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WAM Song of the Year 2017/18, the search for the best songs from West Australia, opened this morning until Monday February 12. There are 16 diverse award categories. They cover genres as Blues/Roots,…

Universal Music Group s enjoyed a 10% rise in revenue in Q4, according to an early report from parent company Vivendi. The full announcement will be made in mid-February. Expect an improvement in…

Singer-songwriter Dua Lipa led the nominations for next month s BRIT awards with five gongs including best album and best single. Lipa reached #1 in the UK last year with her sixth single New Rules…

The cryptocurrency mania sweeping the world is being increasingly picked up by the music industry. Bitcoin, the buzzword of peer-to-peer digital currency which is now worth US$9 billion, leaped in…

Ticketing rivals Ticketmaster and Songkick have settled their two year old lawsuit with the Live Nation-owned Ticketmaster paying $110 million and acquiring Songkick as part of the deal. The lawsuit…

South By Southwest is arguably one of the world's larges music conferences, and understandably, is often used as the place where many of the underrated bands of the world get their big break, often…

In the last year, there has been plenty said about the controversial ticket resale site Viagogo, with both the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the NSW State Government…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know today Facebook Signs Licensing Deals With SESAC, Kobalt, Azoff's GMR and Adds Indie Music Publisher Program - via Hypebot Janine Morcos launches…

The world's biggest independent heavy metal label, Nuclear Blast Records, and the Warner Music Group-owned distributor ADA, have announced a global partnership. Nuclear Blast, home to metal…

Australia Council's latest funding round has resulted in a high success rate for female artists, with 56% of grants awarded to women or groups including women. Sharing in the $6.4 million funding in…