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Spotify is putting its considerable muscle into a new platform for unearthing homegrown hip-hop acts. The streaming giant launches A1: The Show, a hip-hop-centric space where local creators will get…

Much has been written and said about Spotify’s pay structure. The disparity between the haves-and-the-have-very-little has been the subject of a parliamentary inquiry in the U.K., and there’s a…

Tones And I has another reason to dance. The Aussie phenomenon’s gargantuan hit ‘Dance Monkey’ was the world’s No. 2 song across digital formats in 2020, the IFPI reports. ‘Dance Monkey’ roared past…

There’s something in the air. Yes, there’s heat and a touch of rain. And a sensation we haven't tasted in more than a year: optimism. Pitched to the world as the Lucky Country back in the 1960s,…

Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena is the venue for Michael Gudinski’s state memorial, reps for the late Mushroom Group founder announced Monday afternoon (8th March). Gudinski, who passed away suddenly…

Fellas, take a back seat. Women are driving the airwaves. Today, to celebrate International Women’s Day, Double J is counting down 50 “game-changing” women of Australian music. Every list creates…

Social media king Jack Dorsey has some big plans in digital music. On Thursday (4th March), the Twitter founder pulled the trigger on a deal to acquire Tidal, the streaming music platform led by…

“I’ve come a long fucking way, so I’m going to say some words.” Only Michael Gudinski, or perhaps his old running mate Michael Chugg, could open a speech to the U.K. music industry with these words…

The live music community will assemble again this September for the Australian Festival Industry Conference, to be held across three days on the Gold Coast. Virtual reality specialist Ulrich…

SoundCloud is breaking ranks and switching to an artist-friendly payments model. From April 1, the streaming platform will switch to what it describes as a “user-centric” system, where its royalty…

Sydney’s Milkpunch is hitting back with a new deal through Altchord, TIO can exclusively reveal. The three-piece with a grungey streak joins Altchord ahead of the new single release ‘Cast Me A…

It’s time for another tune up. As we reach the first full year since the WHO declared COVID a global pandemic, Support Act unveils the second release of Tune Ups, an intimate and hard-hitting video…