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Music Technology Australia VMDO panel report: ‘No one’s made metadata fun!’
Recently, Music Ally attended the Victorian Music Development Office (VMDO) Music Data and Insights Summit.
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ARIA boss blasts latest call for pro-AI copyright reforms
Scott Farquhar became one of Australia’s first tech billionaires in 2015 when his company Atlassian went public, although he stepped down in 2024 to focus on his family, philanthropy and […]
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Live studies: Australian Gen-Z fandom and Madrid’s Movistar Arena
A pair of studies published this week offer differing insights into local live-music sectors: one from Australia and one from Spain. The first comes from Live Nation. Its annual ‘Love Song’ […]
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Australia introduces new “orphan works” copyright legislation
Australia’s government has unveiled new copyright reforms this week, specifically involving ‘orphan works’.
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Hanumankind, Anuv Jain to stage Australia tours with UNI7IED
When Australian music services company Unified Music Group and Indian booking and talent coordination agency 7Entertainment announced their joint venture, which they’ve called Uni7ied, last August, they said the union […]
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Live Nation ANZ adds photographers to its ‘Next On’ initiative
Live Nation’s Australia and New Zealand business recently launched a ‘Next On’ scheme that aims to support developing artists – and now music photographers too. The scheme enables artists to play […]
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Spotify reveals Australian payouts and streaming boost in 2025
Music-streaming has been under the spotlight in Australia recently, amid concerns about the declining domestic stream-share of local artists. Spotify is at the heart of this debate, and it has offered its […]
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IIMW recap: The India opportunity for Australian artists (and vice versa)
Australia was by far the most represented among the visiting nations at the India International Music Week (IIMW) earlier this month, thanks to Sounds Australia, which—along with the support of […]
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Universal Music Group’s latest signing is… The Wiggles!
Never underestimate the power of colourful jumpsuits and catchy songs. The Wiggles aren’t just a pop group nowadays: they’re a fully-fledged children’s entertainment brand whose business stretches well beyond the […]
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New South Wales prepares new law to support music venues
We’ve been writing about the challenges facing grassroots music venues around the world for some time. Here’s some good news from Australia.
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Spotify makes its case in Australia with ‘Global Impact List’
Spotify has spent the last year pushing back on concerns in Australia that local music is struggling to cut through on streaming services. This domestic decline was most recently tracked by […]
