Music Network

INXS signs global publishing deal with Universal Music: films, docos, musicals “on the way”

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) officially announced it has signed a global publishing deal with INXS. The deal, exclusively revealed in The Music Network last month, will see the band’s…

Radio ad revenue up in all markets

Secret Garden 2014 announces biggest lineup to date

The Secret Garden Festival has announced its biggest lineup to date, as the Sydney boutique festival widens its scope and attempts to plug some of the gaps left in the festival market this year. The…

Weird Al settles $5 million lawsuit against Sony

Back in March last year, popular comedic entertainer Weird Al Yankovic filed a lawsuit against Sony, seeking $5 million in damages. Reports this morning claim this suit has been settled out of court,…

Australia will be the second country to get Beats Music

The success that Dr. Dre’s Beats Music is having in the US, after it replaced the MOG streaming service last week looks like being good news for Australian consumers. So far Beats Music is only…

More live music venues close their doors

Two more music venues have closed their doors permanently, while another has cancelled shows while it’s closed for renovations. Melbourne’s Empress of India Hotel, long time supporter of emerging…

More live music venues shut their doors

Two more music venues have closed their doors permanently, while another has cancelled shows while closed for renovations. Melbourne’s Empress of India Hotel, long time supporter of emerging acts,…

Industrial Strength: Musical Chairs - Sept 26, 2013

WAM CEO Wendy Were heading to Australia Council Wendy Were, CEO of Perth-based the West Australian Music Industry Association (WAM) is leaving the organization. She is joining the Australia Council…

Industrial Strength: Inside Track - Sept 26, 2013

Madonna’s MDNA Blu-Ray recalled in the U.S. All Blu-Ray copies of Madonna’s MDNA World Tour sold in the US after customers complained about problems with sound and visual quality. Interscope Records…

Jetstar expands their musician-friendly baggage policy

Any touring musician knows that one of the very worst aspects (aside from the lukewarm, 2am truck-stop pies) is having to check your outrageously expensive musical instrument, then rattle nervously…

Digital Digest - Sept. 26, 2013

iHeartRadio pacts with Hoyts Hoyts cinema chain will launch its own iHeartRadio station in the near future via the music streaming service Ad News announced. ARN national digital director Kate Beddoe…

This Record Changed My Life VI

Kasey Chambers | Artist Matthew Ryan - May Day When I was seventeen, I took my first trip to Nashville. I had just landed in the country music capital of the world and I was extremely jetlagged and…