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Dean Ormston
POWER 50 2025: Dean Ormston (APRA AMCOS)
BACKGROUND CHECK: In 2025, Dean Ormston celebrated 30 years at APRA AMCOS , the Australasian Performing Right Association ( APRA ) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society ( AMCOS ), with seven of those years ... fierce champion of homegrown music on the global stage, with his leadership at APRA AMCOS resulting in tangible cultural and economic benefits to songwriters, composers, publishers and the broader music
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Ash Hills
POWER 50 2025: Ash Hills (UNIFIED Artist Management)
world, but prepared to thrive. Hills also won the 2025 Lighthouse Award from APRA AMCOS . THE MUSIC SPEAKS: Ash Hills directly manages some fantastic acts, but it's her role
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Timmy Trumpet's 2020 live-stream
Livestreaming & Virtual Concerts Are Making Money, But Is Australia Missing Out?
different time zones. Netgigs was registered with royalty collection agencies around the world, including APRA AMCOS and ASCAP . Relates Grice, “When COVID hit, the founder worked extremely hard to convince
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Microphone set up to record
Universal, Sony & Warner Strike Licencing Deal With AI Music Startup Klay
building a streaming platform that will allow users to remake songs using AI. ARIA, APRA AMCOS React After Federal Government Rules Out Text & Data Mining Exception To Copyright
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LAMP's Brett Freeman
'We’re Not Here To Profit Off Artists': All-Australian Music Station LAMP Is Giving New Artists A Glow-Up
earned from overseas markets. But Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) CEO Dean Ormson said: “We've seen a 31% collapse in local
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The Wool Store
Venues: Showground’s Best Year, Victoria Reviews Live Rules, Snoop Dogg's Aussie Show Investigated, Meltdowns, & More
Cairns Regional Council in partnership with the Live Music Office, OneMusic Australia, and APRA AMCOS. It was part of the 2025 Cairns Music Industry Gathering weekend celebrating Far North Queensland
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Musician performing live
ARIA, APRA AMCOS React After Federal Government Rules Out Text & Data Mining Exception To Copyright Act
laws that already sustain thousands of jobs and exports.” Dean Ormston , Chief Executive of APRA AMCOS , added: “This is a significant moment for Australian creators and our cultural sovereignty ... closely as we chart a course that respects both innovation and creator rights.” APRA AMCOS’ recent AI and Music report found that 82% of music creators in Australia expressed
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Groovin The Moo 2015
Local Artist Streaming Drops 30% To Just 9.5%: APRA AMCOS Year In Review
APRA AMCOS has used its annual Year In Review report to share news of record revenues for the organisation, pairing the celebratory news with some worrying figures regarding local content ... looks at figures from the 2024-2025 financial year, has this year announced that APRA AMCOS has achieved its highest group revenue to date, with $787.9 million serving
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Person scrolling on their phone
APRA AMCOS On Tech Companies & AI: 'They Don't Need An Exemption, They Need A Licence'
yesterday (30 September) in its inquiry into AI and the arts. And according to APRA AMCOS CEO Dean Ormston , tech companies that refuse to engage with existing licensing pathways ... barrier to AI innovation in Australia. During his address to the Senate, Ormston highlighted APRA AMCOS’ rejection of the Productivity Commission’s proposal for a “text and data mining” copyright
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Kingswood performing live
ARIA & PPCA Reject Productivity Commission's Proposed Exemption For Data Mining
exception in the Copyright Act for text and data mining used for AI training. APRA AMCOS , ARIA, and AIR are just some of the organisations that have shared warnings about ... fair deal” exception in the Copyright Act for AI-generated text and data mining. APRA AMCOS Blasts Productivity Commission's 'Fair Deal' Exception For AI & Data Mining ARIA
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Vassy
Australian Artist Vassy Departs Russian-Hosted Intervision Song Contest
thoughts with you.” Last year, Vassy was honoured with the Billions List Award from APRA AMCOS . The achievement arrived after she hit the milestone of two billion streams
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Volume Foundation's Albert Kruger, Milly Petriella OAM, Jesse Forge, and Rachel Kelly.
'Backing Artists For The Long Term, Not Just The Next Gig': Volume Foundation Launches To Support Aussie Acts Making Waves Overseas
three co-founders, Managing Director Milly Petriella OAM (former Director of Member Relations at APRA AMCOS ), CEO Albert Kruger (former CEO of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras ... Volume Foundation first began to germinate when she and Kruger worked together on APRA AMCOS' Express Yourself – Queer Discovery program. The result was a small program which was able
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