Amber De Luca-Tao, Author at The Music Network https://themusicnetwork.com/author/wordsbyamber/ Music Industry News, Jobs & Charts Fri, 20 Aug 2021 01:43:18 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://images-r2.thebrag.com/tmn/uploads/tmn-favicon-32x32.png Amber De Luca-Tao, Author at The Music Network https://themusicnetwork.com/author/wordsbyamber/ 32 32 Two major music festivals announce ‘no vax, no jive’ policy for 2022 https://themusicnetwork.com/outback-music-festivals-no-vax-no-jive-policy-2022/ Fri, 20 Aug 2021 01:43:18 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/outback-music-festivals-no-vax-no-jive-policy-2022/ The Outback Music Festival Group are announcing a ‘no jab, no jive’ policy for two of their music festivals next year. For the 2022 iterations of the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash and Birdsville Big Red Bash, the company will be requiring all ticket holders, staff, volunteers, contractors and vendors attending who are over the […]

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]]> Live Nation artists’ contracts reportedly have a coronavirus gagging order https://themusicnetwork.com/live-nation-coronavirus-gagging-order/ Wed, 04 Aug 2021 00:08:31 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/live-nation-coronavirus-gagging-order/ A new development in the saga of COVID-19 against the live music industry sees an interesting plot twist, supposedly involving music event promoters, Live Nation. As per NME, artist Courtney Jay has taken to Twitter to share anonymous text messages she received from her contact in the music industry, where they revealed that they contracted […]

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]]> Calling all songwriters, the 2021 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is open https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-vanda-young-global-songwriting-competition/ Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:40:28 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-vanda-young-global-songwriting-competition/ The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is officially back for 2021 and they’re calling songwriters near and far, of all genres and career stages to enter a song for a chance to win. Named after the iconic songwriters and founding members of The Easybeats, Harry Vanda and the late George Young, over the course […]

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]]> Justin Bieber is the youngest soloist ever to reach 100 Billboard Hot 100 Hits https://themusicnetwork.com/justin-bieber-youngest-soloist-100-billboard-chart/ Wed, 21 Jul 2021 00:39:06 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/justin-bieber-youngest-soloist-100-billboard-chart/ Justin Bieber has come along way since he burst onto the pop music scene with his breakout track ‘One Time’. Staying true to his pop roots, now Justin Bieber has made history as the youngest solo artist to secure 100 entries into one of Billboard’s most esteemed charts, the Hot 100. As per Billboard, Bieber has made […]

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]]> Taylor Swift has pulled ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ from Grammy and CMA Awards https://themusicnetwork.com/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-grammy-cma-awards/ Tue, 20 Jul 2021 23:48:54 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-grammy-cma-awards/ Taylor Swift has rewrote the book on music ownership in the 21st century. And now she continues to do so, this time exercising her rights over music award eligibility. According to a Republic Records representative, Swift will not be submitting Fearless (Taylor’s Version) for this year’s upcoming Grammy Awards, or the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards. […]

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]]> Pro-longed absence of collaboration made this year’s SongHubs Tower 2021 one to remember https://themusicnetwork.com/songhubs-the-tower-2021/ Sat, 26 Jun 2021 04:45:02 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/songhubs-the-tower-2021/ During a time when the COVID-19 pandemic still continues to run rife with restrictions all around the world, this year’s SongHubs The Tower has gone down as a songwriting workshop of miracle proportions, being an opportunity for creative collaboration in the Australian music industry more than ever before. Since launching in 2013, the three-to-four day […]

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]]> WILSONN’s interactive music video AR filter NFT auctions off for more than $40,000 USD https://themusicnetwork.com/wilsonns-nft-auctions-for-more-than-40000-usd/ Wed, 09 Jun 2021 02:08:41 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/wilsonns-nft-auctions-for-more-than-40000-usd/ Billboard charting and award-winning Soul Modern/Universal Music Australian artist, WILSONN recently debuted an Australian first, bringing us an interactive music video using an AR Filter for Instagram stories. To bring this new way of experiencing and delving into new music into existence, WILSONN worked alongside Monegraph and with digital creative, AR Filter designer, Laurent Marcus. […]

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]]> Australian artist WILSONN to debut an interactive music video AR filter for Instagram – set to auction as an NFT https://themusicnetwork.com/wilsonn-interactive-music-video-instagram-nft/ Sun, 23 May 2021 23:34:55 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/wilsonn-interactive-music-video-instagram-nft/ Billboard charting and award-winning Soul Modern/Universal Music Australian artist, WILSONN is set to make history, bringing us the very first Australian interactive music video using an AR Filter for Instagram stories. Not familiar with an alternate reality (AR) filter on social media? Essentially it allows you to superimpose computer-generated video in your instagram stories. So […]

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]]> Two BTS albums have made Billboard chart history at the same time https://themusicnetwork.com/bts-albums-billboard-chart-history-same-time/ Thu, 06 May 2021 01:56:54 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/bts-albums-billboard-chart-history-same-time/ BTS are continuing to rule the world and of course, the Billboard charts. And as of today, they’ve broken yet another record. As of this week, two seperate BTS albums have cracked the 100 weeks mark on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart. This is a huge deal as this is the first time that a […]

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]]> Red Hot Chili Peppers to sell music catalogue for upwards of $140 million USD https://themusicnetwork.com/red-hot-chili-peppers-to-sell-music-catalogue/ Tue, 04 May 2021 02:02:18 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/red-hot-chili-peppers-to-sell-music-catalogue/ The Red Hot Chili Peppers are the latest musical act to get in on what is being dubbed as “the intellectual property gold rush”. According to Variety, sources have confirmed that the band will be selling their music catalogue to Hipgnosis Songs for north of $140 million. It is also known that the band’s catalogue, predominantly written […]

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