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Oct 1, 2021

Arts, Culture & Heritage COVID-19 Delta Relief Funding Package Announced

The NZ Music Commission Te Reo Reka O Aotearoa welcomes the COVID-19 Delta Relief Funding announced today by Hon Carmel Sepuloni, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage to support the immediate needs of venues, performing artists and others in the arts community impacted by the current COVID outbreak.

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Sep 30, 2021

APRA Silver Scrolls Postponed

 

APRA has postponed this year's Silver Scroll Awards to November 10.

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Sep 30, 2021

Apple Music to compensate artists & rights holders in DJ mixes

Apple Music has overcome its problem of identifying and compensating the various rights holders on DJ mixes on its platform.

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Sep 27, 2021

Aotearoa music industry calls on Gov't for immediate assistance

The music industry is seeking immediate assistance from government in the face of ongoing Covid-19 restrictions.

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Sep 10, 2021

4 ways to use Spotify’s new Blend shared playlists

Blend, Spotify’s personalized shared playlist has exited beta for all global users and the new feature offers some unique and simple ways for artists to interact with fans.

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Sep 3, 2021

Facebook Debuts ‘Share To Stories’ For Music Videos

Facebook is launching a new feature intended to amplify the visibility of new released music videos

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Aug 31, 2021

NZ Artists Are Naturalising Māori Culture and Language Through Music

Fresh Rolling Stone article deep dives into waiata and te Reo

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Aug 23, 2021

The Benefits of Merlin Membership

Merlin, the independent’s music licensing partner, strikes premium deals with the industry’s most important digital partners

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Aug 21, 2021

Waiata Anthems Week

Waiata Anthems Week to shine light on waiata reo Māori

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