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PRESS RELEASE: SoundExchange announced the hire of Mark Eisenberg as senior vice president, Strategic Initiatives and Jacqueline Peterson as senior vice president, Communications. Both bring a wealth…

Wick Studios recruits US artist manager to team New Melbourne entertainment complex Wick Studios hired US artist manager Lynn Robnett (pictured) as Director of Entertainment and Development. She is…

PRESS RELEASE: Legendary rock icons M tley Cr e have, at last, confirmed dates for the highly anticipated Australian leg of their Final Tour, bringing along shock-rocker ALICE COOPER as very special…

Guvera, the streaming service that launched its beta version on the Gold Coast in 2010, is allegedly gearing to buy Tesco s streaming service Blinkbox Music. The British supermarket giant is…

PRESS RELEASE: Today Bluesfest, held over the 5 Day Easter Long Weekend from Thursday 2nd to Monday 6th of April 2015 continues to build the buzz surrounding the festival by announcing the long…

A three-strikes warning scheme for Australian-based copyright infringers is a keystone proposal in a voluntary code developed by Australia s ISPs and copyright holders to combat online piracy and…

This week sees a return to #1 for Hozier s Take Me To Church, which briefly fell from #1 two weeks ago. Up at #2 with a new peak is Sia s Elastic Heart, which jumps from #4. Her last single to reach…

Rdio has taken back 100% ownership of its local entity and has plans to expand. Nova Entertainment, owned by Lachlan Murdoch, entered the partnership with the streaming service in 2012 with Rdio s…

PRESS RELEASE: Kobalt has acquired CEG Rights BV, a publishing administration business dealing mainly in music for film and other media, from Cutting Edge Group. The deal will see Kobalt, the world s…

While Taylor Swift’s 1989 is the first new LP to sell over 1 million copies in the US this year, her decision to pull her full catalogue from Spotify - and the ongoing debate between artists and…