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In a bid to woo younger voters and viewers, the Recording Academy has made some sweeping changes to the Grammy Awards. Some of the reshuffles have been in the pipeline for some time. But they became…

Spotify now has hit 140 million global active users, the Swedish streaming giant has announced on its website. The figure was 126 million in December 2016 and 100 million a year ago. The company…

A number of Australian acts are part of a global concert series of 300 shows on September 20 to show solidarity with refugees and unite in welcoming them. Give A Home is put together by Amnesty…

Disappointing and no vision were two responses from the music industry to yesterday s NSW Budget. With a focus on developing the arts in the western suburbs and in regional areas, the Budget…

Is JAY-Z on his way to Bluesfest Byron Bay next year? That s been the buzz since festival Director Peter Noble sent a newsletter to subscribers indicating he was close to unveiling the first round of…

The massive first artist lineup for BIGSOUND has just dropped, and it’s a doozy. Organisers shouted out Winston Surfshirt, Hatchie, Alex the Astronaut, Polaris, Mansionair and Ruby Fields as some of…

Early July will see significant changes made to the UK s official singles chart, with the introduction of new rules to prevent one artist dominating the music charts at the expense of emerging…

Spotify has indignantly denied media allegations that it pays producers to create songs under phony names. As reported by Music Business Worldwide, the fake artists are reportedly put on premium…

The South by Southwest conference has never failed to grow and evolve every year since its inception in 1989, and remains a massive, exhausting, thrilling and inspiring time for industry…

The latest round of the innovative PPCA/Australia Council recording grants has been announced this morning, with an exciting group of Aussie musicians awarded $15,000 each towards their next project.…