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Two major music festivals announce ‘no vax, no jive’ policy for 2022
The pandemic has changed the live music festival landscape forever. And now looking ahead, festival groups are ensuring they stay alive.

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Two major music festivals announce ‘no vax, no jive’ policy for 2022
The pandemic has changed the live music festival landscape forever. And now looking ahead, festival groups are ensuring they stay alive.

Live Nation artists’ contracts reportedly have a coronavirus gagging order
A Live Nation representative has publicly responded to the claims that the company's artist contracts include a COVID-19 gagging order.

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Live Nation artists’ contracts reportedly have a coronavirus gagging order
A Live Nation representative has publicly responded to the claims that the company's artist contracts include a COVID-19 gagging order.

Calling all songwriters, the 2021 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is open
Song entries from all genres, from all over the world are open for the 2021 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition are officially open.

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Calling all songwriters, the 2021 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is open
Song entries from all genres, from all over the world are open for the 2021 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition are officially open.

Justin Bieber is the youngest soloist ever to reach 100 Billboard Hot 100 Hits
Justin Bieber has cracked a new milestone in his career, seeing him sit alongside Billboard's elite Hot 100 chart entry holders.

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Justin Bieber is the youngest soloist ever to reach 100 Billboard Hot 100 Hits
Justin Bieber has cracked a new milestone in his career, seeing him sit alongside Billboard's elite Hot 100 chart entry holders.

Taylor Swift has pulled ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ from Grammy and CMA Awards
Taylor Swift will not be submitting 'Fearless (Taylor's Version) to the Grammy and CMA Awards, however 'Evermore' will be.

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Taylor Swift has pulled ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ from Grammy and CMA Awards
Taylor Swift will not be submitting 'Fearless (Taylor's Version) to the Grammy and CMA Awards, however 'Evermore' will be.

Pro-longed absence of collaboration made this year’s SongHubs Tower 2021 one to remember
We had the chance to speak to PJ Harding, Brendan Boney and Allegra Neve on their SongHubs The Tower experience this year.

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Pro-longed absence of collaboration made this year’s SongHubs Tower 2021 one to remember
We had the chance to speak to PJ Harding, Brendan Boney and Allegra Neve on their SongHubs The Tower experience this year.

WILSONN's interactive music video AR filter NFT auctions off for more than $40,000 USD
Billboard charting and award-winning Australian artist, WILSONN is paving the way for artists in the NFT space in Australia.

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WILSONN's interactive music video AR filter NFT auctions off for more than $40,000 USD
Billboard charting and award-winning Australian artist, WILSONN is paving the way for artists in the NFT space in Australia.

Australian artist WILSONN to debut an interactive music video AR filter for Instagram – set to auction as an NFT
WILSONN is about to bring us the very first Australian interactive music video, using an alternate reality filter for Instagram stories.

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Australian artist WILSONN to debut an interactive music video AR filter for Instagram – set to auction as an NFT
WILSONN is about to bring us the very first Australian interactive music video, using an alternate reality filter for Instagram stories.

Two BTS albums have made Billboard chart history at the same time
This is straight up just the BTS era... and we're just living in it. It's not unusual for the group to break records, but this one's pretty big.

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Two BTS albums have made Billboard chart history at the same time
This is straight up just the BTS era... and we're just living in it. It's not unusual for the group to break records, but this one's pretty big.

Red Hot Chili Peppers to sell music catalogue for upwards of $140 million USD
Are artists these days selling out or are they purely just making bank? The Red Hot Chili Peppers are the latest band to sell their catalogue.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers to sell music catalogue for upwards of $140 million USD
Are artists these days selling out or are they purely just making bank? The Red Hot Chili Peppers are the latest band to sell their catalogue.

Tame Impala's 'The Less I Know The Better' hits 1 billion streams
'The Less I Know The Better' by Tame Impala is too good not to clock up one billion streams. How many times have you listened to the track?

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Tame Impala's 'The Less I Know The Better' hits 1 billion streams
'The Less I Know The Better' by Tame Impala is too good not to clock up one billion streams. How many times have you listened to the track?

Hit songwriters gather in Sydney for APRA AMCOS songwriting initiative, SongHubs
APRA AMCOS are gearing up for a huge week ahead, with its workshop initiative, SongHubs ready to kick things off in Sydney.

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Hit songwriters gather in Sydney for APRA AMCOS songwriting initiative, SongHubs
APRA AMCOS are gearing up for a huge week ahead, with its workshop initiative, SongHubs ready to kick things off in Sydney.
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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