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UPDATE: Pitchfork reports that Jay-Z’s catalogue appears to have returned to Apple Music, but is still absent from Spotify. A Spotify spokesperson told Pitchfork that some of Jay Z s catalog has been…

Kobalt Music Group s profits were up 15% to US$260 million in the 12 months to June 2016, its financial posting showed. Gross profits rose 8.4% to $30.7 million while operating losses were down 32.4%…

After last month declaring its entry into the Australian market, via an on-stage announcement at its Miami signature event, Ultra Music Festival has revealed its planned dates for this part of the…

Viacom shares slid overnight after a mixed Q4 earnings report. Total revenue for the quarter ending September 30 was a slim 3% rise to $3.3 billion from $3.2 billion in the year-earlier quarter. Net…

The team at Bluesfest Byron Bay must have been popping the champagne corks after an international nomination, an international win and a NSW tourism accolade all within a week. The latest was being…

The Go-Betweens and Nine Network s The Voice were among winners-are-grinners at the Screen Producers Awards in Melbourne. The Go-Betweens: Right Here (Essential Media and Entertainment) took out…

Guvera crashed and burned its way through a fortune. Now, a law firm is trying to claw-back some of the cash. Bannister Law says it is exploring a class action against “a number of accounting firms”…

As the old adage goes: Verified today, blue-tick gone tomorrow. Twitter have announced they will be cracking down on the previously-liberal verification process that decides which Twitter users get…

Logic's hit single '1-800-273-8255' is a thoughtful and important treatise about how suicide is, as the slogan goes, a permanent solution to a temporary problem. It hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100,…

Neil Young is weeks away from launching one of the most complete archival services in musical history. The Neil Young Archives launches on December 1, offering up an exhaustive trove of Young's music…