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Last night was good, wasn't it? Oh, you didn't come along? That's a shame, although we do understand that there is a crazy amount of great television on these days, and that Tuesday nights are packed…

Creators’ rights, the value of copyright, the importance of local content, Australia’s music micro-businesses and global music export potential were at the forefront in Canberra yesterday. The music…

A slew of prominent Australian musicians performed at parliament house in Canberra last night as part of the second annual Parliamentary Friends of Australian Music Rock the House. More than 200…

The A Day On The Green winery shows drew 229,523 patrons over 30 shows featuring 45 acts in its 2017-18 season. This puts it in the league of Big Day Out and Soundwave in their heyday. It featured…

BMG Rights Management, also known as BMG, cited the success of its Australian publishing division again as a key factor to its global growth in 2017. BMG s global revenues were up 1.5% to 507 million…

St Jerome's Laneway Festival may be looking for a new Melbourne venue for next year, leaving the banks of the Maribyrnong River in Footscray where the festival has taken place since 2010. As Fairfax…

The Australian debut of the UK s hard rock Download festival on the weekend drew close to 30,000 to Melbourne s Flemington Racecourse. This was enough consumer support for promoters to announce this…

TRIPLE J’S BEN AND LIAM AWARDED RADIO HOST OF THE YEAR MAREE HAMBLION NAMED PUBLISHER A R OF THE YEAR ANNA FITZGERALD NAMED PUBLICIST OF THE YEAR BLUESFEST TAKES OUT FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR HORDERN…

Musexpo, the April 29 May 2 conference held in Hollywood, continues its analysis of the global music landscape with a panel called The State Of The Sonic Union . Moderated by Music Week editor Mark…

A Victorian parliamentary inquiry into drug law reform in the state has made 50 recommendations, two of them relevant to those attending music festivals. They cover drug sniffer dogs and pill-testing…