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PRESS RELEASE: BIGSOUND 2016 is taking shape, with two international keynotes joining its 15th anniversary program from September 7-9; legendary Sonic Youth co-founder Kim Gordon and hip hop…

The global touring scene has turned in record ticket sales in the first half of 2016 and Australian acts, promoters and venues continue to figure strongly despite new competition from emerging music…

Future Classic signing Flume has beat out big-name international acts to take #1 most popular single for the first half of 2016. According to TMN s inaugural Singles Market Share Mid Year Report,…

Australia will receive the inaugural National Live Music Awards in November as part of ARIA Week, TMN can exclusively reveal. The brainchild of the AU review founding editor Larry Heath and a board…

Image: Pina Bausch s Nelken (Carnations) This year s Adelaide Festival generated a record $78.3 million for the South Australian economy. This was an increase of 22% in just two years, the highest…

PRESS RELEASE: Bernard Fanning will be giving 200 fans an exculsive glimpse into Civil Dusk, his breathtaking third solo album. August 2nd, three days before the album s official release, Bernard and…

Image: Art Music Award finalist Speak Percussion The finalists for the 2016 Art Music Awards have been unveiled by organisers APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre. Taking place on Tuesday…

A new agreement with Universal Music Group gives users of Russian social media networks VKontakte, Odnoklassniki and My World access to licensed audio and video content. The agreement between the…

This week Google released an overview of its anti-piracy efforts and it s added a fresh rebuttal to the complaints made by major record labels. Updated to 62 pages from 26 in 2014 s version, the ’How…

Image: Olympia PRESS RELEASE: Eilen Jewell (USA)The Harpoonist the Axe Murderer (CAN) Julien Baker (USA)Henry Wagons The Only ChildrenOlympiaGareth LiddiardMatt Andersen (CAN)Tash SultanaSuzannah…