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Image of a Keep Sydney Open rally protesting Sydney's lockout laws

Sydney has already gone into post-lockout mode, and here’s how

The partial roll-back of the Sydney lockout laws occur until January 14th, but the NSW and national live sectors have hit the ground running

Undated image of an ARIA Awards ceremony

Didn’t win an ARIA award? Who the fuck cares!

There is a problem with the ARIAs, The Industry Observer Awards, the APRA awards and almost every other music awards night you can name if you start looking at the results...

6 essential lessons from YouTube’s Director of Urban Music, Tuma Basa

Tuma Basa spoke candidly about the realities of playlisting, 'third culture kids', why Atlanta is an example of success breeding success, and much more.

Image of We Lost The Sea during their tour of China

We Lost The Sea share their five tips for touring China

We sat down with We Lost The Sea to learn a little more about what it's like for an Aussie band to tour China, and to learn crucial survival tips!

Support Act helped me on my road to recovery [Op-Ed]

Content Warning: This article features details of an injury and recovery and features an image which may be disturbing to some people.

Is Taylor Swift playing the victim with her latest rights woes?

Some observers are wondering if Taylor Swift is continuing to play the victim to garner public sympathy with the latest woes surrounding her musical rights

How Victoria took the lead from NSW as the biggest live music state

NSW has been deposed as the live music state of Australia.

Spotify try to over-programme Australian artists in their playlists [INTERVIEW]

In an editorial first for TIO, we chatted to the hive mind of Spotify Australia's playlists to talk placement tips, local initiatives, the future of playlists, and more.

NSW police are failing to follow current strip search legislation

Amidst the investigation of NSW Police into the strip search of a 16-year-old female at last year’s Splendour in the Grass, TIO attended a roundtable discussion in Sydney today.

Why I dedicate my time and resources to bringing music to regional cities [OP-ED]

"We would teach venues the value that live music can bring to their business and mentor them along the way."

How technology is increasingly making audiences the stars of live music shows

More and more, technology allows those attending concerts and festivals to be as much the stars of the experience as those making the noise up on the stage.

Nathan McLay on Wilder, Future Classic’s new JV with Tom Windish [Q&A]

Nathan McLay, founder and CEO of Future Classic chats about how Wilder came about, FC's approach to A&R, and what he can do now with Windish that he couldn't do previously.

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