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Australian producer Anthony Lycenko passes away
"We'll forever cherish the great times spent in the studio, catching up over a beer at gigs, and our conversations about cricket. You'll be missed mate."

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Australian producer Anthony Lycenko passes away
"We'll forever cherish the great times spent in the studio, catching up over a beer at gigs, and our conversations about cricket. You'll be missed mate."

‘Despacito’ dethrones Wiz Khalifa to take YouTube title
With the immense popularity that ‘Despacito’ has seen in only seven months, it looks like this might be a pretty tough record for future artists to break.

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‘Despacito’ dethrones Wiz Khalifa to take YouTube title
With the immense popularity that ‘Despacito’ has seen in only seven months, it looks like this might be a pretty tough record for future artists to break.

Martin Shkreli convicted of fraud, plays Wu-Tang Clan’s $2M LP during chat about it
You can hear the infamous US$2M Wu-Tang Clan album around the 48-minute mark of the video.

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Martin Shkreli convicted of fraud, plays Wu-Tang Clan’s $2M LP during chat about it
You can hear the infamous US$2M Wu-Tang Clan album around the 48-minute mark of the video.

Universal Music sued over ‘pirated’ band logo, Apple close to becoming a $1 trillion company, and more
Here's all the music industry news you need to know today featuring The Vamps, Google, Apple and Kanye West.

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Universal Music sued over ‘pirated’ band logo, Apple close to becoming a $1 trillion company, and more
Here's all the music industry news you need to know today featuring The Vamps, Google, Apple and Kanye West.

Facebook ramps up music strategy in Europe
Facebook wants to allow users to add music to videos without getting into legal problems; but it needs green lights from all rights holders to do so.

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Facebook ramps up music strategy in Europe
Facebook wants to allow users to add music to videos without getting into legal problems; but it needs green lights from all rights holders to do so.

Chris Scaddan talks Hottest 100 date change & gender bias in bruising Q&A
Hours after triple j launched a poll asking listeners for their thoughts on changing its Hottest 100 date, Scaddan sat in the hot seat for a timely Q&A.

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Chris Scaddan talks Hottest 100 date change & gender bias in bruising Q&A
Hours after triple j launched a poll asking listeners for their thoughts on changing its Hottest 100 date, Scaddan sat in the hot seat for a timely Q&A.

Chris Scaddan: ABC eyes replication of Unearthed format
The ABC's Head of Music said the government-funded broadcaster is looking to roll out a triple j Unearthed-style platform across multiple genres.

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Chris Scaddan: ABC eyes replication of Unearthed format
The ABC's Head of Music said the government-funded broadcaster is looking to roll out a triple j Unearthed-style platform across multiple genres.

Op-Ed: Streaming is killing chart placement for Australian artists
Since streaming has counted, there hasn’t been a #1 album from an Australian artist.

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Op-Ed: Streaming is killing chart placement for Australian artists
Since streaming has counted, there hasn’t been a #1 album from an Australian artist.

Spotify AU/NZ taps ex-Pandora exec Jane Huxley for lead role
Jane Huxley, who resigned as Pandora's Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand in March, has taken the same role at Spotify.

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Spotify AU/NZ taps ex-Pandora exec Jane Huxley for lead role
Jane Huxley, who resigned as Pandora's Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand in March, has taken the same role at Spotify.

Sia exits Sony deal, announces Christmas album
The first release under her new label deal is a Christmas album co-created with fellow songwriter Greg Kurstin.

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Sia exits Sony deal, announces Christmas album
The first release under her new label deal is a Christmas album co-created with fellow songwriter Greg Kurstin.

Spotify is adding paid subscribers at a rate of about 2M a month
News of Spotify’s growth comes as the company reportedly readies for a stealth “direct listing” on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Spotify is adding paid subscribers at a rate of about 2M a month
News of Spotify’s growth comes as the company reportedly readies for a stealth “direct listing” on the New York Stock Exchange.

Spotify has ended the ‘loudness’ wars
The days of cranking it up to 11 on Spotify are over. Spotify has quietly gone and turned-down the volume at the user-end.

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Spotify has ended the ‘loudness’ wars
The days of cranking it up to 11 on Spotify are over. Spotify has quietly gone and turned-down the volume at the user-end.
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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