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EXCLUSIVE: Bono to feature on unreleased Hutchence music, tracklisting revealed
Following reports that Sydney entrepreneur Ron Creevey will release previously unheard music by the late Michael Hutchence, TMN can exclusively reveal details of that music. Courtesy of an anonymous…

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EXCLUSIVE: Bono to feature on unreleased Hutchence music, tracklisting revealed
Following reports that Sydney entrepreneur Ron Creevey will release previously unheard music by the late Michael Hutchence, TMN can exclusively reveal details of that music. Courtesy of an anonymous…

Q&A: Liberation’s Warren Costello talks single strategy & Mid Year trends
As part of the inaugural Singles Market Share Mid Year Report, TMN interviewed Mushroom Group’s Warren Costello about the 100% independent AIR Singles chart. As Managing Director of Liberation Music,…

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Q&A: Liberation’s Warren Costello talks single strategy & Mid Year trends
As part of the inaugural Singles Market Share Mid Year Report, TMN interviewed Mushroom Group’s Warren Costello about the 100% independent AIR Singles chart. As Managing Director of Liberation Music,…

UMA & Foxtel end long-standing stoush
Following TMN s exclusive announcement last November that a dispute between Foxtel and Universal Music was affecting programming, the two companies have reached an agreement. Foxtel made the…

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UMA & Foxtel end long-standing stoush
Following TMN s exclusive announcement last November that a dispute between Foxtel and Universal Music was affecting programming, the two companies have reached an agreement. Foxtel made the…

Exclusive: Weet-Bix enlists Aus artists to re-make the iconic jingle
Country music stars Troy Cassar-Daley and Amber Lawrence, along with pop singer/Neighbours actor Jai Waetford are among the artists set to collaboratively re-make one of Australia s most famous and…

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Exclusive: Weet-Bix enlists Aus artists to re-make the iconic jingle
Country music stars Troy Cassar-Daley and Amber Lawrence, along with pop singer/Neighbours actor Jai Waetford are among the artists set to collaboratively re-make one of Australia s most famous and…

Pokémon Go bigger than Twitter, dominates Spotify
New smartphone app Pok mon Go may have been spurred by 30-something-year-olds nostalgic penchant for Game Boy and the late 90s, but its entrance in the digital-driven world is on track to eclipse its…

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Pokémon Go bigger than Twitter, dominates Spotify
New smartphone app Pok mon Go may have been spurred by 30-something-year-olds nostalgic penchant for Game Boy and the late 90s, but its entrance in the digital-driven world is on track to eclipse its…

Spotify expanding to Russia after failed attempt?
Streaming giant Spotify may join troubled Australian service Guvera and competitor Apple Music in Russia, according to reports. Spotify included Russia among its now 59 global markets last year. It…

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Spotify expanding to Russia after failed attempt?
Streaming giant Spotify may join troubled Australian service Guvera and competitor Apple Music in Russia, according to reports. Spotify included Russia among its now 59 global markets last year. It…

Adele planning first ever tour of Australia
"I’m planning an Australian tour now," Adele told an audience member at her show in St. Paul, Minnesota. The global chart record breaker was speaking to an Australian woman who had flown to the US to…

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Adele planning first ever tour of Australia
"I’m planning an Australian tour now," Adele told an audience member at her show in St. Paul, Minnesota. The global chart record breaker was speaking to an Australian woman who had flown to the US to…

Exclusive: Shock Records has lost another Label Director
Shock Records A R/Label Director Luke Girgis has exited the Melbourne-based independent, TMN can exclusively reveal. Speaking to TMN, Girgis said he received a joint venture opportunity for a music…

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Exclusive: Shock Records has lost another Label Director
Shock Records A R/Label Director Luke Girgis has exited the Melbourne-based independent, TMN can exclusively reveal. Speaking to TMN, Girgis said he received a joint venture opportunity for a music…

Google partners with LyricFind for search results
Google has entered a deal with Toronto-based lyric licensing service LyricFind which is tipped to be "a significant revenue stream" for rights holders. As the world s largest lyric licensing service,…

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Google partners with LyricFind for search results
Google has entered a deal with Toronto-based lyric licensing service LyricFind which is tipped to be "a significant revenue stream" for rights holders. As the world s largest lyric licensing service,…

Sold out Rihanna & Beyonce shows fail to draw crowds, here’s why
Image Source: Beyonce Facebook When it comes to purchasing concert tickets, the odds are becoming steadfastly stacked against fans and artists. The dysfunctional rise of the secondary ticketing…

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Sold out Rihanna & Beyonce shows fail to draw crowds, here’s why
Image Source: Beyonce Facebook When it comes to purchasing concert tickets, the odds are becoming steadfastly stacked against fans and artists. The dysfunctional rise of the secondary ticketing…

Spotify, Netflix to thank for fall of online piracy in UK
Following Australia s explosive uptake of SVODs like Netflix, a similar uptake of streaming services in the UK has seen online copyright infringement fall to its lowest rate in five years. According…

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Spotify, Netflix to thank for fall of online piracy in UK
Following Australia s explosive uptake of SVODs like Netflix, a similar uptake of streaming services in the UK has seen online copyright infringement fall to its lowest rate in five years. According…

BMG Australia acquires ’Australia’s Motown’, Alberts
BMG Australia has acquired internationally successful Sydney-based label, studio, publishing and rights management company, Alberts. In BMG s biggest move yet since launching locally three months…

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BMG Australia acquires ’Australia’s Motown’, Alberts
BMG Australia has acquired internationally successful Sydney-based label, studio, publishing and rights management company, Alberts. In BMG s biggest move yet since launching locally three months…
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