Music Network

AMIN (Australian Music Industry Network) has a new leadership following its AGM in Hobart. Joel Edmondson, chief executive of Queensland s QMusic, is the new chairman. Emily Collins of Music NSW is…

iHeartMedia Inc has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after it reached an in-principle agreement with creditors to restructure its overwhelming debt and reduce its debt by $10 billion. It is the…

Jamaican songwriter Michael May (who goes by the stage name Flourgon) is alleging that Miley Cyrus should not be taking credit for her 2013 hit We Can't Stop . May has filed a US$300 million lawsuit…

Music industry veteran Lyor Cohen, now head of music at YouTube, regaled the audience with a mix of anecdotes and predictions during his keynote speech at South By Southwest (SXSW). One was his…

In a sign of the times, producer/songwriters M-Phazes and Thief lead the nominations for the 2018 APRA Music Awards, with four gongs apiece. M-Phazes is recognised for his writing collaborations with…

Emergency surgery on her wisdom teeth forced UK singer Dua Lipa to blow out two shows on Bruno Mars 24K Magic World Tour. These were at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre yesterday (Wednesday March…

Frontier Touring this morning added more shows in Sydney, Melbourne And Brisbane for Missy Higgins national run in May, citing immense demand . Shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Wollongong and…

iHeartMedia s creditors yesterday gave themselves another 24 hours to hammer out an agreement on its $20 billion debt. It s the third time that the parties have extended the time so they could…

Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures (MGM) announced that Madonna s next film directing project will be titled Taking Flight. It is based on Michaela DePrince and her adoptive mother s Elaine DePrince s…

One of Australia's most successful musical exports, The Ten Tenors, have charted another strong album debut for their latest record on the US Billboard Classical Charts. Their first release through…

Community radio shows a huge amount of support for Australian music, with almost 40% of music played coming from local artists. Taste-making presenters excel at giving airtime to an incredible spread…

WOMADelaide 2018 has wrapped up after four days, with attendances of 96,000. The 2018 program featured performances from more than 70 groups from 25 countries. They included mesmerising shows on the…