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The rise of streaming was meant to help diversify music, but new research shows this hasn’t been the case in Australia.
The return on government investments in arts and events should be measured over a decade, not a month.
A new watchdog website is shedding light on which artists and genres the youth broadcaster is really prioritising.
The Australian live music industry is in crisis. Is $8.6 million for Revive Live enough to turn things around?
Many artists are expected to organise their own ticket sales and event promotion. This is coupled with low pay from venues and having to juggle music with other full-time jobs.
Caring responsibilities and parenthood are common reasons for women in music taking a break. These responsibilities then create barriers to re-establishing careers and career progression.
A new survey found sexual violence disempowers female music workers, deters non-binary communities from working in the industry, and discourages punters from going to gigs.
Australian radio pays between just 10 and 27% of the commercial rates paid elsewhere in the world – artists here are being considerably underpaid.
Recent coments by ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd reveal a jarring discrepancy between our support for Australian musicians and our actual listening and spending habits.
A sustained dialogue about abuse in the Australian music industry is necessary for change.
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Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow in Music Industries and Cultural Economy, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Popular Music, Monash University
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Lecturer in Music Industry and Popular Culture, RMIT University
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Associate professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, Monash University
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PhD Candidate, Department of Design and Society., University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Monash University
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Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Cultural Economy, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne