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Why your event needs a Safer Spaces Policy
Working towards creating safer spaces in music is vital to ensure that everyone is able to enjoy live music without feeling threatened or uncomfortable. That’s the word from a panel yesterday held as…

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Why your event needs a Safer Spaces Policy
Working towards creating safer spaces in music is vital to ensure that everyone is able to enjoy live music without feeling threatened or uncomfortable. That’s the word from a panel yesterday held as…

Sarah McManus promoted to Head of Video at Seventh Street Media
Seventh Street Media has announced the promotion of Sarah McManus to Head of Video. In her new role, Sarah will continue to work across all SSM properties: Tone Deaf, J Play, The Brag, Don't Bore Us…

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Sarah McManus promoted to Head of Video at Seventh Street Media
Seventh Street Media has announced the promotion of Sarah McManus to Head of Video. In her new role, Sarah will continue to work across all SSM properties: Tone Deaf, J Play, The Brag, Don't Bore Us…

Progress: No white men are nominated for Grammys Album category
Announced via a Twitter “moment,” this year's Grammys Album category has no white men for the first time in 19 years. This year’s nominees are Childish Gambino, JAY-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars and…

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Progress: No white men are nominated for Grammys Album category
Announced via a Twitter “moment,” this year's Grammys Album category has no white men for the first time in 19 years. This year’s nominees are Childish Gambino, JAY-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars and…

The funniest tweets about last night's 2017 ARIA Awards
While acts like Gang of Youths, Amy Shark and Paul Kelly brought tears to our eyes last night with their multiple ARIA wins (scroll down if you're just here to view the winners), another hero on the…

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The funniest tweets about last night's 2017 ARIA Awards
While acts like Gang of Youths, Amy Shark and Paul Kelly brought tears to our eyes last night with their multiple ARIA wins (scroll down if you're just here to view the winners), another hero on the…

Zane Lowe on Gang of Youths: "It's emotional for me"
"It's going to be hard for me not to spend the next 15 minutes and 47 seconds talking about that Gang of Youths album if I'm honest." Zane Lowe, the New Zealand-born Apple Music exec and DJ, is in…

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Zane Lowe on Gang of Youths: "It's emotional for me"
"It's going to be hard for me not to spend the next 15 minutes and 47 seconds talking about that Gang of Youths album if I'm honest." Zane Lowe, the New Zealand-born Apple Music exec and DJ, is in…

The City Of Sydney Needs You: Agent of Change proposal could boost live scene
Sydney could bury its recent reputation as a late-night cultural graveyard, though the community will need to dig in. The City of Sydney is canvassing feedback for its new discussion paper, entitled…

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The City Of Sydney Needs You: Agent of Change proposal could boost live scene
Sydney could bury its recent reputation as a late-night cultural graveyard, though the community will need to dig in. The City of Sydney is canvassing feedback for its new discussion paper, entitled…

EXCLUSIVE: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets sign to Radiohead's booker
Perth's Psychedelic Porn Crumpets are in good company on their new UK booking agency, as they join the home of global heavyweights like Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys and The Stone Roses on 13 Artists,…

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EXCLUSIVE: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets sign to Radiohead's booker
Perth's Psychedelic Porn Crumpets are in good company on their new UK booking agency, as they join the home of global heavyweights like Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys and The Stone Roses on 13 Artists,…

Stream Letters To Lions' new EP Grays Point
Cronulla outfit Letters To Lions show no sign of slowing down with the release of their second EP Grays Point. Detailing the eight months spent living in the affluent Sydney suburb Grays Point, the…

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Stream Letters To Lions' new EP Grays Point
Cronulla outfit Letters To Lions show no sign of slowing down with the release of their second EP Grays Point. Detailing the eight months spent living in the affluent Sydney suburb Grays Point, the…

Aussie rock royalty joins Green Day’s 'American Idiot' cast
Helping to tell Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer's story of three mates who challenge the status quo will be The Superjesus linchpin Sarah McLeod. Announced this morning, Sarah McLeod will…

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Aussie rock royalty joins Green Day’s 'American Idiot' cast
Helping to tell Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer's story of three mates who challenge the status quo will be The Superjesus linchpin Sarah McLeod. Announced this morning, Sarah McLeod will…

NSW Parliamentary Inquiry will examine music and arts economy
The NSW Upper House has launched an inquiry into the state’s music and arts economy. The development should open the channels of communication between the Parliament and the music industry, and drill…

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NSW Parliamentary Inquiry will examine music and arts economy
The NSW Upper House has launched an inquiry into the state’s music and arts economy. The development should open the channels of communication between the Parliament and the music industry, and drill…

Facebook taps former WMG exec for label manager role
Despite raising some major red flags in the industry - not least the fact it's hiring for every record label sector sans A R - Facebook's music strategy just became a little more permanent. The…

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Facebook taps former WMG exec for label manager role
Despite raising some major red flags in the industry - not least the fact it's hiring for every record label sector sans A R - Facebook's music strategy just became a little more permanent. The…

EXCLUSIVE: APRA AMCOS investigating radio quotas in Australia
This year's BIGSOUND conference in Brisbane has sparked a review of Australian radio's quota laws. During the panel 'Why is it Important to Program Australian Content?', triple j's Nick Findlay, Hit…

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EXCLUSIVE: APRA AMCOS investigating radio quotas in Australia
This year's BIGSOUND conference in Brisbane has sparked a review of Australian radio's quota laws. During the panel 'Why is it Important to Program Australian Content?', triple j's Nick Findlay, Hit…
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