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"When I noticed this double standard, I wanted other people to realise it."

Australia Music Week continues to grow in leaps and bounds.

“They say the longest journey begins with just one step, but you have to have a dream to start, and I had plenty of dreams.” Judith Durham has had quite the few days back beneath the spotlight of…

An intro by Vaughan Allison, a music promoter and cafe denizen who moved from Melbourne to Tokyo over 10 years ago. The sun was shining bright when I was back in Australia earlier this year touring…

"Labels, artists and digital platforms are learning once again how to sell music in the digital era," writes Sam Murphy.

Much like the paperback novel, it's a pretty safe bet to assume that music videos are never going to become a thing of the past. Thankfully, Australia has some serious stock in the music video game,…

"I think playlisting and streaming is continuing to evolve at a rapid pace!"

The APRA Professional Development Awards (PDA's) are a pretty good way to get a sense of the who's who of rising stars in Aussie song-writing. Winners receive some cold hard cash, aimed at supporting…

Scott Galloway has revisited his 2018 Spotify prediction that it will join Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon as one of the biggest tech companies in the world. However, it hasn't happened yet.…

“We’re counting on the industry to get behind this and safeguard the future of professional development relating to festival management”