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As reported by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, The NFL has notified pop stars Rihanna, Coldplay and Katy Perry that they are under consideration to perform at next year’s Super Bowl 49. Some…

Southern Cross Media Group has appointed Nick McKechnie as its Chief Financial Officer, following the surprise resignation of Peter Lewis. Lewis resigned on July 17, just one month after taking up…

LVMH, the private equity arm which owns Louis Vuitton, has announced it will invest up to AU$85 million in YG Entertainment, home to K-Pop star Psy. Earlier this month, TMN reported the South Korean…

The Australian music industry’s self-funding grants program, The Seed, announced the recipients of its programs for 2014. It received over 350 applicants for three categories, organisers told TMN.…

Music tech blog Digital Music News has published in full the contract Google has insisted indie labels sign for its upcoming YouTube streaming service. The example contract reveals that, under the…

Warner/Chappell Music Nashville has signed Melbourne singer-songwriter Natalia Starzynski for a worldwide publishing deal. Last year, Starzynski was accepted into ASCAP’s (American Society of…

Steve Gunn Milly’s Garden The advent of Jack Johnson and his ilk of handsome, chiselled surfers with acoustic guitars means that the term "cruisy vibes" when discussing music is lost to the rest of…

After four years at the Hunter Valley’s Hope Estate, three-day country and roots festival CMC Rocks will move to Willowbank Raceway in Ipswich, Queensland, next year. Now named CMC Rocks QLD, it will…

Guy Oseary, who manages U2, Madonna and Alicia Keys, has entered a partnership with Live Nation and eight artist management firms to form Maverick. The company aims to source opportunities for its…

Future Music and Laneway have been listed in Spotify’s Most Influential Festivals list with Future coming second to UK juggernaut Glastonbury. Spotify analysed global stream numbers of festival…