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FastForward, the UK/European conference aimed at the “hungry people” – who know that interchange of ideas is the best way to shape the future landscape of the music industry – has this morning…

Sony Music Entertainment Australia and Melbourne-based artist management Lemon Tree Music have jointly launched Lemon Tree Records to find and develop domestic acts. Founded in 2013 by Regan…

Photo: ABC With a career spanning two continents and across four decades, singer-songwriter Jenny Morris has had a front-row seat to the changes in the music industry. From recognising the need to…

UNIFIED Music Group has signed CLEWS for worldwide artist management. The Sydney-based indie rock duo, comprising of Lily and Grace Richardson, will be managed by Eddie Deal who guided Trophy Eyes on…

UMPA TAKES IN HOPIUM Universal Music Publishing Australia signed singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Hardy, who performs as Hopium, a global publishing deal. The London-based,…

It has been an anxious few days for Russian feminist agit-punk collective Pussy Riot. Two of their members disappeared in Crimea after being detained by Russian state security. According to a tweet…

Mark Alexander-Erber s three year old Sydney-based Golden Robot Records has expanded its global reach. Former hard rock label Roadrunner Records president Derek Shulman (who also headed Atco and…

Three superstar acts have struck merchandise deals. * Divide pop up stores selling exclusive merchandise have been announced for Ed Sheeran s massive Australian tour, which kicks off this weekend.…

On the eve of its Melbourne opening, the American Idiot musical sacked the actor who played the lead of Johnny, Linden Furnell. According to shake stir theatre co, Mr Furnell s dismissal was a…

There's a new Instagram competitor on the block, and the promise of a chronological feed, no ads (for now), no algorithms (for now) and a few other nifty features had been enough to see people flood…