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PRESS RELEASE: Today, the 27th Bluesfest Byron Bay, held over the Easter Long Weekend (Thu 24 March Mon 28 March 2016), at the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm in the Byron Shire, announces a second…

The world lost one of its greats on Monday. David Bowie had been privately battling cancer for 18 months and passed away yesterday, surrounded by friends and family; his illness was not made public…

PRESS RELEASE: The annual Apia Good Times Tour is returning in 2016 for the fourth year running. With another stellar line-up of Antipodean legends including Daryl Braithwaite, Kate Ceberano, and…

Image: Unlockd CEO Matt Berriman Australian start-up Unlockd is among three digital companies which expanded globally this week. On the music side, UK digital music distributor Ditto Music, which has…

2,094,350 votes cast by music fans in 172 countries sent an Australian artist to the top of the triple j Hottest 100 for the third year in a row. Beating out more that 16,000 other voted tracks, The…

Sunday, December 1. Mark it in your diaries, with the words ARIA Awards. The Australian record industry s flagship awards ceremony comes to the Star Event Centre. Returning this year is event Michael…

PRESS RELEASE: For the first time ever, the South By Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference and Festival will offer multiple keynote speakers. SXSW is honored that the first to be announced is…

Image: Unsigned Only judges R.City PRESS RELEASE: Unsigned Only Music Competition announced today its judging panel for the 2016 competition, which is now accepting entries. The panel consists of…

PRESS RELEASE: Sony/ATV Music Publishing has promoted Jennifer Knoepfle to the role of Senior Vice President and Head of West Coast A R, based in the company s Los Angeles office. At the same time…

Music piracy on a global level grew by 16.5% in the second half of 2015. The figure was included in a study commissioned by anti-piracy and market analytics solutions company MUSO, which was set up…