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Melbourne-based singer, songwriter and producer Sam Phay has signed with independent music publisher Native Tongue, TIO can exclusively reveal. The partnership was struck as Phay released his debut…

NSW, we have a problem. According to a new report, fixing it will require more new venues in all shapes and sizes, a government-led rescue package for older sites and, just maybe, the creation of a…

Instagram is throwing its social media might behind Tkay Maidza for a groundbreaking multi-media campaign. The Facebook-owned social platform is teaming-up with Maidza, the 2018 MTV Europe Music…

There’s no business like the live business. Getting paid, well, that’s another story. The Australian Music Industry Network (AMIN) has partnered with Australia’s major contemporary music bodies for a…

Matthew Lazarus-Hall has joined AEG Presents in a pan-Asian executive role. The veteran Australian live entertainment profession and longtime ally of Michael Chugg becomes senior vice president Asia…

As Tones And I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ beats a path to the record books in Australia, the ubiquitous tune is hitting some massive milestones far from home. ‘Dance Monkey’ clocked up 130 million streams last…

Aussie-born executive John Clifford is rising up the ranks at BMG. Clifford will head BMG’s worldwide production music business, a reward for his role in doubling the division’s revenues and EBITDA…

Sons Of The East are now members of the Select Music family. Forming in Sydney in late 2011, the indie-folk trio are a global success story flying under many music fans’ radars. Led by Jack Rollins…

Ngaiire, Christine Anu and Claire Edwardes lead the finalists for the 2019 Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMAs), set for Oct. 9 at Brisbane’s Powerhouse. Future soul singer Ngaiire is up for a…

Cautious optimism. That’s how Sydney’s long-suffering night owls are treating the recent announcement from NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian on a scaling-back of the city’s draconian lockout laws. It’s…

Vicki Gordon, the glass ceiling-smashing record label executive and Australian Women in Music Awards founder, has been identified as one of the power players in the country's business and creative…

As her name would suggest, Mallrat isn't your typical animal. The 20-year-old singer and songwriter has been quietly, and very effectively, gnawing away at a career which has flourished in quick…