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Kylie Minogue has confirmed that she has split from Jay Z s management company Roc Nation after two years, and that her label deal of 15 years with Parlophone expired this month. Minogue remains with…

Internationally renowned Australian songwriters Sia Furler and Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore (of Empire of the Sun) were honoured in America for their film composing efforts. This took place at the…

Along with the APRA board s announcement today that named music industry pioneer Fifa Riccobono as the 2015 recipient of the Ted Albert Award, Pharrell Williams has picked up an early award. Williams…

Taylor Swift was named the IFPI Global Recording Artist of 2014. It is awarded by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which represents the global recording music industry, for…

Two country music signings at Maven Agency/Sony Music Sydney based Maven Agency, distributed through Sony Music Entertainment Australia, signed two Australian country music performers. Award-winning…

Record attendance for WOMADelaide Womadelaide 2015 had its biggest attendance yet, confirms festival director Ian Scobie. A record 95,000 attended over four days, which Scobie attributed to perfect…

Three record deals for King Parrot Currently on tour through Europe and the US, Melbourne grind thrashers King Parrot have signed three record deals Housecore Records for North America, Agonia…

This year s National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) will be held in July instead of August. The idea is to distance it from the Darwin Festival and accentuate its identity as a stand-alone event.…

The merger of Fairfax and Macquarie s radio assets should be finalised by March 31, after Macquarie shareholders gave unanimous consent yesterday. Both sides are joking about how the combined…

Tweets from musicians and celebrities to fans could be a thing of the past. Music streaming service Pandora is piloting a new feature overseas called Artist Audio Messaging. Now stars can send…

The fledgling Australian Arts Party s leader PJ Collins is standing as an independent candidate for the Legislative Council (Senate) in the NSW state elections on March 28. Collins said, This Party…

Vance Joy, Courtney Barnett and Meg Mac wave the flag for Melbourne s claim as one of the world s great music cities as they continue to break through internationally. Joy s Riptide, which sold 1.5…