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PPCA, ARIA Music Rights Australia have announced that Adrian Digiacomo has been appointed Communications Manager, effective immediately. Digiacomo will be responsible for working with the executive…

Bruce Springsteen, Nine Inch Nails, Gotye and The Temper Trap are among the acts championing Global Citizen Tickets (GCT), the advocacy project working to end extreme poverty. A project of the Global…

Showcasing the globe’s most adventurous music since 2004, Soundwave pulled another explosive display out of the bag yesterday in Sydney. After Metallica attracted much of the 250,000 punter figure in…

Hip hop festival Sprung has announced its return this year after a 2013 its directors said left a ’dirty taste’ in their mouths. Last year, the promoters of the Brisbane event decided to expand to…

Justin Bieber’s music video Baby has become the first clip to achieve one billion views on Vevo. The achievement comes off the back of a renewed social media push by his fanbase to see the video…

Spotify has acquired US music intelligence company The Echo Nest in a deal that many believe is better readying the company for an IPO. The initial public offering was hinted at last month when the…

Some of the biggest names in music are showing their support for Record Store Day this April 19 with special release plans. Green Day, who are currently in the country with Soundwave festival, will…

The success of Bruce Springsteen’s Australian tour this month has placed him atop Billboard’s weekly Hot Tours Chart for the second time this year. His stint through Australia from February 5-23…

St. South Get Good (Prod. by Koenski) When St. South first pricked up our ears via the triple j Unearthed website in early 2013 it was with a gentle sleeper tune called Not Hopeless Yet. It didn’t…

Sony Music Entertainment’s rights company BMG has acquired the catalogue of late songwriting legend Hal David, reports Music Week. Best known for tracks like Alfie (recorded by Cher, Cilla Black and…