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20 tips from 20 years observing the music industry
Valentine’s Day has a little piece of my heart, though I’m as romantic as a mudflap. You see, on this day exactly 20 years ago, I was invited to take a good, hard look at this strange industry, and…

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20 tips from 20 years observing the music industry
Valentine’s Day has a little piece of my heart, though I’m as romantic as a mudflap. You see, on this day exactly 20 years ago, I was invited to take a good, hard look at this strange industry, and…
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Advice on how to win Eurovision [op-ed]
Has Nathan Jolly cracked the code to winning the Eurovision song contest?
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Advice on how to win Eurovision [op-ed]
Has Nathan Jolly cracked the code to winning the Eurovision song contest?

The Brag Media farewells Sydney's street press magazine
The Brag Media is readying a farewell to one of Sydney’s most beloved print magazines, The Brag street press. While thebrag.com website is still a major pillar of The Brag Media's business, the free…

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The Brag Media farewells Sydney's street press magazine
The Brag Media is readying a farewell to one of Sydney’s most beloved print magazines, The Brag street press. While thebrag.com website is still a major pillar of The Brag Media's business, the free…

How to set up a pre-save campaign on Messenger for your music
Setting up a pre-save campaign on Messenger is a piece of cake using POP’s chat-editor. TL;DR - Check out the tutorial video at the bottom of this article ? Why set up a pre-save campaign? The…

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How to set up a pre-save campaign on Messenger for your music
Setting up a pre-save campaign on Messenger is a piece of cake using POP’s chat-editor. TL;DR - Check out the tutorial video at the bottom of this article ? Why set up a pre-save campaign? The…
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Micropayments, music rights, & the mission to pay our artists [op-ed]
Hedera's Mance Harmon on why artists suffer as tech innovations disrupt the music industry.
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Micropayments, music rights, & the mission to pay our artists [op-ed]
Hedera's Mance Harmon on why artists suffer as tech innovations disrupt the music industry.
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The sad death of liner note credits [op-ed]
"The problem is that there is absolutely no incentive for Spotify or Apple to incorporate credits into their systems," writes Nathan Jolly.
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The sad death of liner note credits [op-ed]
"The problem is that there is absolutely no incentive for Spotify or Apple to incorporate credits into their systems," writes Nathan Jolly.
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How accurately did gambling odds predict the Hottest 100? [op-ed]
'Overall, the Sportsbet odds did quite a bad job of predicting the winner,' writes Nathan Jolly.
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How accurately did gambling odds predict the Hottest 100? [op-ed]
'Overall, the Sportsbet odds did quite a bad job of predicting the winner,' writes Nathan Jolly.

Match report: First weekend in Sydney, post-lockouts
Nathan Jolly on why it will take time to rebuild Sydney's formerly vibrant nightlife.

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Match report: First weekend in Sydney, post-lockouts
Nathan Jolly on why it will take time to rebuild Sydney's formerly vibrant nightlife.
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Is buying shares in songs a smart investment? [op-ed]
Selling shares in song catalogues on the stock market is becoming more popular.
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Is buying shares in songs a smart investment? [op-ed]
Selling shares in song catalogues on the stock market is becoming more popular.

The 100 best Australian songs of the decade
Nathan Jolly picks out 100 gems from the last 10 years.

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The 100 best Australian songs of the decade
Nathan Jolly picks out 100 gems from the last 10 years.
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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