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With new music on the horizon, Xavier Rudd has signed a fresh, worldwide label deal and new agency and management representation. The award-winning roots singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist…

Masked Wolf bites down on another international honour, this time snagging Billboard Magazine's monthly Chartbreaker profile. The Sydney-rapper (born Harry Michael) is, of course, flying high on…

A touch over four years after changing hands, indie label stronghold Inertia Music is rebranded to [PIAS] Australia. Through this reset, the Inertia Music group’s record company activities in…

With no JobKeeper, there are no assurances. And not much hope for the thousands of music industry workers rattled by the late cancellation of Bluesfest. Just hours after the Byron Bay event was…

Bluesfest 2021 is cancelled. The shock decision was made late Wednesday (31st March), following an outbreak of COVID-19 in Byron Bay, not far from the festival site. The news came via the New South…

Australia’s recorded music industry punched through a difficult year, posting 7.3% growth across the market, with streaming services powering most of the gains. According to new data published…

Virgin Music is back. Caroline Australia is no more. From today (31st March), the Universal Music Australia label services arm is relaunched and rebranded as Virgin Music Label And Artist Services,…

Masked Wolf’s breakout hit ‘Astronaut in the Ocean’ is now Top 5 worldwide. The Sydney rapper’s track this week lifts into the upper echelon of Billboard’s Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S.…

Bluesfest is going ahead, rain, hail or Queensland lockdown. A snap, three-day lockdown began late Monday in Brisbane and surrounding areas, casting some doubt over the Easter weekend event. Despite…

Amy Shark, Kevin Parker and Guy Sebastian are among the multiple nominees for the 2021 APRA Music Awards, set to take place 28th April. The hitmakers are each up for the coveted APRA Song of the…

Three years ago is a lifetime in live music. In 2018, Australia’s concerts industry was going gangbusters. Ed Sheeran smashed all the records when his Divide tour shifted more than 1.1 million…

It took a year of lobbying, needling, open-letters and meetings, but the federal government finally got the message. Early Thursday, the country’s leaders issued a statement confirming $125 million…