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Songwriting/production duo MoreMega hit #4 in the UK with Braveheart by new UK girl group Neon Jungle. Sean Ray Mullins and Cassie Davis previously wrote Havana Brown’s multi-million selling global…

The tough new laws governing Sydney licensed venues will come into effect earlier than expected. Premier Barry O’Farrell initially announced the start-day would be sometime in April. Now these laws…

Australian duo The Falls have signed a worldwide deal with legendary US label Verve Records. Universal Music Group’s Verve Records is traditionally a jazz label, although recent signings, such as…

ARIA Charts Manager Ian Wallace chats to TMN about sales trends and anomalies in 2013. You’ve obviously studied the charts for many years, what trends did you notice in 2013? We had a record number…

Ministry of Sound Australia’s 120 Publishing has signed a deal with Truelove Music for the UK and the entire continental Europe, including the Russian Federation. 120 represents 14 key MOS writers…

Research company Roy Morgan has concluded its report on streaming service usage finding that 1.65m Australians over the age of 14 streamed music on their mobile phone in an average four weeks. The…

SFX Entertainment, the world’s biggest EDM events company, is being sued by three men who claim they were "frozen out" of the company, despite being key to SFX Entertainment’s rise. Paolo Moreno,…

Dan Biddle, a label veteran of 15 years working for BMG, Universal Music and most recently Sony Music, has launched TCO Artists. TCO (Taking Care Of) Artists will handle management for country sister…

The overseas parent companies of Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music posted profit and revenue rises in their latest financials. According to Sony Corp, profit rose for Sony Music…

First they hired a US financial reporting specialist, then Spotify acquired US music intelligence company The Echo Nest, and now the Swedish music streaming service has secured a $200 million credit…

Frontier Touring has rescheduled dates for the postponed Rolling Stones tour, adding two additional shows in the process: one at Perth Arena, and another at the Hope Estate Winery in the Hunter…

Yarra Council in Melbourne has rejected a push to name a laneway in the suburb of Abbotsford after Davey Lane, guitarist with You Am I. The push was mounted by Greg Kleynjans and Mick Thomas who run…