4 hours ago The crisis facing Australian live music is older and bigger than just Live Nation

A recent Four Corners investigation into the entertainment behemoth was long overdue – but the industry has been bleeding out for decadesGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailI watched Four Corners’ investigation Music for Sale on Monday with some anticipation. The program was an overdue reckoning for Live Nation and Ticketmaster – the international entertainment behemoth, which has long faced accusations of abusing its market power by buying out venues, booking agencies, touring companies and merchandise manufacturers.The program finished to the soundtrack of Midnight Oil’s Forgotten Years – singer Peter Garrett was a prominent interviewee – playing over a nostalgic montage of some of this country’s most celebrated musicians on stage. Many artists, we were told, were too afraid to...

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18 hours ago Sharon Osbourne claims music industry failed to support Liam Payne after his former X Factor mentor Simon Cowell found himself in firing line for 'exploiting young stars'

Sharon Osbourne has admitted 'We all let you down' as she declared the industry failed to support Liam Payne after he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Argentina on Wednesday aged 31. 

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19 hours ago Sharon Osbourne says 'we all let Liam Payne down' saying the music industry failed 1D

Sharon Osbourne has joined the outpouring of tributes to former One Direction singer Liam Payne, saying that 'we all let you down' and the industry failed the star

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20 hours ago 'We all let you down': Sharon Osbourne claims music industry failed to support Liam Payne after his former X Factor mentor Simon Cowell found himself in firing line for 'exploiting young stars'

The One Direction star plunged to his death in Argentina from a hotel balcony, sparking a sea of tributes from fans and stars alike.

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21 hours ago 'We all let you down': Sharon Osbourne hits out at music industry for failing One Direction star Liam Payne

The devastating news of Liam's death has shocked the music industry and tributes have poured in from friends, fans and other celebrities online, with former X Factor judge Sharon being one of the latest to pay her respects

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22 hours ago 'We all let Liam Payne down' cries Sharon Osbourne as she slams music industry for failing One Direction star

The former One Direction hitmaker was holidaying in Buenos Aires with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy when he fell around 13 or 14 metres from the third floor of a hotel

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24 hours ago 'We all let Liam Payne down': Sharon Osbourne hits out at music industry for failing One Direction star

The former One Direction hitmaker was holidaying in Buenos Aires with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy when he fell around 13 or 14 metres from the third floor of a hotel

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25 hours ago Sharon Osbourne says 'we all let Liam Payne down' and music industry failed One Direction star

The devastating news of Liam Payne's death has shocked the music industry and tributes have poured in from friends, fans and other celebrities online, with one of the latest coming from former X Factor judge Sharon

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27 hours ago Sharon Osbourne says music industry failed Liam Payne: ‘We all let you down’

The British singer-songwriter rose to fame on The X Factor in 2010 with One Direction.

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