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PRESS RELEASE: Yesterday the European Commission has decided to clear Sony s buyout of the late Michael Jackson estate’s shares in Sony/ATV.This decision follows a preliminary investigation during…

Australian industry veteran Ed St John has joined the board of directors for locally-owned music distribution company Valleyarm Digital. St John joins Valleyarm to guide its new focus on monetising…

Singer Kesha has, for the time being, dropped the California court case against producer Dr. Luke (Lukasz Gottwald). But she will continue to pursue him through the legal system in New York. Her…

Two young rappers are using their past experiences of living on the streets to raise awareness and funds for The Salvation Army s annual youth homelessness campaign, The Couch Project. Hip hop…

Musitec, the SA Government s music-focussed industry development cluster, has returned its Connected Music City Challenge (CMCC). Launching on August 31 at St Paul’s Creative Centre, the CMCC is part…

BMG Australia, which launched in March and acquired iconic music company Alberts last month, has tapped Kobalt s Allegra Caldwell for its creative team. Caldwell joins the Sydney-based stand-alone…

PRESS RELEASE: Frontier Touring will be bringing seminal songwriter Morrissey to Australia this October. His highly anticipated return will see Morrissey and his band visit Melbourne, Adelaide,…

Kanye West, one of the major names behind Jay Z s streaming service Tidal, wants Apple Music to buy it out before their competition ruin the music industry. West hit out on Twitter: This Tidal Apple…

Sony Corporation has announced the Top 10 highest earning albums from the first quarter of 2016, and Adelaide native Sia came in at #6. Sia s seventh LP This Is Acting, which topped the ARIA chart in…

Sia has joined the voice cast of My Little Pony: The Movie due out in late 2017. Filmmakers Lionsgate and Hasbro announced that aside from providing the voice for the pop star character Songbird…