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Surprising no one, Kanye's eighth album The Life Of Pablo has gone Platinum in the US, a year after its release. The achievement continues his winning streak of Platinum certifications for all of his…

After two years of operating on a month-to-month basis and intense negotiations, the biggest music company in the world and the globe's #1 music streaming service have reached a multi-year licensing…

A documentary on the life and career of Whitney Houston is among the first round of announcements for the Sydney Film Festival program this year, which will also feature a film chronicling Slovenian…

A single Australian music artist won a prize at last November s American Music Awards. In fact, only one Aussie artist received a nomination not Delta Goodrem, Sia or even Keith Urban. Many music…

European-based streaming platform Deezer has launched a new initiative, Deezer NEXT, to champion 12 emerging acts selected from around the world to reach wider audiences. The company said in a…

According to a report posted by artist-rights blog The Trichordist, the average per-stream rate received by global streaming giant Spotify has fallen by approximately 16% since 2014. Spotify was…

As iHeartRadio New Zealand continues to grow with a record audience of 315,949 listeners in March, the station has expanded its advertising offering to allow marketers to reach their customers on a…

Evanescence founding member David Hodges, Guy Sebastian, MoZella (who co-wrote Miley Cyrus Wrecking Ball), Thelma Plum, Gotye producer Fran ois T taz, and X Factor’s Jai Waetford are among the 30…

Kurt Bailey is the director of management company Mirror Music Group, which last month announced a new label offshoot, Mirror Records. Having had serious success and gained crucial experience as the…

The negotiations were tense, aggressive and lasted for two years. But a deal between Spotify and Universal Music was officially announced in a press release this morning. The terms include two-week…