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Conor Lochrie

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Voting for the 2021 Music Victoria Awards is now open

Voting for the 2021 Music Victoria Awards is now open

Voting is now underway for all public-voted categories at this year's Music Victoria Awards, with fierce competition across the board. The 2021 Music Victoria Awards will take place on December 9th…

By Conor Lochrie - Oct 12, 2021
Voting for the 2021 Music Victoria Awards is now open

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Voting for the 2021 Music Victoria Awards is now open

Voting is now underway for all public-voted categories at this year's Music Victoria Awards, with fierce competition across the board. The 2021 Music Victoria Awards will take place on December 9th…

By Conor Lochrie - Oct 12, 2021
QMusic has officially revoked Honorary Award given to Denis Handlin

QMusic has officially revoked Honorary Award given to Denis Handlin

QMusic has officially revoked the Honorary Award presented to Denis Handlin at last year's Queensland Music Awards. Australia's music industry has spent today digesting the findings of the Four…

By Conor Lochrie - Oct 12, 2021
QMusic has officially revoked Honorary Award given to Denis Handlin

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QMusic has officially revoked Honorary Award given to Denis Handlin

QMusic has officially revoked the Honorary Award presented to Denis Handlin at last year's Queensland Music Awards. Australia's music industry has spent today digesting the findings of the Four…

By Conor Lochrie - Oct 12, 2021
Top U.K. PR agency Inside Out set to launch in Australia

Top U.K. PR agency Inside Out set to launch in Australia

Inside Out, one of the U.K.'s leading music and entertainment PR agencies, is set to arrive in Australia in 2021. The agency will open its doors in Sydney this year, the current home city of Chloe…

By Conor Lochrie - Oct 7, 2021
Top U.K. PR agency Inside Out set to launch in Australia

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Top U.K. PR agency Inside Out set to launch in Australia

Inside Out, one of the U.K.'s leading music and entertainment PR agencies, is set to arrive in Australia in 2021. The agency will open its doors in Sydney this year, the current home city of Chloe…

By Conor Lochrie - Oct 7, 2021
Ben Facey is no longer with Universal Music Group in the U.S.

Ben Facey is no longer with Universal Music Group in the U.S.

Australian Ben Facey is out of Universal Music Group in the U.S., as per The Music Network. Facey worked at Australian record labels over the past two decades, including 10 years with Warner Music…

By Conor Lochrie - Oct 6, 2021
Ben Facey is no longer with Universal Music Group in the U.S.

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Ben Facey is no longer with Universal Music Group in the U.S.

Australian Ben Facey is out of Universal Music Group in the U.S., as per The Music Network. Facey worked at Australian record labels over the past two decades, including 10 years with Warner Music…

By Conor Lochrie - Oct 6, 2021
Limp Bizkit enjoy upsurge in sales and streams after Lollapalooza set

Limp Bizkit enjoy upsurge in sales and streams after Lollapalooza set

Limp Bizkit are certainly glad they performed at this year's Lollapalooza as they've enjoyed a 100% upsurge in song sales as a result. The much-maligned nu-metal legends took to the Lollapalooza…

By Conor Lochrie - Aug 6, 2021
Limp Bizkit enjoy upsurge in sales and streams after Lollapalooza set

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Limp Bizkit enjoy upsurge in sales and streams after Lollapalooza set

Limp Bizkit are certainly glad they performed at this year's Lollapalooza as they've enjoyed a 100% upsurge in song sales as a result. The much-maligned nu-metal legends took to the Lollapalooza…

By Conor Lochrie - Aug 6, 2021
TikTok is a major influence in music according to a new survey

TikTok is a major influence in music according to a new survey

TikTok clearly is a big player in music as up to 75% of their U.S. users say they discover new artists via the platform, a huge figure. As per The Music Network, the date comes from a new survey,…

By Conor Lochrie - Jul 22, 2021
TikTok is a major influence in music according to a new survey

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TikTok is a major influence in music according to a new survey

TikTok clearly is a big player in music as up to 75% of their U.S. users say they discover new artists via the platform, a huge figure. As per The Music Network, the date comes from a new survey,…

By Conor Lochrie - Jul 22, 2021
Ticket reseller Viagogo are being investigated by NSW Fair Trading

Ticket reseller Viagogo are being investigated by NSW Fair Trading

Viagogo are being investigated after seeing a spike in complaints against them since the restart of ticketed events. As per Music Feeds, Viagogo are now being investigated by NSW's consumer watchdog,…

By Conor Lochrie - Jul 7, 2021
Ticket reseller Viagogo are being investigated by NSW Fair Trading

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Ticket reseller Viagogo are being investigated by NSW Fair Trading

Viagogo are being investigated after seeing a spike in complaints against them since the restart of ticketed events. As per Music Feeds, Viagogo are now being investigated by NSW's consumer watchdog,…

By Conor Lochrie - Jul 7, 2021
NOVA Entertainment creates whistleblower program to report misconduct

NOVA Entertainment creates whistleblower program to report misconduct

TRIGGER WARNING: This article and pages it links to contains information about rape, sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. NOVA Entertainment has created a…

By Conor Lochrie - May 21, 2021
NOVA Entertainment creates whistleblower program to report misconduct

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NOVA Entertainment creates whistleblower program to report misconduct

TRIGGER WARNING: This article and pages it links to contains information about rape, sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. NOVA Entertainment has created a…

By Conor Lochrie - May 21, 2021
Amy Shark debuts at the top of the ARIA Album Chart with 'Cry Forever'

Amy Shark debuts at the top of the ARIA Album Chart with 'Cry Forever'

Amy Shark has debuted at the top of the ARIA album charts with Cry Forever, her second album to reach number one. The star achieved the feat in the new ARIA charts for the week commencing May 10th.…

By Conor Lochrie - May 7, 2021
Amy Shark debuts at the top of the ARIA Album Chart with 'Cry Forever'

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Amy Shark debuts at the top of the ARIA Album Chart with 'Cry Forever'

Amy Shark has debuted at the top of the ARIA album charts with Cry Forever, her second album to reach number one. The star achieved the feat in the new ARIA charts for the week commencing May 10th.…

By Conor Lochrie - May 7, 2021
BIGSOUND is back to take over Fortitude Valley this September

BIGSOUND is back to take over Fortitude Valley this September

BIGSOUND, the Southern Hemisphere's biggest music industry gathering, is coming back to Brisbane this September. The event will return to the Queensland city between September 7th and 9th with three…

By Conor Lochrie - Apr 29, 2021
BIGSOUND is back to take over Fortitude Valley this September

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BIGSOUND is back to take over Fortitude Valley this September

BIGSOUND, the Southern Hemisphere's biggest music industry gathering, is coming back to Brisbane this September. The event will return to the Queensland city between September 7th and 9th with three…

By Conor Lochrie - Apr 29, 2021
Teenage Dads sign with Chugg Music, announce celebratory shows in Sydney

Teenage Dads sign with Chugg Music, announce celebratory shows in Sydney

Chugg Music have announced the signing of Melbourne band Teenage Dads, their first new singing in two years. Melbourne indie-pop four-piece Teenage Dads have signed with Chugg Music for Management…

By Conor Lochrie - Apr 14, 2021
Teenage Dads sign with Chugg Music, announce celebratory shows in Sydney

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Teenage Dads sign with Chugg Music, announce celebratory shows in Sydney

Chugg Music have announced the signing of Melbourne band Teenage Dads, their first new singing in two years. Melbourne indie-pop four-piece Teenage Dads have signed with Chugg Music for Management…

By Conor Lochrie - Apr 14, 2021
ARIA charts to become the first in the world as it moves to Friday

ARIA charts to become the first in the world as it moves to Friday

The ARIA charts will become the first in the world from next week when it moves to Fridays, it's been announced. From Friday 19th March 2021, the weekly ARIA charts will be released at 5pm on Friday…

By Conor Lochrie - Mar 15, 2021
ARIA charts to become the first in the world as it moves to Friday

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ARIA charts to become the first in the world as it moves to Friday

The ARIA charts will become the first in the world from next week when it moves to Fridays, it's been announced. From Friday 19th March 2021, the weekly ARIA charts will be released at 5pm on Friday…

By Conor Lochrie - Mar 15, 2021
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