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25.01.2022 https://www.latimes.com//carole-king-tapestry-50-james-tay

25.01.2022 https://www.smh.com.au//investment-firm-caledonia-adds-war

24.01.2022 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-is-letting/

23.01.2022 https://www.smh.com.au//smoke-and-mirrors-to-be-taken-out-

22.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/538131299/posts/10157224261826300/?extid=qCALQir3NVBuNBrW&d=n

21.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//richard-gill-school-comb/13113446

21.01.2022 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/cisac-launches-upg/

21.01.2022 Streaming services (like Spotify) make millions selling music whilst only paying a tiny fraction to songwriters (like $0.04) each time a song gets played. At this rate, a songwriter can only make $10,000 if their song gets streamed 1 million times. But that’s a lot of streams and realistically most indie artists will get around 1000 streams and that means the songwriter will only get $400. So you can see how this deal is going down for songwriters. It’s great for Spotify (re...ally great!) and let’s also consider that it costs $2000 on average to record a song professionally in a recording studio using pro musicians and then there’s the added cost of making a film clip to go along with the song. So you can see how unfair this deal is, really, while streamers like Spotify make millions, the person who created the song makes next to nothing. This petition is asking for 1 cent per stream, which is not a lot to ask. Please sign the petition, to help make songwriting more viable in the digital age. Thank you https://www.change.org/p/daniel-ek-we-d//promote_or_share

21.01.2022 https://www.msn.com//elton-john-critiques-mus/ar-BB18tKVu

21.01.2022 https://www.rollingstone.com//environmental-impact-strea/

20.01.2022 SPOTIFY V BANDCAMP Every musician should read this article. https://www.npr.org//a-tale-of-two-ecosystems-on-bandcamp-

19.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/100015611262483/posts/843421339521567/?d=n

18.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/207157072660943/posts/3052614754781813/?d=n

17.01.2022 OZ MUSIC INDUSTRY SUMMARY Here is the latest, in depth, assessment of our ‘pop/rock’ music industry. https://www.abc.net.au//australian-record-label-/12689488

17.01.2022 SONG CONTEST POSTPONED Due to the cancellation of the Tamworth Country Music Festival, the 20/21 Regional Song Contest has been postponed pending further assessment of the available options. Thank you for your understanding. https://scenestr.com.au//2021-tamworth-country-music-festi

17.01.2022 https://exclaim.ca//spotify_ceo_daniel_ek_says_artists_can

16.01.2022 DON’T MISS DANIEL Daniel Sparkling Champagne is back, touring Australia. Book your ticket early as his shows are selling out and here’s why!

16.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GODWILLS It’s always a pleasure to see one of our favourite acts release a truly tangible testament to their talent and, this time, it’s none other than veteran Queensland singer songwriter duo, Bob & Laura Wilson, aka The Goodwills, with their latest track, Kerosene Tin Hut, transporting the listener back to the time we may soon sadly forget but long lament; to the days when we made do with whatever we had and when handmedowns were cool. Enjoy! This is new folk at its finest. https://thegoodwills.bandcamp.com//kerosene-tin-hut-single

16.01.2022 FROM MY FACEBOOK FRIEND JANIS IAN She wrote the immortal hit, ‘At Seventeen’ and went on to enjoy a career that spanned decades. I was fortunate to catch her solo performance in Brisbane and I have been following her on Facebook recently because she posts such righteous material. Here she is, this morning, putting Facebook’s new ‘no-music policy’ into perspective! Alan Buchan Founder of Fretfest... https://www.facebook.com/357191544367570/posts/3308173269269368/?extid=KbGEpC74fCrDM30F&d=n

16.01.2022 https://www.theguardian.com//music-streaming-debate-what-s

15.01.2022 RESTRICTIONS RELAXED OUTDOORS Here’s some more good news for outdoor concerts! https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-r/covid-19-restrictions-eased

14.01.2022 https://www.smh.com.au//australian-acts-missing-as-aria-ch

12.01.2022 AND THE WINNER IS ... Phill Doring !!! Congratulations to the hardest working singer songwriter of 2020 with a long list of achievements that seem to grow longer every week! Phil first came to our attention 2 years ago when he entered the Regional Song Contest and he progressed to the Grand Final in 2020 with numerous performances during Tamworth Country Music Festival making friends and fans wherever he went. Since then, Phil’s been busy recording and promoting his debut CD ...to critical acclaim across the country! Check out his list of achievements below: *Recorded at Hillbilly Hut Studio. *Released debut single Praying For Rain which debuted in the top 100 downloaded songs on iTunes at #56 reaching #54. *’Praying For Rain’ debuted at No 35 on the International Airplay Express Charts and got to No 1 for a single week in December 2020 on the Country Thunder Aussie/NZ Chart. *Phil conducted multiple radio Interviews and released the title track off his EP Dinki Di as a single with significant airplay nationwide. *Both singles have since become top requested songs on todayscountry94one fm central coast. *Both singles have attracted nominations as semi finalist in TSA Awards. *’Praying For Rain’ was awarded top 5 finalist in TSA Awards. *Phil has been featured as the Artist of the week on numerous radio programs and Artist of the Month - December - in the Australian Songwriters Association - Newcastle Region. *Phil scored with the Feature Artist spot at Songwriters Sing in Newcastle. *Phil also designed, produced & released YouTube videos for both singles. Wow, what an achievement! In celebration of Phil’s efforts, we are pleased to promote the links to his pages below: Website - philljddinkidi.com Praying For Rain - https://youtu.be/OQSFvgVkvhI Dinki Di - https://youtu.be/JNe0JKPRaGk CONGRATULATIONS PHIL - you’ve come a long way mate! Enjoy

11.01.2022 CANCELLED: Tamworth Country Music Festival has been cancelled for 2021, with the annual Golden Guitar Awards to go ahead as a virtual event. www.northerndailyleader.com.au t... Tamworth Country Music Festival 2021 cancelled ...

10.01.2022 https://guitar.com//mu/david-crosby-sells-song-catalogue/

10.01.2022 https://fb.me/e/bglH4y712

10.01.2022 LIVE MUSIC MATTERS New funding opportunities for Live Music Venues have just been announced by the Federal Government, in a new $75 million Rise fund and $20 million Live Music program, aiming to bring more home-grown music to Australian stages. https://themusicnetwork.com/govt-75m-arts-entertainment-fu/

09.01.2022 WOODFORD FOLK FEST CANCELLED It’s official, this year’s Woodford Folk Festival has been cancelled. https://www.facebook.com/39431290898/posts/10157122783225899/?d=n

09.01.2022 https://themusic.com.au//labor-righ/UIBIQkVER0Y/23-09-20/

06.01.2022 https://www.cbsnews.com//leonard-cohen-estate-rebukes-tru/

05.01.2022 https://www.news.com.au///c01e5dceea7df03b44269ea56ecc9442

04.01.2022 RIGHTEOUS LUKA NOT SHARING One of the few, true troubadours, Luka Bloom has taken a stand for all the right reasons citing, when you experience music via a streaming service, you are paying that service provider, not the musician and that is precisely the point, now more than ever, during lockdown, at a time when musicians cannot earn money by performing live, you can go to the musician direct and buy from them. Seek out your favourite musicians and support them directly. Buy their songs, from them. Thank you

04.01.2022 FACEBOOK MUSIC POLICY UPDATE An update appeared yesterday which clarifies FB is not banning artists from doing live-streams. See below: Music in stories and traditional live music performances (e.g., filming an artist or band performing live) are permitted.... You can read it here >> https://www.facebook.com/165238980206245/posts/3741174919279282/?extid=Q6Q4VQEyI4cI5UIW&d=n

02.01.2022 Buy merchandise, and/or donate this #ausmusictshirtday to help your favourite Aussie musos! The music industry needs your help now more than ever.

01.01.2022 GUDINSKI TO THE RESCUE AGAIN Australia’s venteran music industry mogul, Michael Gudinski, has teamed up to coproduce the long-awaited voice of Australian pop/rock music industry, ‘The Sound’, which will air today at 5:30pm in the original timeslot that launch Countdown! https://themusicnetwork.com/mushroom-vision-abc-the-sound/

01.01.2022 https://www.billboard.com//norah-jones-willie-nelson-35th-