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PRESS RELEASE: Joining an already remarkable array of artists, including the Grammy Award-winning Ang lique Kidjo, Canadian academic and environmentalist David Suzuki, American singer-songwriter John…

Google s Play Music users will in the coming months be able to hear podcasts on the streaming service. It will be trialled in the United States first before rolling out in other countries. This week,…

Spotify is taking the battle to Apple Music s Beats 1 internet radio with a new feature called In Residence. The Swedish service now features music and talk shows by Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones, Mike…

PRESS RELEASE: Media Insight Consulting is launching FastForward, a reasonably priced conference aimed at providing networking and educational opportunities for international music industry execs…

5 Seconds of Summer are heading for #1 debuts in the US and the UK with their second album Sounds Good Feels Good, which was released worldwide on October 23. Billboard last night reported that…

FEATURE ALBUM City Calm Down - In A Restless House [I OH YOU/Mushroom] Since the release of Melbourne band’s 2012 EP Movements, which sparked tour invites from alt-j, CHVRCHES, Totally Enormous…

2015 will become the first year when global digital sales top physical sales. A forecast from global analyst firm Ovum reports that in six years spending on digital downloads and streaming services…

ARIA-winning singer-songwriter Russell Morris has signed a global deal with indie rights management company Alberts. The move marks Morris first formal arrangement in many years, having…

Melbourne s 123 Agency this morning announced the launch of a corporate division to tap into the lucrative market of providing entertainment for gala dinners and award ceremonies, blue chip sporting…

Ahead of today s ministerial shuffle, the Australia creative sector moved quickly to lobby for George Brandis removal as Arts Minister and to abandon his National Program for Excellence in the Arts…