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Halsey's Record Label Won’t Release a New Song Until it Goes Viral on TikTok. Is This The Future of The Music Industry?
Halsey is not the first high-profile artist to vent about the 'unreasonable' demands of their record label on TikTok.

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Halsey's Record Label Won’t Release a New Song Until it Goes Viral on TikTok. Is This The Future of The Music Industry?
Halsey is not the first high-profile artist to vent about the 'unreasonable' demands of their record label on TikTok.
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Taxpayer money should be used to improve access to justice in Australia's music industry [op ed]
"The Australian music industry has suffered enough: it’s time to turn things around," argues Chris Jervis.
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Taxpayer money should be used to improve access to justice in Australia's music industry [op ed]
"The Australian music industry has suffered enough: it’s time to turn things around," argues Chris Jervis.

Top 5 tips for musicians wanting to compose for games
How can artists dip their toes into composing music for the lucrative gaming industry?

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Top 5 tips for musicians wanting to compose for games
How can artists dip their toes into composing music for the lucrative gaming industry?

Musicians are urging us to vaccinate: The Federal Government should learn from these moving, hopeful ads
#VAXTHENATION clearly reminds us what we have lost, and what we have to gain.

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Musicians are urging us to vaccinate: The Federal Government should learn from these moving, hopeful ads
#VAXTHENATION clearly reminds us what we have lost, and what we have to gain.

TikTok is partnering with a blockchain start-up. Here’s why this could be good news for artists
TikTok has taken a step towards uncovering what that future might actually look like for everyday artists.

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TikTok is partnering with a blockchain start-up. Here’s why this could be good news for artists
TikTok has taken a step towards uncovering what that future might actually look like for everyday artists.

The limits of advocacy: Arts sector told to stop worrying and be happy
The live entertainment sector has been smashed by COVID-19, but it's yet to receive much government sympathy or support.

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The limits of advocacy: Arts sector told to stop worrying and be happy
The live entertainment sector has been smashed by COVID-19, but it's yet to receive much government sympathy or support.

Women in jazz still face many barriers to success
Some female jazz musicians find the professional environment hostile.

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Women in jazz still face many barriers to success
Some female jazz musicians find the professional environment hostile.

The government must insure our arts events
We need to do better in putting a floor under losses for the live-performance industry.

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The government must insure our arts events
We need to do better in putting a floor under losses for the live-performance industry.
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Music recommendation algorithms are unfair to female artists, but we can change that [op ed]
What the algorithms recommend is not always fair.
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Music recommendation algorithms are unfair to female artists, but we can change that [op ed]
What the algorithms recommend is not always fair.

Stream weavers: the musicians’ dilemma in Spotify’s pay-to-play plan
Spotify is offering to boost artists’ position on its playlists in return for paying them lower royalties. Can struggling musicians afford to say no?

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Stream weavers: the musicians’ dilemma in Spotify’s pay-to-play plan
Spotify is offering to boost artists’ position on its playlists in return for paying them lower royalties. Can struggling musicians afford to say no?
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Indie artists and the pursuit of investment: why it pays to mind your bigger data picture [op ed]
Exploring viable alternatives to the major label contract.
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Indie artists and the pursuit of investment: why it pays to mind your bigger data picture [op ed]
Exploring viable alternatives to the major label contract.
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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