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After a wobbly start to 2017, Mariah Carey got her year off on the right note. But there’s a legal battle ahead for the pop star, who’s been countersued by a concert promoter over a pair of cancelled…

While it's no secret that the royalty rates through Spotify are abysmal, artists and users may not be aware that the rate of pay per stream has actually been steadily decreasing since 2014. The…

Following the shock death of Cranberries frontwoman Dolores O'Riordan, the band's greatest hits collection jumped into the ARIA Top Ten this weekend. Stars: The Best Of 1992-2002 is currently sitting…

New York-based, German-born artist Melina Bruhn has claimed she has missed out on all royalties for her work on Life in the Streets, Marky Mark’s 1994 album with reggae artist Prince Ital Joe. Bruhn,…

Esteemed Australian roots and country musician Shane Nicholson has announced the launch of a new initiative to support aspiring Americana/alt-country artists in Australia. Launching today as a joint…

Press Release: English singer-songwriter John Waite has announced his first Australian tour. John will be performing his catalogue of hits from his 40year career as a solo artist, with The Baby s and…

Queensland songwriters gain a one-week extension to submit their songs to the 2018 Queensland Music Awards. The new deadline for submission is midnight Sunday, January 28. Long a platform for artists…

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Tamworth Country Music Festival have struck a new broadcast partnership that covers the festival and the Golden Guitars awards. The partnership covers ABC…

Spotify is rebranding itself as a service that just offers music streaming with a new visually-enhanced format called Spotlight. It will add photos, video, text and infographics to its news, culture,…

An independent contractor hired by this weekend s sold out Rainbow Serpent Festival in Victoria was refused bail when he appeared last Friday on drug charges. Martin Joseph Mahoney, 35, faced the…