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Will YouTube Music get Australians to subscribe?
In the past, YouTube users have sent a strong message – we don’t want to pay for music.

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Will YouTube Music get Australians to subscribe?
In the past, YouTube users have sent a strong message – we don’t want to pay for music.

Don't blame Drake: The origin story of YOLO
A guy I once worked with described YOLO as "carpe diem for bogans". While that's fairly funny, and fairly true, the term's roots stretch far further back than one would think. The current iteration…

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Don't blame Drake: The origin story of YOLO
A guy I once worked with described YOLO as "carpe diem for bogans". While that's fairly funny, and fairly true, the term's roots stretch far further back than one would think. The current iteration…

Switching from Spotify: Is it too late for YouTube Music?
YouTube Music, Google's latest big swing at the music streaming market, is set to launch in Australia this Wednesday. Is it six years too late? Ironically (or something certainly approaching irony),…

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Switching from Spotify: Is it too late for YouTube Music?
YouTube Music, Google's latest big swing at the music streaming market, is set to launch in Australia this Wednesday. Is it six years too late? Ironically (or something certainly approaching irony),…

Are physical ticket sales the answer to bots and third-party selling?
Nine Inch Nails will prioritise physical box office ticket sales for their next American tour, and Oztix's Stuart Field welcomes the move.

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Are physical ticket sales the answer to bots and third-party selling?
Nine Inch Nails will prioritise physical box office ticket sales for their next American tour, and Oztix's Stuart Field welcomes the move.

A guide to get you GDPR compliant before the new data law comes into effect
On May 25 2018 the European Union’s new law governing the use of its citizens' private data comes into effect. The General Data Protection Regulation to give it its full name gives people living in…

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A guide to get you GDPR compliant before the new data law comes into effect
On May 25 2018 the European Union’s new law governing the use of its citizens' private data comes into effect. The General Data Protection Regulation to give it its full name gives people living in…
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The ARIA Chart is dead! Long live the ARIA Chart! [Op-Ed]
Like many in the music industry, I grew up with the ARIA Charts as my bible as a kid. A #1 on the ARIA Chart really meant something. You’d head to the record store (remember them?) every week and…
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The ARIA Chart is dead! Long live the ARIA Chart! [Op-Ed]
Like many in the music industry, I grew up with the ARIA Charts as my bible as a kid. A #1 on the ARIA Chart really meant something. You’d head to the record store (remember them?) every week and…

Antony & Cleopatra give us their Top 5 tips for collaborating
Collaborating with other artists can either be artistically rewarding or a total nightmare. Antony & Cleopatra give us some pointers.

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Antony & Cleopatra give us their Top 5 tips for collaborating
Collaborating with other artists can either be artistically rewarding or a total nightmare. Antony & Cleopatra give us some pointers.

Gender is just a number: peeking behind Australia's Pay Gap veil
A deeper look into the music industry's gender pay gap.

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Gender is just a number: peeking behind Australia's Pay Gap veil
A deeper look into the music industry's gender pay gap.

FastForward: 5 Questions raised at Mobile AR/VR: Building Interactive Audiences
“The visions of the technologies’ capabilities were so mind-blowing that I became unsettled by them."

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FastForward: 5 Questions raised at Mobile AR/VR: Building Interactive Audiences
“The visions of the technologies’ capabilities were so mind-blowing that I became unsettled by them."

A step in the right direction: Commercial radio airplay for Aussie artists on the rise
The Q1 2018 Hot 100 airplay chart highlights a positive shift for Australian radio.

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A step in the right direction: Commercial radio airplay for Aussie artists on the rise
The Q1 2018 Hot 100 airplay chart highlights a positive shift for Australian radio.
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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