Music Network

Within a few years, Australian concertgoers will be admitted into live events based on audio data from their smartphones. The smart tones will pick up who the user is, confirm they have a mobile…

To celebrate NAIDOC Week, Spotify has created the Black Australia playlist a three-hour, 50-song collection that features A.B. Original, Emily Wurramara, Ziggy Ramo, Thelma Plum, Benny Walker,…

This year’s National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) dates will be held on December 7, with every state and territory will have its own event in a host city. While the awards were held in Sydney in 2016,…

The New Zealand Government is considering the idea of allowing pill-testing at music festivals, following a report that indicated that users were taking drugs that were more dangerous than they…

Audio streams in the United States were up 58.5% to a record high of 179.8 billion in the first six months of 2017. In positive news for the music industry, a marked trend is that consumers are…

Ed Sheeran’s third studio album, , has hit the 2 million mark in the United Kingdom and returned to #1 after his successful appearance at the Glastonbury festival. Official Charts Company confirmed…

MusicNSW and the City of Sydney have announced the return of the All Ages Access Grants (AAA Grants) program for all-age events between 23 October 2017 and 2 March 2018. MusicNSW and City of Sydney…

The Amrap Metro and Amrap Regional Charts provide insight into what s gaining airplay and attention on community radio. The charts show the top ten tracks ordered for airplay by community…

A number of major streaming players are bidding to buy SoundCloud, according to the New York Post. The Post has named Apple Music and Deezer among the suitors, quoting sources close to the talks.…

Over a thousand members of the UK s music community turned out for the annual O2 Silver Clef Awards, in support of music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins. The event, held at London s Grosvenor House,…

A series of new funding programs have launched in Victoria, Queensland and the ACT, as part of separate schemes offering a much-needed cash injection into the arts and music scene. The Victorian…

The first night under Queensland s compulsory ID scanners at Safe Night Precincts (SNPs) venues picked up seven banned patrons, Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath reported. Four were in Surfers, two in…