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Two of the United States largest performance rights organisations, ASCAP and BMI, are facing backlash from the local industry after announcing their two-year joint efforts to design a database for…

The old adage of the industry suggests that an artist’s success hinges on who you know, not what you do. However, all the contacts in the world are no replacement for genuine hard work and an…

THREE VENUES SET TO RETURN Three well-known venues have announced plans to get back in the game. Gold Coast nightclub Howl At The Moon will re-open as a two-level establishment with a new stage above…

Ticket scalpers beware: the federal government is considering an outright ban on bots or a crackdown on reselling tickets for “major events.” After years of persuasion from the live industry and…

Two ARIA awards, an APRA, an MTV EMA, a Billboard Music Award, a Platinum certified single ('Youth') and TV performances on Ellen, James Corden, Seth Myers and Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Those…

Cool, hip, rad, ruling; Sheppard is, frankly, none of these. And they’re not losing any sleep over it. The six-piece indie band from Brisbane is flying way under the hipster radar and writing itself…

In terms of ratings, it wasn t good news for the 60th Grammy Awards. In Australia, metro figures showed the star-studded event failed to make it into the Top 20 shows of the night. Seven Network…

When various bandwagon-jumping radio stations reel off their Australia Day countdowns on Friday, one track that inevitably gets a spin will be Men At Work s Down Under . Who wouldn t associate…

DEVELOPERS SWARM AS MELBOURNE’S FESTIVAL HALL GOES UP FOR SALE Another day, another Melbourne venue lost it seems - but this time it’s on a much larger scale. Festival Hall was recently put up for…

We met Paul Stipack, the mysterious creator of J Play, the music industry resource which showcases the artists and songs that are played on triple j radio in Australia. Paul's is an incredible story;…