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BMG are "investing heavily in Swedish/Australian creative exchanges"
There appears to be a love affair brewing between Australian artists and Swedish songwriting and production teams of late, and BMG plan to be at forefront of this cultural and commercial synergy, as…

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BMG are "investing heavily in Swedish/Australian creative exchanges"
There appears to be a love affair brewing between Australian artists and Swedish songwriting and production teams of late, and BMG plan to be at forefront of this cultural and commercial synergy, as…

APRA AMCOS and Live Music Office launch 'Rockin' The Puburbs' band comp
Rockin' The Puburbs, aside from being an excellently-named competition, is giving one band a mighty leg-up, with a run of gigs across some of the leading pubs in NSW on offer. The winning band…

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APRA AMCOS and Live Music Office launch 'Rockin' The Puburbs' band comp
Rockin' The Puburbs, aside from being an excellently-named competition, is giving one band a mighty leg-up, with a run of gigs across some of the leading pubs in NSW on offer. The winning band…

Taylor Swift's catalogue is now on Spotify, and look how she's spun the news
“I think there should be an inherent value placed on art.” This is what Taylor Swift told Time magazine in November 2014, when being queried on why she decided to remove her music from the service. I…

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Taylor Swift's catalogue is now on Spotify, and look how she's spun the news
“I think there should be an inherent value placed on art.” This is what Taylor Swift told Time magazine in November 2014, when being queried on why she decided to remove her music from the service. I…

Harry Styles on Adult Alternative radio? It's a sign of the times
When boy bands splinter, there's only ever room for one breakout star. For N*SYNC, it was Justin Timberlake. Take That spawned Robbie Williams. Wham = Andrew Ridgeley. For One Direction, it was…

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Harry Styles on Adult Alternative radio? It's a sign of the times
When boy bands splinter, there's only ever room for one breakout star. For N*SYNC, it was Justin Timberlake. Take That spawned Robbie Williams. Wham = Andrew Ridgeley. For One Direction, it was…

Radio ratings: FOX FM on top in Melbourne again; smoothFM rules Sydney
Today's radio ratings saw Fox FM jump to the top in Melbourne again, while smoothFM holds onto its dominance in Sydney. Kyle and Jackie's O's breakfast show on KIIS continues to rule Sydney airwaves,…

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Radio ratings: FOX FM on top in Melbourne again; smoothFM rules Sydney
Today's radio ratings saw Fox FM jump to the top in Melbourne again, while smoothFM holds onto its dominance in Sydney. Kyle and Jackie's O's breakfast show on KIIS continues to rule Sydney airwaves,…

ARIA announce their new Music Teacher Of The Year award
ARIA are introducing a new award at this year's event, and it's one that even Flume won't win - the ARIA Music Teacher of the Year Award. It's a little left-of-centre, but it makes sense. According…

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ARIA announce their new Music Teacher Of The Year award
ARIA are introducing a new award at this year's event, and it's one that even Flume won't win - the ARIA Music Teacher of the Year Award. It's a little left-of-centre, but it makes sense. According…

In one huge play, Concord becomes one of the world's biggest music publishers
In one huge play, Concord Bicycle Music joins the head pack of the world’s biggest music publishers. Concord has acquired Netherlands-based independent publisher Imagem in a deal reportedly worth…

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In one huge play, Concord becomes one of the world's biggest music publishers
In one huge play, Concord Bicycle Music joins the head pack of the world’s biggest music publishers. Concord has acquired Netherlands-based independent publisher Imagem in a deal reportedly worth…

Guns N’ Roses’ Greatest Hits has been on the U.S. charts for 400 weeks
Guns N' Roses notched up an impressive record this week, with their Greatest Hits collection's latest appearance on the Billboard 200 albums chart being the record's 400th non-consecutive week on the…

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Guns N’ Roses’ Greatest Hits has been on the U.S. charts for 400 weeks
Guns N' Roses notched up an impressive record this week, with their Greatest Hits collection's latest appearance on the Billboard 200 albums chart being the record's 400th non-consecutive week on the…

Hit songwriter sues Suge Knight for taking financial advantage of his drug addiction
In 2006, Scott Storch had a string of hit records to his name, $70 million in the band, and a niggling cocaine addiction. By 2015 he had filed for bankruptcy, burnt many of his industry connections,…

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Hit songwriter sues Suge Knight for taking financial advantage of his drug addiction
In 2006, Scott Storch had a string of hit records to his name, $70 million in the band, and a niggling cocaine addiction. By 2015 he had filed for bankruptcy, burnt many of his industry connections,…

Universal Music Group gifts $500,000 to Manchester victims
Universal Music Group provided the bulk of the talent at yesterday evening's One Love Manchester benefit show, which has (so far) raised over $9M for the victims of last fortnight's terrorist attack.…

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Universal Music Group gifts $500,000 to Manchester victims
Universal Music Group provided the bulk of the talent at yesterday evening's One Love Manchester benefit show, which has (so far) raised over $9M for the victims of last fortnight's terrorist attack.…

James Corden won't be hosting the Carpool Karaoke spin-off series
James Corden's segment Carpool Karaoke will be spun off into a weekly show, to be hosted on Apple Music from August 8. Apple promises "many of today’s biggest names in music, television, film, sports…

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James Corden won't be hosting the Carpool Karaoke spin-off series
James Corden's segment Carpool Karaoke will be spun off into a weekly show, to be hosted on Apple Music from August 8. Apple promises "many of today’s biggest names in music, television, film, sports…

Fanning, Frenzal, and a little band called The Beatles to storm the ARIA Charts
Two Aussie acts from quite different ends of the musical spectrum will be competing against Ed Sheeran for #1 on next week's ARIA Albums chart: Byron Bay metalcore band In Hearts Wake, whose fourth…

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Fanning, Frenzal, and a little band called The Beatles to storm the ARIA Charts
Two Aussie acts from quite different ends of the musical spectrum will be competing against Ed Sheeran for #1 on next week's ARIA Albums chart: Byron Bay metalcore band In Hearts Wake, whose fourth…
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