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The PlayStation Music service in partnership with Spotify will be launched in Australia on May 30, according to a tweet from the official PlayStation France Twitter account. Australia will be one of…

PRESS RELEASE: Universal Music Publishing Australia has signed an exclusive, global music publishing deal with Sydney-based, internationally renowned producer/DJ/ trumpeter Timmy Trumpet, it was…

PRESS RELEASE: Ministry of Sound Australia has announced the winner of the inaugural World Electronic Music Competition in Australia, with young Brisbane DJ/producer AJC landing top honours with his…

The major labels will take a Swedish ISP to court in October after it refused to block The Pirate Bay. Swedish ISP Bredbandsbolaget said it would not roll over in a hearing last month with…

PRESS RELEASE: Kobalt, the leading independent music publishing and global music rights management services company, announced it has raised a $60 million Series C funding round with Google Ventures,…

Last week Byron Bay hardcore staples In Hearts Wake announced they will be hosting a charity auction featuring various rare items provided by the band as well as a host of other artists who have…

The first ever Global Release Day for the recorded music industry has been given a date. Friday July 10 was confirmed to Music Week as the kick-off date. While the date doesn t affect Australia and…

Just before Netflix goes live in Australia on March 24, Presto has cut a deal with Telstra to boost its subscriber numbers. The exclusive deal, available immediately, sees Telstra re-sell Presto s…

The Australian music industry s championing of a Government reform to help curb digital piracy will be noted in the upcoming announcement of the new Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill.…

Following more than a year of legal back-and-forth, Marvin Gaye s estate has won a US$7.3 million judgment over Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke s global #1 Blurred Lines. After a week long trial,…