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Nine finalists announced for 2021 Australian Music Prize
The winner of the $20,000 award will be announced in March.

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Nine finalists announced for 2021 Australian Music Prize
The winner of the $20,000 award will be announced in March.

Adelaide’s Jive hits survival campaign target, but other venues have live music woes
Some live music venues are having to permanently turn off the lights.

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Adelaide’s Jive hits survival campaign target, but other venues have live music woes
Some live music venues are having to permanently turn off the lights.

Nine’s Sounds Better Together live music celebration draws 281,000 metro viewers
Sounds Better Together was the 11th-most-popular show on TV on Saturday night.

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Nine’s Sounds Better Together live music celebration draws 281,000 metro viewers
Sounds Better Together was the 11th-most-popular show on TV on Saturday night.

Tencent consortium now officially owns 20% of Universal Music Group
The Universal Music Group IPO seems to be on the cards within the next 12 months.

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Tencent consortium now officially owns 20% of Universal Music Group
The Universal Music Group IPO seems to be on the cards within the next 12 months.

The shortlist for the SoundMerch Australian Music Prize has been revealed
The prestigious SoundMerch Australian Music Prize (The AMP) is back for its 16th year running. And its official shortlist has just been revealed. The shortlist, which is comprised of just nine albums…

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The shortlist for the SoundMerch Australian Music Prize has been revealed
The prestigious SoundMerch Australian Music Prize (The AMP) is back for its 16th year running. And its official shortlist has just been revealed. The shortlist, which is comprised of just nine albums…

ARIA’s board made a pledge for diversity, and kept its word (Op-Ed)
Australia’s music industry let out a collective sigh of relief last week when the most important job vacancy of them all was filled. A touch over two years after making diversity a mission statement,…

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ARIA’s board made a pledge for diversity, and kept its word (Op-Ed)
Australia’s music industry let out a collective sigh of relief last week when the most important job vacancy of them all was filled. A touch over two years after making diversity a mission statement,…

$7,500 Josh Pyke Partnership returns in 2021
Unsigned artists have until the end of March to enter to win a $7,500 grant.

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$7,500 Josh Pyke Partnership returns in 2021
Unsigned artists have until the end of March to enter to win a $7,500 grant.

Spotify will insert ads into podcasts, even if you have a premium account
If you love Spotify and dig podcasts, but hate ads, best you take a take a comfy seat. Earlier this month, the music streaming service announced its roll out of Spotify Podcast Ads for all its U.K.…

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Spotify will insert ads into podcasts, even if you have a premium account
If you love Spotify and dig podcasts, but hate ads, best you take a take a comfy seat. Earlier this month, the music streaming service announced its roll out of Spotify Podcast Ads for all its U.K.…

Bernard Fanning pays it forward as Serenade’s Patron Artist
These days turned out nothing like we’d planned. With Covid cratering the live music sector and grounding travel, artists turned to live streaming in 2020 to stay connected with their fans and --…

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Bernard Fanning pays it forward as Serenade’s Patron Artist
These days turned out nothing like we’d planned. With Covid cratering the live music sector and grounding travel, artists turned to live streaming in 2020 to stay connected with their fans and --…

New technology lets Spotify choose songs based on user moods
Spotify has new technology to identify a user’s mood.

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New technology lets Spotify choose songs based on user moods
Spotify has new technology to identify a user’s mood.
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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