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Taylor Swift is at #1 for its second week in a row now, this time without the threat of Meghan Trainor’s All About That Bass looming close behind. In fact, the tug of war between Trainor and Swift…

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,…

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.…

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. 1999 CHUGG SPLITS FROM…

The new owner-occupier of Big Day Out’s office space in Surry Hills has turned the warehouse into a performance studio. The Marlborough Street property, which was tenanted by the festival…

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,…

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. 1998 MODULAR RECORDINGS…

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,…

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…

Southern Cross Austereo has announced a new nightly countdown show in partnership with Shazam, which will replace its official countdown show The Bump. The Shazam Top 20 will be hosted by The Bump’s…