Lars Brandle

The numbers are in. And they’re good. The IFPI, the recorded music industry’s international peak body, presented its global full-year trade data late Wednesday in the U.K., with a high-powered…

Sometimes, when two elements come together, the combination is more than the sum of the parts. Michael Gudinski and Michael Chugg are a prime example. When these impresarios combine, it’s dynamite.…

Warner Music Australia general manager Beth Appleton, top flight artist manager Cathy Oates and songwriter Emma Donovan are among the fresh names added to the next week's FastForward: Sydney line-up.…

A "landmark". A "massive step forward". A "global first". The international music industry was in a celebratory mood this week following the European Parliament's plenary vote on the Copyright…

Creators, careful what you wish for. With the European Copyright directive approved earlier this week, clearing a path for “fairer remuneration” for creatives and provoking scorn from tech companies,…

The countdown is well and truly on for the second annual FastForward: Sydney, which today unveils its latest batch of speakers and locks-in its daytime programme with the return of the hackathon. The…

Dean Lewis has said the U.K. was a tough market to crack. He wasn’t kidding. Some two-and-a-half years after the release of “Waves,” the Sydney-raised singer and songwriter’s long-awaited debut album…

As a raft of Aussie artists continue to find success and fame a long way from home, Universal Music Australia will chase-down export opportunities for its own roster of artists through a new,…

Guy Oseary, the U.S.-based uber-manager who guides the careers of U2 and Madonna runs the Queen of Pop’s Maverick label, has raised more than US$150,000 for the families of the Christchurch mosque…

True story: streaming music saved the recording industry. There was a time, not so long ago, when the record business was dying uglier than nu-metal. iTunes provided hope, streaming platforms…

Indies, take note. With Midem fast approaching, the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) is putting the call out for expressions of interest from Victorian indies to get amongst it…

Amy Shark continued her winning ways at the 2019 Queensland Music Awards on Tuesday night in Brisbane, snagging the singer songwriter trophy, while Clea and Tia Gostelow beat out some big names to…