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It s been a significant week for Spotify. Last night it announced on Twitter that it now has 50 million paying subscribers. That means it has gained 20 million new subscribers in the last 12 months…

PRESS RELEASE: Live Music activist and co-owner of Bakehouse Studios Helen Marcou has been selected to be inducted to the Victorian Honour Roll for Women. Announced today at a ceremony in Melbourne,…

PRESS RELEASE: Established in memory of Linda Gebar, The Lighthouse Award returns in 2017 with a $5000 grant on offer from APRA AMCOS. Announced today at the One of One Bakehouse Breakfast for…

PRESS RELEASE ARIA, APRA and 9 times Golden Guitar winning singer/songwriter Colin Buchanan releases his brand new album, Calvary Road, today. Produced by multi award-winning Matt Fell, the album…

After a five-week run of domination on the Artist Top 50 by Ed Sheeran the last four with mega-hit Shape Of You he has conceded #1 to ZAYN Taylor Swift s I Don t Wanna Live Forever. Taken from the…

The world s largest video site, YouTube, is about to launch a TV subscription service of its own called YouTube TV. The product has been in the works for two years, initially under the name…

PRESS RELEASE New busking locations across the city, curated street performances in popular public spaces and more opportunities for buskers to hone their craft are just some of the ideas being…

Image: AP With 32.9 million Americans tuning on to the Oscars on the weekend, and 5.4 million Britons viewing the BRITs awards, it was inevitable that audiences would be out hunting down new music…

Image: The Cactus Channel Sam Cromack 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…

The global concert and tour empire Live Nation Entertainment showed a sixth consecutive record growth in the 12 months to the end of 2016, up 15% to US$8.4 billion (A$10.95 billion). That s more than…

A joint report by UK research company MIDiA and Music Business Worldwide on the breakdown of global music market share by revenue found that Universal Music remained the leader. The market posted a…

The 137% sales jump for Adele after her sweep at the 59th Grammys in Los Angeles has seen the unstoppable 25 album jump from #21 to #6 in the latest US charts. With sales of 30,000 (up 238%) and…