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ARIA Singles This week’s ARIA Singles chart sees an Australian act break a record. Que Sera by Justice Crew has stayed at #1 for nine weeks in a row, breaking the record for the longest time at #1…

Face The Music has announced its full conference program will feature an in-depth conversation with all three members of The Living End. Presented by APRA AMCOS, ’Focus on The Living End’ will see…

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…

Forbes has published its list of highest earners in hip hop and Dr Dre has come out on top as the biggest Cash King. The Aftermath Records Founder and CEO is riding high thanks to the sale of Beats…

Spotify has broadened its reach into e-commerce through a partnership with music technology company BandPage. BandPage, a free app that allows musicians to sell tickets and products and share…

Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett continues her ascension in the international music scene with a nomination for an AIM Independent Music Award. Barnett received her nomination 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…

A New Zealand Vodafone customer has been ordered to pay industry association Recorded Music Zealand NZ $738.96 in costs, damages and “deterrent” payments. The ruling came after the unnamed customer…

Country festival juggernaut CMC Rocks North QLD has been forced to revise its lineup and downsize to a smaller venue. "Festival promoters are committed to the CMC Rocks events, with this being the…

Michael Gudinski has spent almost 30 years working closely with Australia’s biggest musical export, Kylie Minogue. He admits: they’re family. As managing director of newly-launched Parlophone, Mark…