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Steve Smyth joins Ivy League roster Singer songwriter Steve Smyth has been signed by Ivy League, which has just issued his new track Shake It. His first record was issued by Shock Records in 2012.…

dmg Radio Australia will become Nova Entertainment, as the company continues to move into more diverse entertainment interests. Lachlan Murdoch acquired 50% of dmg Radio in November 2009, purchasing…

German copyright organisation GEMA has taken YouTube to court, claiming its blocked content notices unfairly target them as villains. GEMA represents 68,000 German copyright holders, as well as…

The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) today unveiled its 2013 wholesale figures, showing for the first time that digital music revenues have outstripped physical sales. Digital music…

This morning ARIA unveiled its 2013 wholesale figures. Amidst statistics that show digital sales have overtaken physical for the first time, and overall sales are down, sits the pleasing and not…

Police have confirmed a number of drug-related arrests during the final day of a targeted drug dog operation at the Secret Garden Musical Festival, which was held at in Camden over the weekend.…

The APRA Music Awards will be held in Brisbane for the first time this year, taking place at Brisbane City Hall on June 23. From 2015, the APRAs will also be taking place in March, moving away from…

MTV Australia has moved into the world of online ticketing, with the launch of an event and concert ticketing website, which will ticket major events across Australia. MTVTIX is offering wait-lists,…

Apple have announced a deal with leading car manufacturers that will see them start to implement CarPlay: an inbuilt system designed to allow drivers to use their iPhones more effectively while…

As South Australia’s elections loom this week, the Opposition Leader and Arts Minister Steven Marshall promised money from the $850,000 Community Development Fund to expand the state’s live music…

This year’s Laneway Festival tour raised $40,000 for Indigenous charity Yiriman Project. The money was raised via the Dean Turner project - named after the late Dean Turner, guitarist and co-founder…

Nashville-based Australian producer Mark Moffatt has been appointed President of the Americana Music Association. He tells The Music Network that while the term “Americana” is generally seen as…