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Netflix, Spotify, Jaxsta stocks up in Coronavirus lockdown

Netflix, Spotify, Jaxsta stocks up in Coronavirus lockdown

All gigs are off. We’re stuck at home, worried about our next buck and glued to our devices. No doubt about it, COVID-19 has made 2020 a dumpster fire to remember. The novel Coronavirus is punishing…

By Lars Brandle - Apr 16, 2020
Netflix, Spotify, Jaxsta stocks up in Coronavirus lockdown

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Netflix, Spotify, Jaxsta stocks up in Coronavirus lockdown

All gigs are off. We’re stuck at home, worried about our next buck and glued to our devices. No doubt about it, COVID-19 has made 2020 a dumpster fire to remember. The novel Coronavirus is punishing…

By Lars Brandle - Apr 16, 2020
Government's $54m media bailout further punishes music creators

Government's $54m media bailout further punishes music creators

APRA AMCOS chief executive Dean Ormston is "deeply concerned" at scrapped quotas.

By Music Network - Apr 16, 2020
Government's $54m media bailout further punishes music creators

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Government's $54m media bailout further punishes music creators

APRA AMCOS chief executive Dean Ormston is "deeply concerned" at scrapped quotas.

By Music Network - Apr 16, 2020
APRA AMCOS, CRA ‘concerned’ and ‘disappointed’ with government’s media bailout measures

APRA AMCOS, CRA ‘concerned’ and ‘disappointed’ with government’s media bailout measures

APRA AMCOS is “deeply concerned” with the federal government’s decision to scrap content quotas across drama, kids shows and documentaries for free-to-air and subscription TV for rest of the year, a…

By Lars Brandle - Apr 15, 2020
APRA AMCOS, CRA ‘concerned’ and ‘disappointed’ with government’s media bailout measures

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APRA AMCOS, CRA ‘concerned’ and ‘disappointed’ with government’s media bailout measures

APRA AMCOS is “deeply concerned” with the federal government’s decision to scrap content quotas across drama, kids shows and documentaries for free-to-air and subscription TV for rest of the year, a…

By Lars Brandle - Apr 15, 2020
Drake just set another bunch of chart records

Drake just set another bunch of chart records

Another month, another Drake chart record. The Canadian hip-hop giant enters a class of just two as his new single ‘Toosie Slide’ opens at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. With that piece of…

By Lars Brandle - Apr 14, 2020
Drake just set another bunch of chart records

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Drake just set another bunch of chart records

Another month, another Drake chart record. The Canadian hip-hop giant enters a class of just two as his new single ‘Toosie Slide’ opens at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. With that piece of…

By Lars Brandle - Apr 14, 2020
Australia's live concert industry in 2020: Predictions

Australia's live concert industry in 2020: Predictions

With Bluesfest wiped from the calendar and life shuffling on in lockdown, Easter 2020 was more subdued than a gardening session with your grandma. But if you tapped out of Netflix for a time on…

By Lars Brandle - Apr 14, 2020
Australia's live concert industry in 2020: Predictions

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Australia's live concert industry in 2020: Predictions

With Bluesfest wiped from the calendar and life shuffling on in lockdown, Easter 2020 was more subdued than a gardening session with your grandma. But if you tapped out of Netflix for a time on…

By Lars Brandle - Apr 14, 2020
Aussie music fans turn to classic countdowns over long weekend

Aussie music fans turn to classic countdowns over long weekend

Aussies replaced buffering live streams with music countdowns over Easter.

By Jake Challenor - Apr 14, 2020
Aussie music fans turn to classic countdowns over long weekend

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Aussie music fans turn to classic countdowns over long weekend

Aussies replaced buffering live streams with music countdowns over Easter.

By Jake Challenor - Apr 14, 2020
New TISM live tape from 1988 to raise funds for road crews

New TISM live tape from 1988 to raise funds for road crews

ARCA plans to release a range of tapes over the next few weeks.

By Music Network - Apr 14, 2020
New TISM live tape from 1988 to raise funds for road crews

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New TISM live tape from 1988 to raise funds for road crews

ARCA plans to release a range of tapes over the next few weeks.

By Music Network - Apr 14, 2020
REVEALED: The 100 most streamed Australian songs on Apple Music

REVEALED: The 100 most streamed Australian songs on Apple Music

Apple Music is dishing out the goods this Easter. Following the announcement that the streaming giant has established a $50 million advance fund to help out independent labels and distributors in…

By Poppy Reid - Apr 9, 2020
REVEALED: The 100 most streamed Australian songs on Apple Music

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REVEALED: The 100 most streamed Australian songs on Apple Music

Apple Music is dishing out the goods this Easter. Following the announcement that the streaming giant has established a $50 million advance fund to help out independent labels and distributors in…

By Poppy Reid - Apr 9, 2020
Commercial radio calls for Coronavirus bailout as ad spend tanks

Commercial radio calls for Coronavirus bailout as ad spend tanks

Today’s emergency funding package for the arts didn’t hit the right note with commercial radio. Soon after the federal government announced a lump of cash for Support Act and for regional and First…

By Lars Brandle - Apr 9, 2020
Commercial radio calls for Coronavirus bailout as ad spend tanks

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Commercial radio calls for Coronavirus bailout as ad spend tanks

Today’s emergency funding package for the arts didn’t hit the right note with commercial radio. Soon after the federal government announced a lump of cash for Support Act and for regional and First…

By Lars Brandle - Apr 9, 2020
Community radio gets behind Aussie content with ‘Bloody Great’ campaign

Community radio gets behind Aussie content with ‘Bloody Great’ campaign

Australia’s network of community radio stations are about to receive a regular injection of the good, local stuff. From Friday, a new half-hour programme dubbed "Australian Music Is Bloody Great"…

By Lars Brandle - Apr 9, 2020
Community radio gets behind Aussie content with ‘Bloody Great’ campaign

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Community radio gets behind Aussie content with ‘Bloody Great’ campaign

Australia’s network of community radio stations are about to receive a regular injection of the good, local stuff. From Friday, a new half-hour programme dubbed "Australian Music Is Bloody Great"…

By Lars Brandle - Apr 9, 2020
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