Nathan Jolly

Late last year, during the swift rise of the #MeToo movement, Isabella Manfredi from The Preatures spoke out about the rampant sexual assault, abuse, and generally terrible behaviour within the music…

If you've been scrambling to get your entry in for the Vanda Young Songwriting Competition, then the planning gods are truly on your side, as organisers have extended entries by a week, meaning you…

Well, you may have noticed that on Monday evening we released the shortlist for the inaugural The Industry Observer Awards, presented by TicketWeb. Not surprisingly, we have heard a lot of opinions…

It's an interesting time in The Streaming Wars (as the Seth Rogen-directed 2020 film about this period will no doubt be named). Spotify are in the lead up to their direct listing on the New York…

Consider Jack White's Third Man Records usually dabbles in music with origins from the start of the 20th century, leaping into a genre first formed in the 1970s is a positively futuristic move for…

By now, you'll have either read Quincy Jones’ quite insane Vulture interview -- in which he made a range of claims about Richard Pryor's gay dalliances, the murder of JFK (spoiler: he knows who did…

Huey Lewis got his new drug; the American singer is working on a stage musical based on his hits. The original musical, Heart of Rock and Roll, will feature Huey Lewis and the News’ best known songs,…

Seventh Street Media are today announcing one of their flagship publications, The BRAG, is set to undergo a series of changes so as to further reflect the interest of its readers. “The BRAG is one of…

Grammy chief Neil Portnow has cancelled his speaking engagement at a live music conference in Los Angeles after his poorly judged comment that female artists and executives need to “step up” if they…

The Amity Affliction’s drummer Ryan Burt has stepped away from the chart-topping metalcore band to deal with ongoing mental health issues. Burt, who joined the outfit in 2008 at the age of just 17,…

Apple’s planned US$400 million acquisition of music discovery app Shazam has hit a snag with European regulators. The tech giant will need to formally ask for European Commission approval after…

Shannon Noll released his fifth studio album last Friday, Unbroken. "I grew up listening to 'Great Southern Land' and 'Sounds of Then' and they hold a really special place in my heart because they…