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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?

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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?

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

Bra Boys filmmaker Macario De Souza on new summer festival flick
De Souza has secured Screen Australia funding for forthcoming film '6 Festivals'.

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Bra Boys filmmaker Macario De Souza on new summer festival flick
De Souza has secured Screen Australia funding for forthcoming film '6 Festivals'.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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.

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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.

The burgeoning Australian popstar guide to moving to LA
Moving to Los Angeles is the quintessential popstar dream.

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The burgeoning Australian popstar guide to moving to LA
Moving to Los Angeles is the quintessential popstar dream.

How Billie Eilish snatched Lil Nas X's Billboard crown & what it means for the music industry
The reign of 'Old Town Road' is finally over.

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How Billie Eilish snatched Lil Nas X's Billboard crown & what it means for the music industry
The reign of 'Old Town Road' is finally over.

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.

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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.
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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?
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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?

Boys To Men: The evolution of 5 Seconds Of Summer
A lot has changed since the band debuted back in 2014.

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Boys To Men: The evolution of 5 Seconds Of Summer
A lot has changed since the band debuted back in 2014.
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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