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The Australian Music Industry Network has struck a deal that will save Australian musicians thousands of dollars when they go on tour. The deal, with the Travel Beyond Group, offers massive discounts…

Tame Impala s follow up to global breakthrough Lonerism will be titled Currents. The band posted the news online on Sunday, simultaneously unveiling the album art cover. A release date is still not…

Four music festivals were among winners at the 2014 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards held in Adelaide last Friday night. Queensland s Woodford Folk Festival took out gold in the Major Festivals and…

TMN Ask A Lawyer is a semi-regular column where our readers receive expert legal advice from a renowned entertainment lawyer. In this instalment, Gene Goodsell, who with his firm Goodsell Lawyers has…

Spotify taps marketing guru as battle with Apple emerges As battle lines are drawn with Apple, music streaming service Spotify has signaled it means business by naming highly prized marketing guru…

A public meeting on Monday night to discuss pressing issues facing Perth s live music venues has led to the formation of an association that will serve as a lobby group. Another direct result of the…

Sydney hotelier and nightclub operator Justin Hemmes has bought the iconic Newport Arms a long time showcase space for live music for a reported $50 million. The deal was struck through his Mervilage…

This year s Helpmann Awards will be held on Monday 27 July at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney. It will be the fifth edition of the televised event, which is organised by peak music association Live…

Australia s six-year-old DJ competition Your Shot has launched in the United States, with DJ superstar Ti sto as its main judge and figurehead. Aside from its proven success and credibility in…

Ed Sheeran has become the first British artist to hit two billion streams on Spotify. He is the second artist to reach that milestone, after Eminem. However Sheeran achieved it with two albums, while…

AC/DC s Rock Or Bust Australian tour in late 2015 could end up becoming as big as the band s last record-breaking visit, four years ago. Yesterday, the band shifted 300,000 tickets in five cities…

Taylor Swift s 1989 remained the biggest selling album of 2015 so far, according to official Nielsen data covering the first quarter of this year. In this period, it sold 843,000, bringing its…