Lars Brandle

Jaxsta stock blew up in early trading on the ASX after the official music credits database announced a multi-year commercial agreement with Songtradr. Early Thursday (10th September), Sydney-based…

Soothsayer, the boutique, electronic-leaning label, has struck a pan-European deal with Horst Weidenmueller’s indie powerhouse !K7 Music. Through the new agreement, announced Thursday (Sept. 10), !K7…

Music industry charity Support Act has launched a support line dedicated to First Nations music and arts workers. Announced Thursday (10th September), the First Nations Support Line is free and…

Vevo is pushing out more music videos into Australian living rooms through a new partnership with Telstra TV, announced Wednesday (Sept. 9). Through the arrangement, Telstra TV users will have access…

Sampa The Great is having a massive month. The two-time Australian Music Prize-winning artist has scored special VIP treatment across BET’s network of channels around the world and, on Tuesday (8th…

There’s more COVID-inflicted pain at Live Nation and Ticketmaster, where another round of job cuts is expected to affect hundreds of staff across its North America operations. According to Pollstar,…

First the U.S., now Universal is cleaning up on Australia’s albums chart.The major music company snags 8 of the Top 10 albums on the current ARIA Albums Chart, led by Metallica's new compilation S M2…

Patrick Donovan is leaving Music Victoria, the trade body he helped establish a decade ago. A former journalist, Donovan was appointed as the organisation’s inaugural CEO back in August 2010. “A lot…

Former Ditto Music executive Craig May takes on a new, global role with digital distribution and marketing specialist FUGA.The Australian industry veteran is named Global Head of Streaming Marketing…

Welcome to the club, VASSY. The Darwin-raised singer, songwriter and producer is now a member of APRA AMCOS’ The 1,000,000,000 List with ‘Bad,’ her collaboration with David Guetta and Showtek (Wouter…

If you thought we’d experienced the bumpiest stage of 2020, buckle in. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has quietly hiked the price for U.S. visas by more than 50%, and tweaked some key…

If Michael Gudinski is feeling exhausted from 2020, he’s earned it. When the COVID-19 crisis smashed the touring circuit, Gudinski hit the phones and turned his attention to the small screen. In a…