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Australia’s Music Industry Throws Support Behind Touring Initiative ‘Michael’s Rule’
Leaders from the music industry’s trade bodies and major organizations are backing the initiative in a “virtually unprecedented moment of consensus.”
SYDNEY, Australia — A new campaign that would ensure Australian artists are included on all tours by international acts in these parts has been widely supported by the music industry. However, with Australian acts currently struggling to impact the domestic charts, and a slew of major international tours packaging foreign line-ups in these parts that feature no homegrown support, McMartin used his final public speech at last year’s AAM Awards to call for this voluntary code to be reinstated. Adds Millie Millgate, executive director of Music Australia, “Repairing our industry and increasing the prominence of Australian artists is going to require teamwork and many steps.
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