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Yesterday Universal Music Publishing Australia announced the launch of UMPG Songs, its new online music platform, designed to streamline the process of searching for music to license for…

Music streaming service Rdio has introduced an ad-supported free internet radio model in New Zealand. Users have no need for a trial or subscription to access algorithmic artist and genre-based…

PRESS RELEASE: UPPM bolsters its vast catalogue and premium positioning with trailer music experts Volta Music Universal Publishing Production Music (UPPM) today announces its partnership with Volta…

PRESS RELEASE: COLD CHISEL s fans have rallied this morning to purchase tickets to the band s intimate, one off show in Canberra with the show selling all 2,500 available tickets in under 30 minutes.…

Australian consumers of the home entertainment market are eagerly embracing digital services as video-on-demand streaming and downloads, and turning away from physical items as DVDs and Blu-ray.…

Taylor Swift’s 1989 has caused a storm in the United States and Australia with its first week sales. In the US, her fifth long player sold 1.287 million copies, the first new album to sell over 1…

Hot 100 This week, Hozier holds #1 for his second week since taking the top spot earlier last year. Up at a new peak of #2 is Mark Ronson s Uptown Funk featuring Bruno Mars which after a four-week…

Guvera, the streaming service that launched its beta version on the Gold Coast in 2010, is set to compete with market juggernauts like Rdio and Spotify after announcing it has acquired 2 million…

Irving Azoff - the industry magnate who represents Pharrell Williams, Bruno Mars, John Lennon and the Eagles among others on his new rights management venture – is prepared to take his acts off of…

Misdemeanor grimes up with David Seedsman Misdemeanor Records pacted Melbourne multi-instrumentalist David Seedsman to an initial one-album contract. The first is the debut avant-garde jazz album…