Music Network

Melbourne MC Remi leads the nominations for the 6th Rolling Stone Australia Awards, with four mentions. He s up for Album of the Year, Best New Talent, Best Independent Release and Music Video of the…

The good news for the entertainment industry is that most Australians agree that illegal downloading is a problem and it unfairly hits content creators. But the bad news is that up to 79% also…

Australian streaming service Guvera has expanded to Russia and Ukraine. It is the latest move by the company, which has launched across 16 countries and five continents in the last 12 months. Among…

triple j fared well in a global analysis of publicly-funded radio networks and their support of music issued through independent labels. According to data from RadioMonitor, and analysed by the UK s…

The total royalties collected by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) was 7.8 billion (Australian $11.33 billion) in 2013, according to its 2015 Global…

Seven figure sum for Mel B After impressing Simon Cowell with her judging on X-Factor UK, Mel B is also returning to America s Got Talent for a rumoured seven-figure sum. Songl s Mark Shaw heads to…

Australia s crowded music streaming service has collected another scalp. Telstra is closing its BigPond Music online service from 23:59 AEDT on December 11, 2014. It announced on its Facebook page…

The Amrap Metro and Amrap Regional Charts offers a snapshot of what s gaining airplay and attention on community radio. The charts show the Top 10 tracks ordered for airplay by community broadcasters…

Some of South Australia’s best known acts including Bad//Dreems, Tkay Maidza, Tracer, The Beards, Allday, Collarbones, Luke Million, The Germein Sisters, Sincerely, Grizzly, Flamingo, Laura Hill,…

Vevo users in Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) are partial to female acts. Australian-born Iggy Azalea s Fancy topped the list of most watched with 10.7 million views. It ranks at #5 globally, with…

Weird Al Yankovic is bringing his massive Mandatory world tour to Australia, it was announced last night. The singer/comedian has announced the first 65 dates between May 12 to October 6, through…

The Molly Meldrum Story on MAX and [V] Hits 5 Seconds of Summer Li[V]e are up for Most Outstanding Music Program at next month s TV subscription ASTRA awards. Also in the category is Nickelodeon s…