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The Recording Industry Association of Japan’s annual report of digital music showed a 23% decrease in digital revenue in 2013 from 2012, despite the lack of major streaming services in the country.…

The Rolling Stones have postponed all scheduled shows for their tour of Australia and New Zealand following the death of L’Wren Scott. The Rolling Stones are planning to reschedule these shows at a…

Michael Chugg told The Music Network that plans are being drawn up in Australia to celebrate his 50th anniversary in the business. These include the re-release of his 2010 memoirs Hey! You In The…

South Australia’s Hall of Fame launches Friday March 28 at the Goodwood Institute in Adelaide. It will be opened by veteran radio identity David Day, who has donated 40 years of music memorabilia.…

Global music trade revenues fell by 3.9% to US$15bn in 2013, neatly contrasting with a worldwide growth in digital music revenues of 4.3%. According to the annual IFPI global report, subscription and…

Record labels make more money from fan-made videos uploaded to YouTube than they do from their official music videos, according to Francis Keeling, the Global Head of Digital Business for Universal…

Australian singer Prince Henry Mak has debuted at #1 on the Chinese QIY K-Pop chart, as part of five-piece boy band JJCC. The group was put together by Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan – who has…

Touring continues to be the main source of income for musicians, as Taylor Swift tops Billboard’s Money Makers list, which calculates US earnings for 2013. Swift beat out big ticket names such as…

The Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) board has been hit with three resignations. Chairman Jeff Chandler and Director Graham Thompson have bowed out, effective immediately. Treasurer…

Australia’s first music-only crowdfunding site has been launched by a team operating out of Melbourne. Panda Crowd – still in Beta mode – has been built and funded by an operation headed up by Brad…

Ivy League signs Bad//Dreems Sydney-based Ivy League Records has signed its first Adelaide act, Bad//Dreems. The band’s new single Dumb Ideas, produced by Mark Opitz, will be followed by live sets at…

Jane English new MD of Music Sales Australia Music publishing veteran Jane English has been announced as the new Managing Director of Sydney-based Music Sales Australia. English was formerly VP of…