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PRESS RELEASE: In recognition of the limited opportunities for art music composers to have their works performed, APRA AMCOS has initiated the Art Music Fund.Australian and New Zealand composers are…

A burglary and drug addiction is what stopped Cold Chisel frontman and rock and roll hero Jimmy Barnes writing his tell-all book. When his laptop was stolen in the early 90s the burglar took his…

Australian country artist Adam Brand has been named a finalist for four of the eight CMC Music Awards, announced this month. The full list of finalists were announced by CMC this morning, with last…

The celebrity-owned Tidal music service, lead by Jay Z, has laid off Chief Financial Officer Chris Hart and Chief Operating Officer Nils Juell. Hart worked as CFO of Tidal since 2014, and had been at…

In May last year Dream On, Dreamer bassist Chris Shaw launched Gearflip, a musical equipment trade-and-sell website designed to streamline the way Australian musicians exchange gear between each…

Jay Z s insistence that his Tidal music streaming service is artist-friendly with 75% of royalties going to creators, took a blow in the United States. As TMN reported, Tidal s getting a bad vibe on…

Below are the playlist additions to triple j next week. FEATURE ALBUM Matt Corby - Telluric [Universal] The troubadour behind 6x Platinum, ARIA Song of the Year Brother, and the 4x Platinum ARIA Song…

Image: Stereosonic Festival in Melbourne While the need for pill-testing at Australian music festivals has been put in the forefront after a recent report on ABC-TV s Four Corners, a new US study…

PRESS RELEASE: M83, aka Anthony Gonzalez, announces the highly anticipated details of his forthcoming full-length album, Junk out April 8 on Pod via Inertia. The announce comes with a brand new…

The results of the sales spike after the Grammys and the BRITs are in with rises for current albums by Courtney Barnett and Tame Impala US sales of Courtney Barnett’s Sometimes I Sit and Think, and…