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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…

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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…

Government's $54m media bailout further punishes music creators
APRA AMCOS chief executive Dean Ormston is "deeply concerned" at scrapped quotas.

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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.

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…

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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…

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…

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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…

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…

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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…

Aussie music fans turn to classic countdowns over long weekend
Aussies replaced buffering live streams with music countdowns over Easter.

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Aussie music fans turn to classic countdowns over long weekend
Aussies replaced buffering live streams with music countdowns over Easter.

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.

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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.

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…

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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…

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…

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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…

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"…

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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"…
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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