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NWA, Cheap Trick, Deep Purple, Chicago and Steve Miller will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cleveland. They are the first five to be the Class of 2016. The ceremony on April 8 at Barclays…

In an official statement sent to TMN overnight, Soundwave Festival’s ticket agent Eventopia has said AJ Maddah is responsible for ticket refunds. Read the full statement below. We regret to inform…

Melbourne-based cinematic-folk artist Ben Abraham has signed to Sydney-based music company Inertia Music. Discovered at this year s BigSound conference in Brisbane, Abraham s champions also include…

Internet radio stations Pandora and iHeartMedia must pay more royalties, the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board just announced. They have to pay right-holders 17 cents per 100 streams from between 2016 and…

Following news last month that Rdio has been acquired by internet radio giant Pandora, for US$75 million, the streaming service has announced its shut down date: December 22 at 5pm PST. To farewell…

PRESS RELEASE: Kobalt Music Group has announced today that Kenney Shiu will be joining the organization as Director of Kobalt Music Publishing, Asia Pacific. Shiu will be based in Hong Kong, China…

PRESS RELEASE: The infamous W logo of the Wu-Tang Clan looms large over the history of hip hop. The story of the Wu is one of legend, full of mystery, controversy and of course, some of the most…

Six years after his death, Michael Jackson s Thriller has become the first album to be certified for selling over 30 million units in the United States. The record, released in 1982, is also the best…

A new study claims that Americans feel the music industry should get less and artists more when it comes to streaming rates. The survey of 1,092 people by San Francisco-based CALinnovates said that…

Following the heartbreaking bombshell yesterday that Soundwave won t return in 2017, its promoter AJ Maddah has said he s also axing the company behind the festival and some of the biggest concert…