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Australia s copyright industries worth $111.4 billion The Economic Contribution of Australian Copyright Industries 2002-2014 report by the Australian Copyright Council (ACC) reveals that in 2014,…

Global smartphone brand Alcatel Onetouch became the first naming rights sponsor for Australia s Your Shot DJ Competition. The quest, now in its sixth year provides aspiring DJs the chance to learn…

Australian singer-songwriter (and now also a journalist) David Bentley is due for an extra burst of royalties from a 43-year-old song that s been picked up by A$AP Rocky and Mark Ronson. Bentley was…

The Presets are announced as keynote speakers for the third Feedback music industry conference aimed at 12 to 25-year-olds. They will discuss their career with triple j s Dom Alessio. Feedback is put…

Already reeling from the Federal Budget, the battling arts sector in WA received more bad news in the state budget. Recurrent arts funding remained almost static at about $25 million. Traditionally,…

JB Hi-Fi has had a strong start to 2015 with good sales momentum , its CEO Richard Murray told the Macquarie Australia conference. The consumer electronics and appliance retailer is also a major…

Violent Soho have signed to new rock label Easy Life Records for the UK. Their Hungry Ghosts album, which is Gold in Australia after selling 30,000 units, is released there on June 15. Easy Life was…

When Spotify scrapped third party apps, it killed off ways that music fans could hunt down the inspirations and heroes of their favourite current acts. But now Spotify s new offering Taste Rewind is…

Sydney agencies Kosher and Audiopaxx join forces Sydney booking agencies Kosher and Audiopaxx have joined forces, with Kosher taking on Audiopaxx s local bookings roster while it refocuses on…

SCA and Edison Research team up As Southern Cross Austereo charts its future in audio, it struck a strategic deal with Edison Research USA. SCA s Executive Director - Metro Operations, Guy Dobson,…

Has Apple poached four BBC Radio producers? After poaching BBC DJ Zane Lowe in March to curate its upcoming streaming service, it seems Apple has gone after four other BBC Radio 1 producers. They are…

Mushroom Music s Ian James wins international award Mushroom Music s Managing Director Ian James took out the Music Publisher award at the International Music Industry Awards in Los Angeles at…