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Australia’s live performance sector posted a record $1.47 billion in revenue in 2013, according to Live Performance Australia (LPA)’s annual Ticket Attendance Revenue Survey 2013, released today.…

After The Music Network tipped it exclusively last week in its Industry Insider newsletter, the Victorian Government confirmed it is tabling new laws governing live music this week. The changes come…

Michael Gudinski has spent almost 30 years working closely with Australia’s biggest musical export, Kylie Minogue. He admits: they’re family. As managing director of newly-launched Parlophone, Mark…

Flume, Tame Impala, Hunters Collectors and The Presets will vie for the Best Australian Contemporary Concert award at this year’s Helpmanns. Flume’s Infinity Prism Tour, of seven shows and eight…

With the recent launch of Double J, the ABC’s Triple J has closed the circle on its radio brand, creating a three-headed popular music beast that can bag teens all the way through to the middle-aged.…

TMN celebrates two decades in this ever-shifting music industry by taking a look back at the key moments – both triumphant and tumultuous – in the Australian music business. 1995 ALTERNATIVE NATION…

Il-Anthawirriyarra a-Kurija (Saltwater People Song) by Shellie Morris and The Borroloola Songwomen took out two awards at the 2014 Northern Territory Song of the Year awards. It won the major NT Song…

Australian indie labels and acts are anxiously watching to see if their videos will get yanked from YouTube after all. Overseas reports this week suggested that after a global outcry, YouTube has…

Getty Images has expanded its music licensing platform to provide content creators with access to more than 45,000 pre-licensed tracks through its SoundExpress platform. Those licensing the tracks…

The 14th annual Helpmann Awards claim a world first – as the first awards ceremony to feature a parade of animals. This year’s live performance night of nights – held on Monday August 18 at the…

Music tech blog Digital Music News has published in full the contract Google has insisted indie labels sign for its upcoming YouTube streaming service. The example contract reveals that, under the…

The Australian music industry’s self-funding grants program, The Seed, announced the recipients of its programs for 2014. It received over 350 applicants for three categories, organisers told TMN.…