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Vinyl, streaming, surges in US: Report
Vinyl just keeps spinning a sweet tune. New U.S. data published for the first months of 2017 indicates vinyl albums grew to 9.35 million units, up 3.1 percent year on year, led by a recording which…

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Vinyl, streaming, surges in US: Report
Vinyl just keeps spinning a sweet tune. New U.S. data published for the first months of 2017 indicates vinyl albums grew to 9.35 million units, up 3.1 percent year on year, led by a recording which…

Australia made $1.43 bn from live music last year, Billboard charts to factor in YouTube streams, and more
Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. Live performance industry posts $1.43 billion revenue and 18.78 million in attendance - via LPA Kanye West has made chart history with The…

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Australia made $1.43 bn from live music last year, Billboard charts to factor in YouTube streams, and more
Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. Live performance industry posts $1.43 billion revenue and 18.78 million in attendance - via LPA Kanye West has made chart history with The…

SKIPI TV taps Jasmine Rae for ‘Live On The Lot’ online music series
Australian artists have a new music-friendly online platform to help spread the word. SKIPI TV, which describes itself as a fledgling Australian culture-orientated VOD service, has tapped multi…

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SKIPI TV taps Jasmine Rae for ‘Live On The Lot’ online music series
Australian artists have a new music-friendly online platform to help spread the word. SKIPI TV, which describes itself as a fledgling Australian culture-orientated VOD service, has tapped multi…

Op-Ed: APRA AMCOS' Richard Mallett talks playlists, industry mistakes, and how to avoid them
APRA AMCOS' Head of Revenue Richard Mallett has penned an opinion piece for TIO readers on the state of the music industry, covering the rise of the curated mega-playlists, the biggest mistakes the…

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Op-Ed: APRA AMCOS' Richard Mallett talks playlists, industry mistakes, and how to avoid them
APRA AMCOS' Head of Revenue Richard Mallett has penned an opinion piece for TIO readers on the state of the music industry, covering the rise of the curated mega-playlists, the biggest mistakes the…

Reps from triple j, FBi, to discuss future of radio at 2017 Electronic Music Conference
Sonar Hong Kong’s Justin Sweeting, Ultra Australia’s Travis Grech, Psychiatrist and Addiction Specialist, Dr Adam Winstock, recording artist Tigerlily, Eglo label owner Alexander Nut, triple j's…

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Reps from triple j, FBi, to discuss future of radio at 2017 Electronic Music Conference
Sonar Hong Kong’s Justin Sweeting, Ultra Australia’s Travis Grech, Psychiatrist and Addiction Specialist, Dr Adam Winstock, recording artist Tigerlily, Eglo label owner Alexander Nut, triple j's…

Gender inequality is alive and thriving across conference speaker lineups… Here’s the proof
The music industry has long perpetuated an image of a boy’s club. A white, older boy’s club. And when the biz meets at conferences, it’s typically the lads who get to play the rock stars on stage.…

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Gender inequality is alive and thriving across conference speaker lineups… Here’s the proof
The music industry has long perpetuated an image of a boy’s club. A white, older boy’s club. And when the biz meets at conferences, it’s typically the lads who get to play the rock stars on stage.…

EXCLUSIVE: Select signs on Boat Show after BIGSOUND appearance
When Fremantle quintet Boat Show took over Heya Bar in Brisbane for the annual BIGSOUND conference and festival, one blog named them "the best band at this year's BIGSOUND, by a country mile." Select…

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EXCLUSIVE: Select signs on Boat Show after BIGSOUND appearance
When Fremantle quintet Boat Show took over Heya Bar in Brisbane for the annual BIGSOUND conference and festival, one blog named them "the best band at this year's BIGSOUND, by a country mile." Select…

Getty bans use of image manipulation programs such as Photoshop
Getty Images, the famous US stock photo company, has taken a drastic step in their campaign to promote body positivity and accuracy within their images, banning photos which feature models whose…

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Getty bans use of image manipulation programs such as Photoshop
Getty Images, the famous US stock photo company, has taken a drastic step in their campaign to promote body positivity and accuracy within their images, banning photos which feature models whose…

How will the Australian record labels round out 2017?
With fourth quarter earnings results just around the corner and the ARIA Awards in close sight, let's take a look at the Australian major label landscape and see how its players are shaping up for…

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How will the Australian record labels round out 2017?
With fourth quarter earnings results just around the corner and the ARIA Awards in close sight, let's take a look at the Australian major label landscape and see how its players are shaping up for…

Tash Sultana takes on the world, preps debut album
Meteoric, warp-speed, stratospheric. Tash Sultana has enjoyed the type of year that’s so easily hyped in the lexicon of a Cosmologist. Back on earth, Sultana and her team can call it what it is:…

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Tash Sultana takes on the world, preps debut album
Meteoric, warp-speed, stratospheric. Tash Sultana has enjoyed the type of year that’s so easily hyped in the lexicon of a Cosmologist. Back on earth, Sultana and her team can call it what it is:…

Live Nation issues statement on Vegas tragedy, Cher sues LA billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, and more
Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. Concert Promoter Live Nation Issues Statement On Las Vegas Tragedy: We are heartbroken over the tragedy that took place at the Route 91…

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Live Nation issues statement on Vegas tragedy, Cher sues LA billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, and more
Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. Concert Promoter Live Nation Issues Statement On Las Vegas Tragedy: We are heartbroken over the tragedy that took place at the Route 91…

Larry Heath signs Jack Carty to indie publisher Music Sales
Music Sales Australia's newly appointed A R Manager Larry Heath (Heath Media, The AU Review) has made his first signing since joining the independent publisher. Bellingen-born, UK-based…

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Larry Heath signs Jack Carty to indie publisher Music Sales
Music Sales Australia's newly appointed A R Manager Larry Heath (Heath Media, The AU Review) has made his first signing since joining the independent publisher. Bellingen-born, UK-based…
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