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Ticket agency Moshtix celebrated its first year as an independent by signing up its one millionth subscriber. Last July, CEO Harley Evans, and business partner Vanessa Bond bought the company back…

Hot 100 This week, G.R.L’s Ugly Heart finally takes #1, pushing Meghan Trainor’s All About That Bass back down to #2. Taylor Swift has reached #3 with Shake It Off in only its third week in the chart…

US music, video and audio metadata company Gracenote has hired M-GO CEO John Batter as its new Chief Executive. The appointment follows a decision by Gracenote’s parent company Sony Corporation…

The success of the INXS mini-series in Australia has been mirrored in NZ over the past two weeks, where the band are now riding high on the local charts with The Very Best retrospective collection.…

Australia’s crowded music streaming market has taken another scalp. Songl, set up by Sony Music Entertainment Australia, Universal Music Australia and Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) has been shut down…

Studios 301 has announced the five acts who have won 40 hours (eight hours each) free studio time at its Sydney and Byron Bay recording studios. Scott Saunders of acid jazz band Directions In Groove…

Newcastle-based country music artist Morgan Evans has inked a deal with Foxtel to join the cable TV company’s Country Music Channel (CMC). As a presenter, host, and ambassador, Evans will continue…

Bose Corp, the high end soundsystem and headphone manufacturer who recently announced Guy Sebastian as its Australian ambassador, is suing Beats Electronics. Bose has accused the fellow audio product…

Four-time ARIA award winner Guy Sebastian is set embark on his first ever national arena tour in February 2015. Proudly announced by 6 Degrees Management, the ‘Madness’ tour will consist of six shows…

Merlin, the global independent rights agency and Pandora, the leading Internet radio service have formed an alliance, marking the first direct deal Pandora has inked with record labels. The…