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Can DRIP World overcome Australia's cursed history with hip hop festivals? [op-ed]

Can DRIP World overcome Australia's cursed history with hip hop festivals? [op-ed]

There’s a brave new festival on the scene - DRIP World.

By Sam Murphy - May 29, 2019
Can DRIP World overcome Australia's cursed history with hip hop festivals? [op-ed]

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Can DRIP World overcome Australia's cursed history with hip hop festivals? [op-ed]

There’s a brave new festival on the scene - DRIP World.

By Sam Murphy - May 29, 2019
Why are none of the top 10 music-video debuts in YouTube history from hip-hop artists?

Why are none of the top 10 music-video debuts in YouTube history from hip-hop artists?

Global digital-media consumption is accelerating at a rapid-fire pace, and music videos comprise just a tiny microcosm of that phenomenon: six of the top 10 music-video debuts of all time, defined by…

By Poppy Reid - May 21, 2019
Why are none of the top 10 music-video debuts in YouTube history from hip-hop artists?

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Why are none of the top 10 music-video debuts in YouTube history from hip-hop artists?

Global digital-media consumption is accelerating at a rapid-fire pace, and music videos comprise just a tiny microcosm of that phenomenon: six of the top 10 music-video debuts of all time, defined by…

By Poppy Reid - May 21, 2019
Is AI-generated music worth anything?

Is AI-generated music worth anything?

Public recognition of AI-generated music as viable art has gradually expanded from the confines of esoteric research centers and experimental composers into the commercial, playlistable, VC-funded…

By Poppy Reid - May 20, 2019
Is AI-generated music worth anything?

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Is AI-generated music worth anything?

Public recognition of AI-generated music as viable art has gradually expanded from the confines of esoteric research centers and experimental composers into the commercial, playlistable, VC-funded…

By Poppy Reid - May 20, 2019
Gang of Youths' new deal with Warner will actually benefit Sony Music

Gang of Youths' new deal with Warner will actually benefit Sony Music

Gang of Youths have just signed a massive global deal with Warner Music out of the UK. On face value, it might seem like a big blow for Sony Music Australia, who released their break out record Go…

By Luke Girgis - May 17, 2019
Gang of Youths' new deal with Warner will actually benefit Sony Music

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Gang of Youths' new deal with Warner will actually benefit Sony Music

Gang of Youths have just signed a massive global deal with Warner Music out of the UK. On face value, it might seem like a big blow for Sony Music Australia, who released their break out record Go…

By Luke Girgis - May 17, 2019
Songwriting To A Brief: The good, the bad and the ugly

Songwriting To A Brief: The good, the bad and the ugly

My father recently told me that as a six-year-old, I would tell him that I wanted to move to New York and make music. Now, nearly 30 years later, after having lived in a few continents, I’m sitting…

By Poppy Reid - May 15, 2019
Songwriting To A Brief: The good, the bad and the ugly

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Songwriting To A Brief: The good, the bad and the ugly

My father recently told me that as a six-year-old, I would tell him that I wanted to move to New York and make music. Now, nearly 30 years later, after having lived in a few continents, I’m sitting…

By Poppy Reid - May 15, 2019
Put it in writing or suffer the consequences

Put it in writing or suffer the consequences

Before the end of the year, a colleague of mine asked me to hop on a call to help him negotiate terms with an external partner. I did, and believe the call was effective. This week, after…

By Poppy Reid - May 14, 2019
Put it in writing or suffer the consequences

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Put it in writing or suffer the consequences

Before the end of the year, a colleague of mine asked me to hop on a call to help him negotiate terms with an external partner. I did, and believe the call was effective. This week, after…

By Poppy Reid - May 14, 2019
Cover songs are an underutilised marketing asset for developing artists

Cover songs are an underutilised marketing asset for developing artists

Cover songs seem to be an underutilised marketing asset for developing artists. They have instant familiarity. If you take a song and flip it in an entirely new direction aligned with an artist’s…

By Poppy Reid - May 10, 2019
Cover songs are an underutilised marketing asset for developing artists

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Cover songs are an underutilised marketing asset for developing artists

Cover songs seem to be an underutilised marketing asset for developing artists. They have instant familiarity. If you take a song and flip it in an entirely new direction aligned with an artist’s…

By Poppy Reid - May 10, 2019
Is streaming good or bad for legacy acts and catalogue sales? [op-ed]

Is streaming good or bad for legacy acts and catalogue sales? [op-ed]

Music collectors have long mourned the slow death of physical music purchasing.

By Unknown Author - May 9, 2019
Is streaming good or bad for legacy acts and catalogue sales? [op-ed]

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Is streaming good or bad for legacy acts and catalogue sales? [op-ed]

Music collectors have long mourned the slow death of physical music purchasing.

By Unknown Author - May 9, 2019
We have the proof: Pill testing saves lives at music festivals

We have the proof: Pill testing saves lives at music festivals

Gladys Berejiklian’s response: “They haven’t shown there is any evidence yet.”

By Unknown Author - May 2, 2019
We have the proof: Pill testing saves lives at music festivals

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We have the proof: Pill testing saves lives at music festivals

Gladys Berejiklian’s response: “They haven’t shown there is any evidence yet.”

By Unknown Author - May 2, 2019
Vision and positioning in 2019: Is it really the artist's job? [Op-Ed]

Vision and positioning in 2019: Is it really the artist's job? [Op-Ed]

The other day, an artist representative told me they aren’t paid to come up with the artist’s vision for them… “That’s the artist’s job.” I couldn’t agree more… The era we live in requires a bold and…

By Poppy Reid - May 1, 2019
Vision and positioning in 2019: Is it really the artist's job? [Op-Ed]

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Vision and positioning in 2019: Is it really the artist's job? [Op-Ed]

The other day, an artist representative told me they aren’t paid to come up with the artist’s vision for them… “That’s the artist’s job.” I couldn’t agree more… The era we live in requires a bold and…

By Poppy Reid - May 1, 2019
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