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Andrew Hayden’s Poison City Records will release Body Type’s debut album through a new deal, announced today (Feb. 10). The Melbourne-based independent record label, distribution and skateboard/…

New Zealand melodic indie-pop outfit The Beths have signed with Ivy League Records, for representation on both sides of the Tasman. To celebrate the new deal, the foursome shares ‘A Real Thing,’…

Neil Finn has struck a global deal with Good Neighbour Rights, Mushroom Group’s neighbouring rights agency. Announced today (Feb. 9), the Auckland-based Crowded House frontman and Split Enz…

Business is brutal right now, though the “slow-mo Sydney” reputation created by successive governments is, thankfully, becoming a thing of the past. And, despite the chaos of the past two years, New…

It’s often said, you can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep. There’s truth to it. But you can tell a lot more by what is said about someone when they pass away.When Glenn Wheatley…

Live performance royalty cheques will continue to roll in, even for those musicians whose shows were scrapped due to the Omicron variant. Today (7 Feb), APRA AMCOS announced it would pay $1.5 million…

Moshtix has formed a partnership that will allow the ticketing specialist’s users to access Audience Republic’s range of marketing tools for venues, promoters and festivals. As the live space reopens…

Western Australia is producing some of the country’s freshest and most exciting names. Tame Impala and Methyl Ethel have given Australia’s West Coast global recognition in recent years, but being on…

Musicians everywhere are starved of cash and hungry in general, especially now, thanks to a three-year pandemic that ripped up the playbook. Pixie Weyand’s Feed Music is here to help. Weyand is…

Death by Denim start a new life with ADA/Warner Music. The Perth-based indie four-piece strikes a deal with the major music company ahead of the release next month of Moonbow, their second album. “We…

Tones And I, Tim Minchin, Matt Corby and Baker Boy are among the artists shortlisted for Song of the Year at the 40th APRA Music Awards, which returns to Melbourne this May with a live ceremony. All…

Maria Amato is named as chair of Worldwide Independent Network, the global organisation supporting and developing independent music trade associations across the globe. With her appointment, Amato is…