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According to the Australian Music Retailers Association (AMRA), having Friday as the designated Global Release day is good for business. AMRA has weighed in on the debate after Kim Bayley, director…

Damian Cunningham, festival booker and owner of Elastic Entertainment, has been appointed Director of Audience and Sector Development at the National Live Music Office. Cunningham will work with…

The label and artist management agency behind Korean pop sensation Psy is in discussions to sell a share stake to overseas investors. According to Variety, YG Entertainment is currently listed on the…

Sydney Opera House has announced that Chris Twite will join the Music at the House programming team as Senior Producer, Contemporary Music. For the past six years Twite has been the Promoter for…

In a first for an Australian council, the City of Yarra in Melbourne introduced funding to help soundproof venues. It has a pool of $25,000 from which any of its 50 live music venues can get $2000,…

TMN Ask A Lawyer is a semi-regular column where our readers receive expert legal advice from renowned entertainment lawyer Brett Oaten. :: ASK A LAWYER - BAND MANAGEMENT In this second instalment,…

Almost five months after Nick O’Byrne announced he would step down as General Manager of the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR), the trade body announced Dan Nevin as its CEO.…

SAFM Gone SCA blow up SAFM with a new name, new position, new line-up next Monday. The famous name of SAFM is about to exit the Adelaide radio landscape forever. Southern Cross Austereo will rebrand,…

Ahead of Hanson’s Australian tour next month, Isaac Hanson, the band of brothers’ eldest sibling, talked to TMN about the recorded music industry and why he believes it is falling apart. Since their…

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. 2013-2014 THE BOTTOM…