Music Network

Tamworth s country music awards, the Golden Guitars, celebrate their 43rd year with Toyota coming on board as naming rights sponsor and Southern Cross Ten as broadcasting sponsor. The awards are held…

AC/DC have penciled in Australian dates for either late 2015 or before March 2016, according to reports from the band s global album launch in the NSW outback on the weekend. Between 1,000 and 1500…

The 21st century business model of the global music industry is generally seen as one where record companies are increasingly sidelined as their income is crippled by piracy, and acts are more likely…

Angela Clark to head ABC s new Digital Network Angela Clark, Head of Innovation at the ABC takes on the new role of Director of Digital Network. The freshly created Digital Network will centralise…

US, UK agents for In Hearts Wake Byron Bay s In Hearts Wake have joined The Agency Group. Their agents are Aussie expat Tom Taaffe and Matt Andersen, representing Europe/Asia and North America…

After four years of funding cuts, the Victorian contemporary music industry faces more opportunities under the new Labor Government, which swept into power on the weekend. The Victorian ALP s music…

Rosie Beaton leaving Unearthed Digital Radio Rosie Beaton, host of Unearthed Digital Radio s weekday afternoon show is departing next Friday. Talking to so much talent has been a privilege, she…

Chet Faker is the most streamed Australian act on Spotify, the company revealed last night in its Year In Music report. He was followed by Flume, Iggy Azalea, Vance Joy, Sia, 5 Seconds of Summer,…

Labby quits Australia for NZ Jason Labby / Labrat Hawkins quit Australian radio to move with wife Lou and son Felix to New Zealand. He is the new co-host of the drive slot for NZME and the national…

The Clipsal 500 Adelaide V8 Supercars race in March drew 273,600 attendees this year and 286,500 in 2013. It s obviously good exposure for the music acts who play its three-night Bands On Track…

Been in the business more than two days? Then you ll know the name Michael Chugg. And that doesn t just apply to Australia. He s known the world over, and in his 50th year of business tells TMN how a…

Promoters Dainty Group, Frontier Touring and Chugg Entertainment were among the Australians who made a mark on the global live scene in 2014. The Billboard year-end Top Boxscore, revealed last night,…