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Spotify is partnering with Swedish hitmaker Max Martin on a major initiative which addresses the gender equality gap. The market-leading streaming service has joined forces with the Swedish Music…

Triple j itself had a shakeup recently with the news that it had a new Music Director in Nick Findlay, following the long-serving Richard Kingsmill's move to Group Music Director. Now, triple j…

It’s no secret that Sydney has copped something of a lashing in recent times. In truth it isn’t quite as alarming as many make out – although when even Vivid events face 9.30pm closures from noise…

“I find the artists that I get attracted to these days, come from regional centres or small towns," said Aaron Curnow, Spunk Records founder/label head. "They are in their own bubble growing up or…

Digital rights agency Merlin revealed it paid a total of US$353m (AUD$468.3m) over twelve months to independent labels, landing just shy of distributing US$1m a day to indies. Luckily (for our…

There appears to be a love affair brewing between Australian artists and Swedish songwriting and production teams of late, and BMG plan to be at forefront of this cultural and commercial synergy, as…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know this morning. Sean 'Diddy' Combs has topped the latest Forbes list after reportedly earning $130m (£102m) in the last year. Beyonce took the second…

Geoff Trio has a pretty sweet job. Every year the music industry titan and founder of Australian Music Week sits back, straps on a pair of headphones, and listens to hundreds of hours of music…

In January, when US mobile carrier Sprint paid $200 million to acquire a 33% stake in Jay Z’s music streaming service Tidal, there was some confusion from the market as to why the deal was made. At…

Victorian hard rock band Airbourne proved their popularity in the UK and Europe at Metal Hammer magazine s Golden God Awards in London. The band s lead singer and guitarist Joel O’Keeffe took out the…