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Support Act Ltd’s ambitious Bandwagon funding campaign has reached almost 60% of its target. This morning the figure stood at $57,919. The Pozible campaign was launched last week to raise $100,000 by…

US company Clear Channel will now be known as iHeartMedia, in a rebranding effort designed to promote itself as a global digital radio outlet. iHeartMedia chairman and CEO Bob Pittman said in a…

Music publisher Native Tongue has partnered with Prince’s NPG Music Publishing to release his music in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea. The catalogue spans his entire career to date…

When One Direction took Sydney pop band 5 Seconds of Summer out on a 66-date international tour with them, or when they tweeted to their millions of followers that the Aussies had a new single out,…

The Church, Angus Julia Stone, Ball Park Music and Courtney Barnett were among the 180 artists from around the world who have been announced in the first round of acts to showcase at South By…

The debut self-titled LP from Sydney’s 5 Seconds of Summer has hit the half million mark in the United States. With total sales this week at 507,000, it is the 17th album to hit silver in the US in…

Support Act Ltd’s Bandwagon fund raising campaign hit its $100,000 target – two days before the crowd-funding initiative closes. Launched on September 3 in Melbourne, 212 people registered to help…

Queensland artists including Busby Marou, Emma Louise, The Medics, Sampology, Velociraptor, Women In Docs, Tyrone Noonan, William Barton, The Phoncurves and Halfway will be in the spotlight during…

The new music license scheme for restaurants and cafés, due to come into effect on November 1, has got the thumbs-up from peak industry association, Restaurant Catering Australia (R CA). The APRA…

A new venue and broadcast studio facility is to open up in Sydney’s Kings Cross, directly underneath the iconic Coca-Cola sign. The X Studio, owned by Australian entrepreneur Ron Creevey, will open…

UMG has this morning reported a year-on-year dip of 10.4% in its first-half figures after generating €2bn in revenues. Owners Vivendi sought to point out that the divestment of Parlophone in 2013…

Roundhouse Entertainment promoters Michael and Anthea Newton, the team behind the successful A Day On The Green winery series, have launched a similar festival for the younger demographic. The new…