Luke Girgis, Author at The Music Network https://themusicnetwork.com/author/luke-girgis/ Music Industry News, Jobs & Charts Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:30:17 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://images-r2.thebrag.com/tmn/uploads/tmn-favicon-32x32.png Luke Girgis, Author at The Music Network https://themusicnetwork.com/author/luke-girgis/ 32 32 The Best ARIA Awards… Ever https://themusicnetwork.com/best-aria-awards-ever/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 05:01:33 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/?p=125983 Last night's ARIA Awards marked an incredible new chapter for our Australian music industry. The 2023 event was the best ARIAs I’ve attended.

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]]> Why we’re building the best gig guide app ever made https://themusicnetwork.com/why-were-building-the-best-gig-guide-app-ever-made/ Fri, 10 Nov 2023 23:26:09 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/?p=125931 18 months ago we set out to build the best gig guide app ever made. Today marks a milestone with the launch of ‘Don’t Bore Us,’ now proudly gracing the App Store’s front page. Why embark on this venture? The crux of the issue lies in the shortcomings of every other gig guide app that […]

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]]> SXSW Sydney Pulled It Off: Everything We Learned https://themusicnetwork.com/sxsw-sydney-2023-review/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 04:30:14 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/?p=125665 I am a SXSW veteran. I fly to Austin every year and love it each time, I’ve been going for nearly a decade. However, like me, most people were very nervous about SXSW Sydney. I was excited at the prospect of the most iconic business conference in our industry coming to Sydney, but praying that […]

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]]> Music Fans Will Profit from Their Favourite Artists: Op-Ed https://themusicnetwork.com/music-fans-profit-favourite-artists-op-ed/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 00:29:13 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/?p=125332 Music fans can now invest in their favourite artists and profit from them. The revolution will be a win-win for fans and creators.

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]]> Vanessa Picken is What the Australian Music Industry Needs https://themusicnetwork.com/vanessa-picken-music-industry-opinion/ Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:43:11 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/?p=119857 Why Sony Music Australia's incoming CEO, Vanessa Picken, is the perfect person to lead and represent the business into the future.

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]]> Why Hasn’t Sony Music Australia Hired a New CEO Yet? (Opinion) https://themusicnetwork.com/sony-music-australia-new-ceo/ Mon, 09 May 2022 01:50:35 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/?p=104807 One thing is clear: the territory needs a vibrant Sony Music Australia comeback.

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]]> The Anxieties of an Artist Manager https://themusicnetwork.com/the-anxieties-of-an-artist-manager/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:43:32 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/?p=104279 Being an artist manager is the most anxiety-inducing role in the music industry (only matched by a promoter with millions of dollars on the line). As I pointed out on The Industry Observer back in 2019, power in the music industry has shifted to Artist Managers, and now you could easily argue that the success […]

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]]> The Wiggles winning the Hottest 100 wasn’t good or funny https://themusicnetwork.com/the-wiggles-winning-the-hottest-100-wasnt-good-or-funny/ Mon, 24 Jan 2022 01:43:34 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/the-wiggles-winning-the-hottest-100-wasnt-good-or-funny/ A cover, with only about 1 million plays on Spotify (prior to the countdown) won the triple j Hottest 100. How did this happen? There are two possible explanations. Option One: People sincerely loved the cover, and voted for it based on their nostalgia for The Wiggles and their love of Tame Impala original. Option […]

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]]> Sony Music Australia’s path out of turmoil [OP-ED] https://themusicnetwork.com/sony-music-australias-path-out-of-turmoil-op-ed/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 01:37:04 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/sony-music-australias-path-out-of-turmoil-op-ed/ It appears right now, Sony Music Australia is running on fumes. The local major has parted ways with its president, its GM, the head of A&R, its HR, and as of our announcement on Friday, its head of domestic marketing.  So who is actually running the show now? It’s an answer we can’t get clarity […]

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]]> TikTok’s algorithm has changed https://themusicnetwork.com/tik-toks-algorithm-has-changed/ Mon, 20 Sep 2021 03:39:01 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/tik-toks-algorithm-has-changed/ TikTok is reaching maturity as it fast approaches 1 billion users and begins to look to monetise its audience. With this maturity, like all platforms before it – TikTok is changing its algorithm and is terrifying all the artists and creators who have built their careers on the platform over the last few years. The […]

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