Logo the music network
Logo Vinyl Media

Our Sites

Logo Rolling StoneLogo VarietyLogo MediaweekLogo The Music NetworkLogo Tone DeafLogo BragLogo Concrete PlaygroundLogo Refinery29

Network Partners

Art NewsBGRBillboardCrunchyrollDeadlineDeadlineEnthusiast gamingFootwear newsFunimationGamelancerGoldderbyHypebeastIndiewireKidoodlelifewithoutandysheknowssourcingjournalsporticospystylecasterhollywoodreportertoongogglestvlinevibe

Neil Griffiths

Joined 2025232 posts
NG

Latest stories

Bernard Fanning Returns to ARIA Charts With 'Tea & Sympathy' Anniversary Album

Bernard Fanning Returns to ARIA Charts With 'Tea & Sympathy' Anniversary Album

Australian legend Bernard Fanning has returned to the pointy end of the ARIA charts with the 20th anniversary edition of his debut solo album, Tea Sympathy. The Powderfinger frontman's record, which…

By Neil Griffiths - Nov 7, 2025
Bernard Fanning Returns to ARIA Charts With 'Tea & Sympathy' Anniversary Album

News

Bernard Fanning Returns to ARIA Charts With 'Tea & Sympathy' Anniversary Album

Australian legend Bernard Fanning has returned to the pointy end of the ARIA charts with the 20th anniversary edition of his debut solo album, Tea Sympathy. The Powderfinger frontman's record, which…

By Neil Griffiths - Nov 7, 2025
Metallica's Kirk Hammett to Appear at 'Intimate' Sydney Event

Metallica's Kirk Hammett to Appear at 'Intimate' Sydney Event

Metallica legend Kirk Hammett will take a night off from the band's Australian stadium tour for a special event next week. The iconic guitarist will take to the stage at the State Library of NSW in…

By Neil Griffiths - Nov 6, 2025
Metallica's Kirk Hammett to Appear at 'Intimate' Sydney Event

News

Metallica's Kirk Hammett to Appear at 'Intimate' Sydney Event

Metallica legend Kirk Hammett will take a night off from the band's Australian stadium tour for a special event next week. The iconic guitarist will take to the stage at the State Library of NSW in…

By Neil Griffiths - Nov 6, 2025
Jimmy Barnes' 'Working Class Man' Documentary Scores TV Premiere

Jimmy Barnes' 'Working Class Man' Documentary Scores TV Premiere

Jimmy Barnes' documentary, Working Class Man, will hit Australian TV screens later this month. Based on his 2017-released best-selling book, the film will premiere at 7.30pm on Monday, November 17th,…

By Neil Griffiths - Nov 6, 2025
Jimmy Barnes' 'Working Class Man' Documentary Scores TV Premiere

News

Jimmy Barnes' 'Working Class Man' Documentary Scores TV Premiere

Jimmy Barnes' documentary, Working Class Man, will hit Australian TV screens later this month. Based on his 2017-released best-selling book, the film will premiere at 7.30pm on Monday, November 17th,…

By Neil Griffiths - Nov 6, 2025
Oasis Backs Victoria's Move to Block Scalpers

Oasis Backs Victoria's Move to Block Scalpers

Oasis has given credit to Victoria for blocking scalpers from its Australian shows this week. As reported first by Herald Sun, the Brit icons have praised the state's Major Events Declaration, which…

By Neil Griffiths - Nov 4, 2025
Oasis Backs Victoria's Move to Block Scalpers

News

Oasis Backs Victoria's Move to Block Scalpers

Oasis has given credit to Victoria for blocking scalpers from its Australian shows this week. As reported first by Herald Sun, the Brit icons have praised the state's Major Events Declaration, which…

By Neil Griffiths - Nov 4, 2025
Sony Music CEO Vanessa Picken Announces Departure

Sony Music CEO Vanessa Picken Announces Departure

Sony Music Australia and New Zealand CEO and Chair, Vanessa Picken, has announced that she is leaving the company. It is understood Picken will wrap up with the label immediately. “It has been a…

By Neil Griffiths - Nov 3, 2025
Sony Music CEO Vanessa Picken Announces Departure

News

Sony Music CEO Vanessa Picken Announces Departure

Sony Music Australia and New Zealand CEO and Chair, Vanessa Picken, has announced that she is leaving the company. It is understood Picken will wrap up with the label immediately. “It has been a…

By Neil Griffiths - Nov 3, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: ORiGiN Music Group Signs Sydney Band on Global Deals

EXCLUSIVE: ORiGiN Music Group Signs Sydney Band on Global Deals

Sydney-based indie ORiGiN Music Group has signed Australian band Crocodylus on global deals, The Music Network can exclusively announce. The Sydney garage-punk outfit have signed global record deal…

By Neil Griffiths - Nov 3, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: ORiGiN Music Group Signs Sydney Band on Global Deals

News

EXCLUSIVE: ORiGiN Music Group Signs Sydney Band on Global Deals

Sydney-based indie ORiGiN Music Group has signed Australian band Crocodylus on global deals, The Music Network can exclusively announce. The Sydney garage-punk outfit have signed global record deal…

By Neil Griffiths - Nov 3, 2025
Four Weeks in and Taylor Swift is Still Owning the ARIA Charts

Four Weeks in and Taylor Swift is Still Owning the ARIA Charts

For the fourth week in a row, Taylor Swift sits atop the ARIA Albums and Singles chart. The global superstar's 12th LP, The Life of a Showgirl, still sits comfortably in the No. 1 position on the…

By Neil Griffiths - Oct 31, 2025
Four Weeks in and Taylor Swift is Still Owning the ARIA Charts

News

Four Weeks in and Taylor Swift is Still Owning the ARIA Charts

For the fourth week in a row, Taylor Swift sits atop the ARIA Albums and Singles chart. The global superstar's 12th LP, The Life of a Showgirl, still sits comfortably in the No. 1 position on the…

By Neil Griffiths - Oct 31, 2025
'It's an Honour': 'The Voice' Gears up for First Ever All-female Final

'It's an Honour': 'The Voice' Gears up for First Ever All-female Final

The Voice Australia will make history this weekend when it showcases an all-female face off for this season's grand finale. “I don’t think The Voice has ever had an all-female final,” Bella Parnell…

By Neil Griffiths - Oct 31, 2025
'It's an Honour': 'The Voice' Gears up for First Ever All-female Final

News

'It's an Honour': 'The Voice' Gears up for First Ever All-female Final

The Voice Australia will make history this weekend when it showcases an all-female face off for this season's grand finale. “I don’t think The Voice has ever had an all-female final,” Bella Parnell…

By Neil Griffiths - Oct 31, 2025
Dan Rosen Appointed President of Warner Music Australasia & Southeast Asia

Dan Rosen Appointed President of Warner Music Australasia & Southeast Asia

Warner Music Group has today announced that Dan Rosen has taken on the elevated role of President of Warner Music Australasia Southeast Asia. As well as overseeing the company's recorded music and…

By Neil Griffiths - Oct 31, 2025
Dan Rosen Appointed President of Warner Music Australasia & Southeast Asia

News

Dan Rosen Appointed President of Warner Music Australasia & Southeast Asia

Warner Music Group has today announced that Dan Rosen has taken on the elevated role of President of Warner Music Australasia Southeast Asia. As well as overseeing the company's recorded music and…

By Neil Griffiths - Oct 31, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: LA-based Music Platform Led by Wyclef Jean to Launch in Australia

EXCLUSIVE: LA-based Music Platform Led by Wyclef Jean to Launch in Australia

An LA-based music and technology platform led by hip hop legend Wyclef Jean is set to launch in Australia, The Music Network can exclusively reveal. Backed by Warner Music Group, Connect Ventures and…

By Neil Griffiths - Oct 31, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: LA-based Music Platform Led by Wyclef Jean to Launch in Australia

News

EXCLUSIVE: LA-based Music Platform Led by Wyclef Jean to Launch in Australia

An LA-based music and technology platform led by hip hop legend Wyclef Jean is set to launch in Australia, The Music Network can exclusively reveal. Backed by Warner Music Group, Connect Ventures and…

By Neil Griffiths - Oct 31, 2025
TEG Dainty Announces Major Leadership Appointment

TEG Dainty Announces Major Leadership Appointment

TEG Dainty has today announced some big leadership changes, The Music Network can reveal. The live entertainment company has appointed Lucy Robertson to the position of Director of Touring and…

By Neil Griffiths - Oct 30, 2025
TEG Dainty Announces Major Leadership Appointment

News

TEG Dainty Announces Major Leadership Appointment

TEG Dainty has today announced some big leadership changes, The Music Network can reveal. The live entertainment company has appointed Lucy Robertson to the position of Director of Touring and…

By Neil Griffiths - Oct 30, 2025
2025 Screen Music Award Winners Revealed

2025 Screen Music Award Winners Revealed

The winners of the 2025 Screen Music Awards have been revealed. Taking place at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Tuesday evening, Melbourne-based composer, Cornel Wilczek, was the big winner of the…

By Neil Griffiths - Oct 28, 2025
2025 Screen Music Award Winners Revealed

News

2025 Screen Music Award Winners Revealed

The winners of the 2025 Screen Music Awards have been revealed. Taking place at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Tuesday evening, Melbourne-based composer, Cornel Wilczek, was the big winner of the…

By Neil Griffiths - Oct 28, 2025
of 20
THE MUSIC NETWORK NEWSLETTER

Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.

Get our top stories straight to your inbox daily by signing up to our Newsletter

By providing your information, you agree to our Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services.