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US based NSW-born rapper Iggy Azalea is joining the judging panel of The X Factor Australia for the 2016 season, Seven Network announced. She tweeted she ll be here in late June to start filming the…

PRESS RELEASE: Kate Ceberano joins an exceptional group of recipients in the 2016 Queen s Birthday Honours List, becoming a member of the Order Of Australia. Kate has been recognised for significant…

Dan Rosen, CEO of the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has joined the chorus of music industry figures expressing their dissatisfaction with YouTube s payment model. Unfortunately,…

PRESS RELEASE: As part of the Bj rk Digital Tour, world-renowned artist Bj rk, and San Francisco virtual reality studio, River Studios has teamed up to create an immersive musical experience:…

Guy Hands is to resume his long-running legal battle against US bank Citigroup this week over his buyout of EMI. The private equity tycoon, along with lawyers for his buyout business Terra Firma and…

Image: Flume at St Jerome’s Laneway Festival. Photo Credit: Pat Stevenson Australia s media and entertainment industry is on track to grow from $38 billion in 2015 to $47.4 billion by 2020. It will…

Beyonce s album Lemonade became the singer s sixth album to go Platinum in the US, the Recording Industry Association of America announced. Last week it sold 56,000 units, tipping it over to a total…

PRESS RELEASE: Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, announced today that veteran home entertainment executive Robert Ziegler has been named Executive Vice…

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has blocked potential investors from backing Australian music streaming service Guvera. According to the Australian Financial Review, ASIC…

PRESS RELEASE: As part of Universal Music Publishing Group s strategic effort to expand opportunities for songwriters through U.S. Latin and Latin America, well-known and respected industry music…