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PPCA and the Australia Council have partnered yet again to offer a series of $15,000 grants to assist Australian artists wanting to record. Last year, the partnership’s inaugural year, they offered…

Former Modular booking agent Paul Stix has announced his booking, touring and events agency UNDR ctrl. Stix has already hosted events and signed artists like triple j Unearthed favourite Albert Salt,…

REAL ESTATE Had To Hear The latest single from New Jersey jangle-pop revivalists Real Estate is just another indicator of how good their Atlas album is. Martin Courtney’s vocals are more assured than…

South by Southwest has seen its biggest number of first-week applications from Australian delegates in its 28-year run. Registrations opened on Monday (August 4) for the 29th annual event in Austin,…

Rhapsody International has acquired Soundtracking – the app, technology and its team, while also recruiting the entire team behind Exfm, the developers of music discovery technology and mobile apps.…

Gaga Music has announced that it will represent the Beggars Music publishing catalogue for Australia and New Zealand. Beggars Music boasts a strong catalogue of artists including Glass Animals,…

It’s quite possibly the most important visit to these shores by a group of Brits since Captain Cook sailed the Endeavour into Botany Bay in 1770. The arrival of John, Paul, George and (replacement…

UMG has appointed Jody Gerson Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group, effective January 1, 2015. Gerson, who currently serves as Co-President of Sony/ATV Publishing will report to UMG…

Anna Calvi David Byrne Strange Weather David Byrne has always had exceptional taste, so it’s no surprise to see him teaming up with the uber-cool Anna Calvi for a couple of songs on her latest EP…

Hot 100 This week, Meghan Trainor’s All About That Bass has now taken #1 on the TMN Hot 100, moving past G.R.L and pushing Paloma Faith’s Only Love Can Hurt Like This to #3. Klingande’s Jubel has…