Conor Lochrie

The Africa Rising Music Conference (ARMC) will have a major Australia component this year. ARMC returns to Johannesburg next month on May 22nd-23rd for its sixth edition. "Bringing together artists,…

AANT Centre has officially announced the appointment of John Glenn as its new CEO. The news comes after MusicSA announced this week that Glenn would be stepping down from its board as he takes on the…

An iconic Elvis Presley guitar is headed to auction. As per Rolling Stone, the Hagstrom Viking II electric guitar that the music legend used during his 1968 Comeback Special will be auctioned off by…

John Glenn is stepping down from the MusicSA board. The news broke in a LinkedIn post via MusicSA on Wednesday evening. "We have some news to share and while it is bittersweet, it is cause for…

Mushroom is on the move. After spending more than 45 years at Dundas Lane in Victoria's Albert Park, Mushroom Group has announced it's relocating its headquarters to Melbourne's East End, "marking a…

Wireless Festival is no more. The English festival announced its cancellation, following controversial headliner Kanye West being denied a visa. “As a result of the Home Office banning YE from…

Charli XCX's team has responded to claims that Sky Ferreira was involved in the Wuthering Heights soundtrack without proper credit. While Ferreira is credited as a writer and vocalist on one of the…

The fallout from Wireless Festival booking Kanye West continues. The English festival recently announced the controversial US hip-hop star as a headliner for its 2026 edition, but backlash soon…

Lil Nas X is closer to having his felony assault charged dropped. As per Rolling Stone, a judge granted the US rapper entry into a mental health diversion program in a Los Angeles courtroom this…

Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Wild Thing Music Group announce their latest management signing, Italy’s burgeoning alternative/industrial metal act Hand of Juno, also signed to Berlin’s Out of…

Kanye West has been found liable after a man said he was seriously injured during construction on the rapper's Malibu mansion in 2021. As per Rolling Stone, the plaintiff, Tony Saxon, had asked for…

Strange Universe is one of the highlights of Auckland's live music calendar this year. Across venues including Powerstation, Double Whammy, Hollywood Avondale, Neck of the Woods and Pitt Street…