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TMN celebrates two decades in this ever-shifting music industry by taking a look back at the key moments – both triumphant and tumultuous – in the Australian music business. 2012 STREAMING HITS…

Guvera, the Australia-based streaming service which was launched in 2008, has expanded across a series of Asian countries in a bid to compete against dominant market players such as Spotify.…

Independent news website Crikey.com has obtained a discussion paper that details the Australian government’s proposed options to combat online piracy. The leaked paper, dated July 2014 and endorsed…

Apple has announced an acquisition to beef up its iTunes Radio. Swell, who developed the podcast streaming and personalised talk-radio app of the same name, was purchased for $31.8 million. Re/code…

A US Department of Justice official has put forward a proposal that would make the offence of illegal streaming a felony rather than a misdemeanor. David Bitkower, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney…

SXSW organisers will open registrations and hotels in early August for next year’s conference in Austin, Texas. Registrations are for media, delegate and non-performing artists. Organisers opened…

This week SME recognise Taylor Henderson for Gold sales for his ARIA #1 album, Nollsie gets busy promoting #WOLO, will.i.am DJs in Sydney, The McClymonts sign with Sony/ATV and more. If you have a…

A current Google staff member and an ex-exec have been tapped to work for Spotify. Omid Kordestani, the current chief business officer of Google is joining the board of Spotify, while Shishir…

TMN celebrates two decades in this ever-shifting music industry by taking a look back at the key moments – both triumphant and tumultuous – in the Australian music business. 2005 ITUNES LAUNCHES IN…

FEATURE ALBUM The Smith Street Band - Throw Me In The River [Poison City Records] The Melbourne band’s most zealous fans can always rely on a new SSB record for an autobiographical update. Third LP…