Conor Lochrie

Hillsong is now under investigation for hosting a youth event that went viral this week for clearly breaching COVID-19 restrictions. Just as the Australian government reintroduced COVID protocols…

John Legend has reportedly become the latest big name artist to sell the rights to their recording catalogue for a sizeable sum. As per Bloomberg, KKR and BMG have both acquired a 50% stake in the R…

Morgan Wallen and Dua Lipa had huge years for sales and streaming respectively in 2021. As 2022 gets going, MRC Data has announced its end-of-year numbers for 2021. As reported by Billboard, Wallen's…

Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation are being sued again over claims that they're continuing to violate antitrust laws. As reported by Billboard, the companies are facing another lawsuit with…

The 2022 Grammy Awards have been postponed indefinitely by The Recording Academy as a result of the troubling Omicron variant. As reported by Billboard earlier this week, multiple sources stated that…

A collection of rare Lou Reed demos were released over the holidays and just as quickly withdrawn in what was an apparent copyright dump. As reported by Variety, the 17-track album of Reed's demos…

Last week was a record-breaking week for the vinyl industry in the U.S.. In the week ending December 23rd, Americans purchases 2.11 million vinyl records, as reported by Billboard. That made it…

Ed Sheeran has finished 2021 on a high note. The pop star has revealed that his 2017 hit, 'Shape of You', has become the first song to reach three billion streams on Spotify. Sheeran announced the…

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted us all, even Ed Sheeran: the pop star has saw his touring income drop dramatically to just $3 a day. Prior to the onset of COVID, when Sheeran was one of the…

The 2022 BRIT Awards nominations were announced this week but one category in particular has come in for criticism. Last month, four new genre categories were confirmed for the 2022 ceremony -…

UNIFIED Music Group has announced the signing of chart-topping Australian outfit Boy Bear to UNIFIED Artist Management and its Lonely Lands booking agency. The indie folk band formed in 2009 and have…

In what could be the biggest deal in music ever for an individual artist's entire body of work, Bruce Springsteen has sold the masters of his full catalogue to Sony Music. As reported by Billboard,…