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Nadya Balzarolo, Universal Music Australia s General Manager Media Partnership, UMA Brands (previously GM Promotions), is stepping down from her role. After playing an intrinsic hand in taking what…

PRESS RELEASE: New model music company BMG has announced two significant deals which will further build its capabilities in the recorded music business in Continental Europe. In the Netherlands BMG…

Pandora continues its close collaboration with the music industry. In the wake of a deal with Sony/ATV, it s pacted a direct, multi-year licensing agreement with one of America s largest indie…

PRESS RELEASE: ISC is reopening submissions for one week only (Dec. 15-22) for its annual Stocking Stuffer, and the fee is a discounted $25 per entry. All entries will also be automatically entered…

US music streaming company Rhapsody (which operates outside the United States as Napster, which it bought four years ago) announced 2015 was one of its busiest years. It posted a 45% subscriber…

PRESS RELEASE: Sony/ATV Music Publishing has added a wealth of new names to its Neighbouring Rights division, including The Weeknd, guitar legend Slash, Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy-winning film…

Streaming might be on the dub in the UK, expected to rise to 25 billion audio streams this year which is over double that of the 13.7 billion audio streams last year. But while the general thought is…

PRESS RELEASE: Taylor Swift is giving her fans on Apple Music a special surprise this holiday, The 1989 World Tour LIVE. The 1989 World Tour LIVE was filmed in front of 76,000 fans at the ANZ Stadium…

Image: Adelaide-born singer-songwriter Sia Adelaide has been successful in its bid to become an UNESCO City of Music, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova announced in Paris. It is the first…

Image: Trackdown Digital’s activation with Dell US-headquartered global music publisher peermusic has struck a new strategic partnership with Sydney music and TV / film production studio Trackdown…