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News July 6, 2017

Spotify launches ‘Black Australia’ playlist, Ed Sheeran hasn’t quit Twitter, and more

Spotify launches ‘Black Australia’ playlist, Ed Sheeran hasn’t quit Twitter, and more

Here’s all the music industry news you need to know today.

Spotify launches ‘Black Australia’ playlist for NAIDOC Week with guest curator, Emily Nicol – via Spotify

Universal, Lenovo and ANZ to speak at Melbourne Media + Marketing Summit – via AdNews

Samsung is reportedly working on its own smart speaker device to compete with Amazon’s Echo and others. – via TechCrunch

Apple to report Q3 2017 earnings on Aug. 1 – via AppleInsider

Fender partners with Apple for Apple Music curated playlists featuring its guitars – via AppleInsider

Radiohead’s label XL has been handed petitions signed by 14,000 people urging the band to cancel a gig in Tel Aviv. – via Metro

Naughty Boy: ‘Marty Bandier taught me to be a bit of a gangsta at publishing’ – via MBW

Jimmy Iovine blames labels, YouTube and Billboard for bad albums. – via MusicAlly

Ed Sheeran Says He Hasn’t Actually Quit Twitter – via Billboard

Sydney venue Leadbelly Newtown is launching a new Singer/Songwriter night called In The Round at Leadbelly – via Facebook

This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.

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