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Livestreams and Quarantine Queens: Did 2020 change live music and album marketing for good?

Livestreams and Quarantine Queens: Did 2020 change live music and album marketing for good?

Music marketing and performances were a different beast in 2020 - but what changes will carry on throughout the decade?

By Sam Murphy - Jan 8, 2021
Livestreams and Quarantine Queens: Did 2020 change live music and album marketing for good?

Opinion

Livestreams and Quarantine Queens: Did 2020 change live music and album marketing for good?

Music marketing and performances were a different beast in 2020 - but what changes will carry on throughout the decade?

By Sam Murphy - Jan 8, 2021
Here's how music consumption has changed over the last decade

Here's how music consumption has changed over the last decade

Sam Murphy takes a rearview look at the last ten years of global and local music consumption.

By Sam Murphy - Dec 10, 2019
Here's how music consumption has changed over the last decade

Features

Here's how music consumption has changed over the last decade

Sam Murphy takes a rearview look at the last ten years of global and local music consumption.

By Sam Murphy - Dec 10, 2019
Louis Schoorl: Meet the Aussie producer with a cut on Kesha’s new album

Louis Schoorl: Meet the Aussie producer with a cut on Kesha’s new album

Dutch-born Schoorl has been cutting his teeth in LA after getting his start in Australia.

By Sam Murphy - Nov 25, 2019
Louis Schoorl: Meet the Aussie producer with a cut on Kesha’s new album

Features

Louis Schoorl: Meet the Aussie producer with a cut on Kesha’s new album

Dutch-born Schoorl has been cutting his teeth in LA after getting his start in Australia.

By Sam Murphy - Nov 25, 2019
Bra Boys filmmaker Macario De Souza on new summer festival flick

Bra Boys filmmaker Macario De Souza on new summer festival flick

De Souza has secured Screen Australia funding for forthcoming film '6 Festivals'.

By Sam Murphy - Oct 23, 2019
Bra Boys filmmaker Macario De Souza on new summer festival flick

Features

Bra Boys filmmaker Macario De Souza on new summer festival flick

De Souza has secured Screen Australia funding for forthcoming film '6 Festivals'.

By Sam Murphy - Oct 23, 2019
2019 ARIA Awards: A look at the nominees, by the numbers [updated]

2019 ARIA Awards: A look at the nominees, by the numbers [updated]

TMN crunched the numbers to see which artists and labels have come out on top.

By Sam Murphy - Oct 14, 2019
2019 ARIA Awards: A look at the nominees, by the numbers [updated]

News

2019 ARIA Awards: A look at the nominees, by the numbers [updated]

TMN crunched the numbers to see which artists and labels have come out on top.

By Sam Murphy - Oct 14, 2019
TMN went inside the chaos & euphoria of Kanye West's NY listening party [exclusive]

TMN went inside the chaos & euphoria of Kanye West's NY listening party [exclusive]

'The mystery, deception and messiness of the whole ordeal is something that would anger most fanbases,' writes Sam Murphy.

By Sam Murphy - Oct 1, 2019
TMN went inside the chaos & euphoria of Kanye West's NY listening party [exclusive]

Opinion

TMN went inside the chaos & euphoria of Kanye West's NY listening party [exclusive]

'The mystery, deception and messiness of the whole ordeal is something that would anger most fanbases,' writes Sam Murphy.

By Sam Murphy - Oct 1, 2019
Why the surprise album drop is falling in popularity

Why the surprise album drop is falling in popularity

"Labels, artists and digital platforms are learning once again how to sell music in the digital era," writes Sam Murphy.

By Sam Murphy - Sep 29, 2019
Why the surprise album drop is falling in popularity

Features

Why the surprise album drop is falling in popularity

"Labels, artists and digital platforms are learning once again how to sell music in the digital era," writes Sam Murphy.

By Sam Murphy - Sep 29, 2019
The burgeoning Australian popstar guide to moving to LA

The burgeoning Australian popstar guide to moving to LA

Moving to Los Angeles is the quintessential popstar dream.

By Sam Murphy - Sep 11, 2019
The burgeoning Australian popstar guide to moving to LA

Features

The burgeoning Australian popstar guide to moving to LA

Moving to Los Angeles is the quintessential popstar dream.

By Sam Murphy - Sep 11, 2019
Pop artists are finally catching onto rap's fast-fire release strategies

Pop artists are finally catching onto rap's fast-fire release strategies

Ariana Grande co-opted the tactic on her way to becoming the most streamed female artist of all time.

By Sam Murphy - Aug 5, 2019
Pop artists are finally catching onto rap's fast-fire release strategies

Features

Pop artists are finally catching onto rap's fast-fire release strategies

Ariana Grande co-opted the tactic on her way to becoming the most streamed female artist of all time.

By Sam Murphy - Aug 5, 2019
Past The Sheen & Into The Underbelly: A deep dive into the K-pop industry [long read]

Past The Sheen & Into The Underbelly: A deep dive into the K-pop industry [long read]

How is K-pop spreading so quickly and what’s lying beneath its shiny facade? 

By Sam Murphy - Jul 15, 2019
Past The Sheen & Into The Underbelly: A deep dive into the K-pop industry [long read]

Features

Past The Sheen & Into The Underbelly: A deep dive into the K-pop industry [long read]

How is K-pop spreading so quickly and what’s lying beneath its shiny facade? 

By Sam Murphy - Jul 15, 2019
Boys To Men: The evolution of 5 Seconds Of Summer

Boys To Men: The evolution of 5 Seconds Of Summer

A lot has changed since the band debuted back in 2014.

By Sam Murphy - Jun 2, 2019
Boys To Men: The evolution of 5 Seconds Of Summer

Features

Boys To Men: The evolution of 5 Seconds Of Summer

A lot has changed since the band debuted back in 2014.

By Sam Murphy - Jun 2, 2019
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