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2019 guide to music grants: What to apply for
With patience and experience, cool heads say, there’s nothing you can’t achieve. Applying for a music grant will take all of this, and more. No one ever applied for a grant just for fun, to see what…

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2019 guide to music grants: What to apply for
With patience and experience, cool heads say, there’s nothing you can’t achieve. Applying for a music grant will take all of this, and more. No one ever applied for a grant just for fun, to see what…

The walls are closing in on R. Kelly
Everyone is distancing themselves from R. Kelly right now, with the notable exception of the authorities. Just one week after the Lifetime channel aired its explosive six-part Surviving R. Kelly…

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The walls are closing in on R. Kelly
Everyone is distancing themselves from R. Kelly right now, with the notable exception of the authorities. Just one week after the Lifetime channel aired its explosive six-part Surviving R. Kelly…

BTS’ ‘Burn the Stage: The Movie’ is coming to YouTube
BTS broke the box office with Burn the Stage: The Movie. Now they’ll try break the Internet with the documentary film, which gets its YouTube premiere later this week. YouTube Originals announced…

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BTS’ ‘Burn the Stage: The Movie’ is coming to YouTube
BTS broke the box office with Burn the Stage: The Movie. Now they’ll try break the Internet with the documentary film, which gets its YouTube premiere later this week. YouTube Originals announced…

Tidal is under investigation over allegedly fudged streaming data
An elbows-deep probe into Tidal and its allegedly inflated streaming numbers on a bunch of titles has entered the next phase as Norwegian authorities launch their own investigation into the digital…

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Tidal is under investigation over allegedly fudged streaming data
An elbows-deep probe into Tidal and its allegedly inflated streaming numbers on a bunch of titles has entered the next phase as Norwegian authorities launch their own investigation into the digital…

Pill testing debate: Doctors are ‘ready, willing and able’ to volunteer expertise after latest festival fatality
As NSW authorities count the cost of another drug-related death at a music festival, pill testing advocates say doctors are on standby and they’re willing to volunteer their services at events to…

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Pill testing debate: Doctors are ‘ready, willing and able’ to volunteer expertise after latest festival fatality
As NSW authorities count the cost of another drug-related death at a music festival, pill testing advocates say doctors are on standby and they’re willing to volunteer their services at events to…

Australia’s music industry wants ISPs to block ‘stream ripping’ sites
Australia’s recording industry is taking the legal route to take down so-called “stream ripping” services. Never heard of stream ripping? You’re in the minority. It’s the process of creating a…

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Australia’s music industry wants ISPs to block ‘stream ripping’ sites
Australia’s recording industry is taking the legal route to take down so-called “stream ripping” services. Never heard of stream ripping? You’re in the minority. It’s the process of creating a…

Angie McMahon, Kwame, Mansionair & more added to SXSW 2019 Line-up
The annual live music rodeo that is SXSW is nearly upon us, and the Aussies will be in full voice. A third and latest round of performers dropped overnight, with rising indie artists Angie McMahon,…

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Angie McMahon, Kwame, Mansionair & more added to SXSW 2019 Line-up
The annual live music rodeo that is SXSW is nearly upon us, and the Aussies will be in full voice. A third and latest round of performers dropped overnight, with rising indie artists Angie McMahon,…

Pitchfork’s founding editor-in-chief Ryan Schreiber steps down
Ryan Schreiber is leaving Pitchfork, the worshipped indie music title he created almost a quarter century ago. In a memo to employees on Tuesday, Bob Sauerberg, president of the publication’s owner…

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Pitchfork’s founding editor-in-chief Ryan Schreiber steps down
Ryan Schreiber is leaving Pitchfork, the worshipped indie music title he created almost a quarter century ago. In a memo to employees on Tuesday, Bob Sauerberg, president of the publication’s owner…

Rolling Stone is Hiring Australian Staff, ‘Ambitious’ Expansion Is Coming
Will Rolling Stone magazine push out another Australian edition? It looks that way after the famed U.S. rock and lifestyle masthead put the call out for staff in Australia and three other global…

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Rolling Stone is Hiring Australian Staff, ‘Ambitious’ Expansion Is Coming
Will Rolling Stone magazine push out another Australian edition? It looks that way after the famed U.S. rock and lifestyle masthead put the call out for staff in Australia and three other global…

K-POP superstars BTS made an indie Australian duo famous overnight
BTS had quite the year in 2018. The Korean boy band owned it at every station, leading the Billboard 200 Albums Chart with two titles Love Yourself: Tear and Love Yourself: Answer (no other K-pop…

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K-POP superstars BTS made an indie Australian duo famous overnight
BTS had quite the year in 2018. The Korean boy band owned it at every station, leading the Billboard 200 Albums Chart with two titles Love Yourself: Tear and Love Yourself: Answer (no other K-pop…

This is who will win the Hottest 100 according to Sportsbet
It’s been said that Aussies will bet on two flies crawling up a wall. We’re a country addicted to chucking our cash on horses, cards, lotteries and into machines that go “bing”. Australians lose…

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This is who will win the Hottest 100 according to Sportsbet
It’s been said that Aussies will bet on two flies crawling up a wall. We’re a country addicted to chucking our cash on horses, cards, lotteries and into machines that go “bing”. Australians lose…

Did Gladys Berejiklian change her mind on pill testing?
It’s a new year and, just maybe, a new dawn for advocates of pill testing at music festivals after NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian appeared to have a change of heart on the issue. The state Liberal…

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Did Gladys Berejiklian change her mind on pill testing?
It’s a new year and, just maybe, a new dawn for advocates of pill testing at music festivals after NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian appeared to have a change of heart on the issue. The state Liberal…
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