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REVEALED: The 100 most streamed Australian songs on Apple Music
Apple Music is dishing out the goods this Easter. Following the announcement that the streaming giant has established a $50 million advance fund to help out independent labels and distributors in…
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REVEALED: The 100 most streamed Australian songs on Apple Music
Apple Music is dishing out the goods this Easter. Following the announcement that the streaming giant has established a $50 million advance fund to help out independent labels and distributors in…
Island Records Australia's streaming series gets interactive with fans
Having long delivered live music to fans with its impressive local roster, Island Records Australia isn't stopping amid the global COVID-19 pandemic - it's just doing things a little differently.…
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Island Records Australia's streaming series gets interactive with fans
Having long delivered live music to fans with its impressive local roster, Island Records Australia isn't stopping amid the global COVID-19 pandemic - it's just doing things a little differently.…
Aus Govt finally comes through with arts funding amid COVID-19
Finally our music industry can exhale... The Morrison Government has allocated $27 million for Australia's live performance sector. Targeted at indigenous and regional arts, and music industry…
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Aus Govt finally comes through with arts funding amid COVID-19
Finally our music industry can exhale... The Morrison Government has allocated $27 million for Australia's live performance sector. Targeted at indigenous and regional arts, and music industry…
National Indigenous Music Awards to go ahead amid COVID-19
The National Indigenous Music Awards is the latest Australian awards institution to make lemonade out of lemons amid the current global COVID-19 pandemic. The annual awards has today announced it…
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National Indigenous Music Awards to go ahead amid COVID-19
The National Indigenous Music Awards is the latest Australian awards institution to make lemonade out of lemons amid the current global COVID-19 pandemic. The annual awards has today announced it…
Apple Music launches isolation-friendly playlists amid COVID-19
If there's one thing getting people through self-isolation right now, it's music. Streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music have upped their game to ensure we're still feeding our souls, with…
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Apple Music launches isolation-friendly playlists amid COVID-19
If there's one thing getting people through self-isolation right now, it's music. Streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music have upped their game to ensure we're still feeding our souls, with…
Music Feeds founder Joel King joins The Brag Media
Australian music publisher, The Brag Media, has announced Joel King as a senior hire to its commercial team. Joel King, who founded music publication Music Feeds and is the former Managing Director…
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Music Feeds founder Joel King joins The Brag Media
Australian music publisher, The Brag Media, has announced Joel King as a senior hire to its commercial team. Joel King, who founded music publication Music Feeds and is the former Managing Director…
Boo Seeka talk new music and explain the importance of management
I sit nestled in a booth at a café in Melbourne’s West, the smell of fresh roasted coffee permeates through my nostrils, and as I peer around the café one can’t help but notice the uncomfortable,…
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Boo Seeka talk new music and explain the importance of management
I sit nestled in a booth at a café in Melbourne’s West, the smell of fresh roasted coffee permeates through my nostrils, and as I peer around the café one can’t help but notice the uncomfortable,…
Concert tracker app now sending alerts for new gig live streams
WhatsLively is now sending concert alerts for new live streams that are being announced during this social distancing and quarantine period. It's no surprise COVID-19 has completely compromised the…
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Concert tracker app now sending alerts for new gig live streams
WhatsLively is now sending concert alerts for new live streams that are being announced during this social distancing and quarantine period. It's no surprise COVID-19 has completely compromised the…
Live music venues and arts hubs will suffer, while the corporate sector is poised to grow
The economic impacts of coronavirus are set to disproportionately impact the most vulnerable, and there’s a disturbing potential for corporate expansion at the cost of small businesses of high social…
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Live music venues and arts hubs will suffer, while the corporate sector is poised to grow
The economic impacts of coronavirus are set to disproportionately impact the most vulnerable, and there’s a disturbing potential for corporate expansion at the cost of small businesses of high social…
Tony Burke MP: "The arts don’t have the buffer to ride this crisis out"
Federal Labor MP Tony Burke has penned an op-ed to the Morrison government to step in as the spread of COVID-19 is having disastrous affects on Australia's arts sector. 65,000 events have been…
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Tony Burke MP: "The arts don’t have the buffer to ride this crisis out"
Federal Labor MP Tony Burke has penned an op-ed to the Morrison government to step in as the spread of COVID-19 is having disastrous affects on Australia's arts sector. 65,000 events have been…
Joel Little’s young daughters feature on a Taylor Swift song
New Zealand’s Joel Little may have been instrumental in the writing and recording of Taylor Swift’s #1 Lover album, but as he told TIO in LA, so were his daughters. For the uninitiated, Joel Little…
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Joel Little’s young daughters feature on a Taylor Swift song
New Zealand’s Joel Little may have been instrumental in the writing and recording of Taylor Swift’s #1 Lover album, but as he told TIO in LA, so were his daughters. For the uninitiated, Joel Little…
SOUNDS AUSTRALIA cancels first ever live streamed showcase event
UPDATE: March 16, 2020 Sounds Australia has been forced to cancel this Friday’s live-stream event 3 For The Stream. A statement reads: "This morning, Premier Daniel Andrews declared a state of…
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SOUNDS AUSTRALIA cancels first ever live streamed showcase event
UPDATE: March 16, 2020 Sounds Australia has been forced to cancel this Friday’s live-stream event 3 For The Stream. A statement reads: "This morning, Premier Daniel Andrews declared a state of…
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