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Sydney native Rowan Brand, who managed Boy Bear until 2011, has launched new independent boutique artist management company, TRIBE. Operating out of London (at Rak Studios) and Netherlands (at…

MAJOR LEAGUES TO HEADLINE SAD GRRLS Major Leagues will headline Sad Grrrls Fest which is playing Brisbane (The Brightside, November 4), Melbourne (The Reverence Hotel, November 11) and Sydney (The…

French streaming platform Deezer announced overnight that it has teamed up with Google to allow its listeners to play music by voice commands through its speakers. The service, called Deezer For…

A new Goldman Sachs report estimates that the streaming phenomenon will lift the value of the global music industry to US$41 billion by the year 2030. That is a considerable and optimistic leap,…

Tony Burke, Shadow Minister for the Arts, and Tim Hammond, Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs, have responded to a report by consumer advocacy group Choice which provided some damning statistics on…

Streaming has been a welcome vitamin pill for the record industry, which appears to finally be back to health after years of sharp decline. Spotify and its rivals have been described as a saviour in…

Ah Wednesday, the day that splits the work-week, and finds us making outlandish predictions as to what will top the charts this coming weekend, based on mid-week sales, projections for the following…

These days, the music industry seems mostly about finding various ways to monetise a product which has been woefully devalued in the eyes -- if not the ears -- of consumers. Controversial tech figure…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. Beyoncé 'In Talks' to Record Theme Song for Upcoming James Bond Movie - via Billboard Pandora has partnered with Fitbit as the exclusive…

For those who love the physical aspect of music, and the ability to pore over an album's liner notes and credits, taking in all the technical information, the digital media revolution has taken away…