Elton John’s national tour
PRESS RELEASE: Elton John and his band are set to return to Australia from 5 December as part of his international All The Hits Tour. The shows, announced and on sale last month, have been met with a…

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Megan Washington, Sheppard join Elton John’s national tour
PRESS RELEASE: Elton John and his band are set to return to Australia from 5 December as part of his international All The Hits Tour. The shows, announced and on sale last month, have been met with a…

Sony, UMG, RIAA suing SoundCloud for copyright infringement?
Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) are allegedly readying a major lawsuit against SoundCloud for copyright infringement.…

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Sony, UMG, RIAA suing SoundCloud for copyright infringement?
Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) are allegedly readying a major lawsuit against SoundCloud for copyright infringement.…

Rights holders hail new anti-piracy bill, but told to make own changes
A number of Australian copyright holders and associations hailed the passing of the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill through the Senate on Monday night. They said it sent a message of…

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Rights holders hail new anti-piracy bill, but told to make own changes
A number of Australian copyright holders and associations hailed the passing of the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill through the Senate on Monday night. They said it sent a message of…

DistroKid and TuneCore join TIDAL for distribution
PRESS RELEASE: TIDAL today announces two new distribution partners to its TIDAL Discovery service - DistroKid and TuneCore. TIDAL Discovery is the new place to find the music of tomorrow. DistroKid…

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DistroKid and TuneCore join TIDAL for distribution
PRESS RELEASE: TIDAL today announces two new distribution partners to its TIDAL Discovery service - DistroKid and TuneCore. TIDAL Discovery is the new place to find the music of tomorrow. DistroKid…

Musical Chairs: Kate Miller-Heidke joins ABC TV show; Fricke dropped from Rolling Stone; Wiesenthal out at WMG; Spotify takes in former Netflix exec
Nova promotes Tamie Williams to head national sales Nova Entertainment promoted Tamie Williams to National Head of Direct Sales. She continues to oversee the direct sales team in Melbourne, said…

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Musical Chairs: Kate Miller-Heidke joins ABC TV show; Fricke dropped from Rolling Stone; Wiesenthal out at WMG; Spotify takes in former Netflix exec
Nova promotes Tamie Williams to head national sales Nova Entertainment promoted Tamie Williams to National Head of Direct Sales. She continues to oversee the direct sales team in Melbourne, said…

Apple to pay $0.002 per stream during free trial
Just one day following Apple s swift decision to pay independent artists for royalties earned during the free, three-month trial period of its streaming service, its per stream rate has been…

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Apple to pay $0.002 per stream during free trial
Just one day following Apple s swift decision to pay independent artists for royalties earned during the free, three-month trial period of its streaming service, its per stream rate has been…

Prime Ministerial speeches inspire musical composition
PRESS RELEASE: On 29 July 2015, Topology and The Australian Voices will take words from famous speeches delivered by Australian Prime Ministers converting them into a musical suite in…

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Prime Ministerial speeches inspire musical composition
PRESS RELEASE: On 29 July 2015, Topology and The Australian Voices will take words from famous speeches delivered by Australian Prime Ministers converting them into a musical suite in…

UMG inks first-of-its-kind partnership with Marriott International
PRESS RELEASE: Marriott International, Inc., the world s favorite travel company, and Universal Music Group (UMG), the global music leader, have created a first-of-its-kind global marketing…

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UMG inks first-of-its-kind partnership with Marriott International
PRESS RELEASE: Marriott International, Inc., the world s favorite travel company, and Universal Music Group (UMG), the global music leader, have created a first-of-its-kind global marketing…
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