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Behind the Aussie bush doof debuting in Bali this month
It’s not often a bush doof is held anywhere other than in the bush but social influencer-come-event-planner, Kai Suteja (see: @urmumsyadad), doesn’t care much for stereotypes – unless he is making…

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Behind the Aussie bush doof debuting in Bali this month
It’s not often a bush doof is held anywhere other than in the bush but social influencer-come-event-planner, Kai Suteja (see: @urmumsyadad), doesn’t care much for stereotypes – unless he is making…

Gene Simmons settles sexual harassment lawsuit
Content Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual harassment Gene Simmons, the fire-breathing, blood-spitting KISS co-frontman and right-leaning raconteur, has settled a lawsuit filed by an…

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Gene Simmons settles sexual harassment lawsuit
Content Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual harassment Gene Simmons, the fire-breathing, blood-spitting KISS co-frontman and right-leaning raconteur, has settled a lawsuit filed by an…
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Max Watt's inks Australian-first deal with 8th Day Sound [EXCLUSIVE]
Max Watt's, the live music venues group with locations in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, has inked an Australian-first partnership to install a PA system which has the ability to cover arenas and…
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Max Watt's inks Australian-first deal with 8th Day Sound [EXCLUSIVE]
Max Watt's, the live music venues group with locations in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, has inked an Australian-first partnership to install a PA system which has the ability to cover arenas and…

Tencent Music to be spun-off ahead of blockbuster flotation
Tencent Music’s plans for a blockbuster public listing in North America are steaming ahead. China’s dominant digital music platform could be spun off from its parent, Tencent Holdings, clearing a…

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Tencent Music to be spun-off ahead of blockbuster flotation
Tencent Music’s plans for a blockbuster public listing in North America are steaming ahead. China’s dominant digital music platform could be spun off from its parent, Tencent Holdings, clearing a…

Tom Larkin and Damian Costin launch artist management venture VVV MGMT
Tom Larkin - founding member of Shihad, and founder of multiple artist development initiatives including the 30-week SIGNAL program and agency Homesurgery - and Damian Costin, Director at 123 Agency…

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Tom Larkin and Damian Costin launch artist management venture VVV MGMT
Tom Larkin - founding member of Shihad, and founder of multiple artist development initiatives including the 30-week SIGNAL program and agency Homesurgery - and Damian Costin, Director at 123 Agency…

European Parliament rejects copyright bill
Europe’s creative sector must now play a waiting game after members of the European Parliament decided not to fast-track sweeping copyright reforms. In what was billed by the music biz as a…

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European Parliament rejects copyright bill
Europe’s creative sector must now play a waiting game after members of the European Parliament decided not to fast-track sweeping copyright reforms. In what was billed by the music biz as a…

YouTubers' own music flagged for copyright infringement
A popular YouTuber has been accused of plagiarising his own music. Paul Davids, Dutch guitarist and YouTube star with over 625,844 subscribers, received a copyright notice from YouTube after the…

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YouTubers' own music flagged for copyright infringement
A popular YouTuber has been accused of plagiarising his own music. Paul Davids, Dutch guitarist and YouTube star with over 625,844 subscribers, received a copyright notice from YouTube after the…

Kim Dotcom faces extradition to U.S. after NZ court decision
Kim Dotcom, the flamboyant entrepreneur and self-styled “Internet freedom fighter,” will have to take his fight to the U.S. legal system. After a years-long legal stoush that has been heard in three…

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Kim Dotcom faces extradition to U.S. after NZ court decision
Kim Dotcom, the flamboyant entrepreneur and self-styled “Internet freedom fighter,” will have to take his fight to the U.S. legal system. After a years-long legal stoush that has been heard in three…

Didirri inks exclusive publishing agreement with BMG
Just over a week after Didirri announced he had inked a booking deal with Tom Windish – the renowned founder of The Windish Agency and Senior Executive at Paradigm - for North and South America, the…

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Didirri inks exclusive publishing agreement with BMG
Just over a week after Didirri announced he had inked a booking deal with Tom Windish – the renowned founder of The Windish Agency and Senior Executive at Paradigm - for North and South America, the…

Spanish music publishers threaten to leave PRO
Music publishing giants Warner/Chappell, Peer Music, Sony/ATV, Universal Publishing and BMG could leave Spanish rights' society SGAE by the start of next year as a months-long spat over the…

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Spanish music publishers threaten to leave PRO
Music publishing giants Warner/Chappell, Peer Music, Sony/ATV, Universal Publishing and BMG could leave Spanish rights' society SGAE by the start of next year as a months-long spat over the…

The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia was talking about Virtual Reality in 1989
When an artist tells fans they're implementing virtual reality elements into their album campaign or live show, fans are excited, yes, but not surprised. Virtual reality has a brief history, and an…

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The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia was talking about Virtual Reality in 1989
When an artist tells fans they're implementing virtual reality elements into their album campaign or live show, fans are excited, yes, but not surprised. Virtual reality has a brief history, and an…

Shazam has a new rival, WhoSampled
Shazam has a new rival, and it has a touch of genius about it. The WhoSampled app is now updated with a music recognition feature that allows its users to drill down to “explore the DNA” of music and…

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Shazam has a new rival, WhoSampled
Shazam has a new rival, and it has a touch of genius about it. The WhoSampled app is now updated with a music recognition feature that allows its users to drill down to “explore the DNA” of music and…
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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