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The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) s Music Market Review 2016 yearbook revealed that UK artists had a 17.1% share of the global market in 2015. This was lead by Adele (whose 25 album was the…

Image Source: Facebook A fire that destroyed Melbourne s Club Dakota early this morning has been labeled suspicious. Emergency services were called to the nightclub at Ringwood just after 2:30am this…

A decision is being made tomorrow on whether the lease for one of Melbourne’s most iconic entertainment venues will be given to promoter giant Live Nation. Port Phillip Council will decide between…

PRESS RELEASE: Dan Nevin, CEO of the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) has announced his resignation from the independent trade body. After spending nearly 2 years with the…

DistroKid, a two-year-old online music distributor, has launched a network that routes any percentage of earnings to multiple rightsholders of a track. DistroKid launched in 2013 to help artists post…

Image: 2015’s MTV Beats Eats festival at Parramatta Park The NSW Government is working with Australia s Live Music Office as part of its $7.5 million investment in Western Sydney arts and culture in…

PRESS RELEASE: iLive has announced the long-awaited return of legendary hip-hop duo Method Man Redman on their Blackout Australian Tour. The two prolific rappers, who have also carved out massively…

Image: 2015’s Emerging Artist of the Year winner Hanlon Brothers PRESS RELEASE: A shortlist of Gold Coast’s best musicians, bands, venues and events have been announced in the lead-up to this year’s…

2016 seems to be the year that voice recognition technology moves from merely giving commands to having two-way conversations with devices. Tech-heads have every reason to be excited at new…

Image: Pandora Founder and CEO Tim Westergren Pandora s largest shareholder has penned a letter to Pandora CEO Tim Westergren and his board of directors detailing concerns about the streaming…