Lauren McNamara

The Association of Artist Managers has unveiled the nominees for the 2026 AAM Awards, spotlighting a new cohort of Australian managers.

Parkway Drive frontman Winston McCall has spoken publicly after a former associate of the band pleaded guilty to an underage sex offence.

Applications have opened for the 2026 RESONATE program, a four-day collaborative initiative for Indigenous songwriters and producers. 

A former Bluesfest executive has pointed to long-term financial and structural pressures as key drivers behind the festival’s cancellation.

Primary Wave Music is set to acquire Kobalt Music Group in a deal that will create a combined company valued at approximately US$7 billion.

Several artists from the cancelled Bluesfest 2026 lineup have confirmed they will still tour Australia and New Zealand.

MAY-A has taken Stevie Nicks’ 1981 classic "Edge of Seventeen” somewhere darker and louder for triple j’s Like a Version.

A US court has urged Amyl and the Sniffers' Amy Taylor and photographer Jamie Nelson to explore a settlement in their ongoing dispute.

Australia’s music and media industries once again united for Sony Foundation’s flagship fundraiser Wharf4Ward.

54-year-old US man Michael Smith has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a large-scale streaming fraud scheme powered by AI.

The rights to Tina Turner’s name, image, likeness, and a majority stake in her music catalogue have been acquired by Pophouse Entertainment.

Results of the first GfK radio ratings survey of 2026 have landed - here are the highlights across the major markets.