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Four of the most successful contemporary songwriters were among those lauded on the Australia Day Honours List. Mr. Yunupingu, the one time Australian of the Year and Yothu Yindi frontman received…

Despite the squabble on the eve of the Golden Guitar country music awards in Tamworth about what constituted “Australian country music”, the judges gave their verdict loud and clear. The…

14 million Australians is a fairly hefty listening audience, which executives at dmg Radio Australia will no doubt be hoping to capitalise on as they launch Coles Radio: a bespoke digital radio…

The recorded music industry can be divided into two main games – The Distribution Business and the Control Of Copyright Business. The Distribution Business (both physical and digital) is now…

Mushroom Music Publishing entered a sub-publishing agreement for Australia and NZ with Another Victory Inc, the sister publisher of Chicago-based Victory Records. Victory founder Tony Brummel said of…

Australasian names sign with Kobalt Neighbouring Rights London-based Kobalt Neighbouring Rights (KNR) signed Australia’s Flume and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker (and honorary Aussie, Passenger) and New…

Clear Channel’s John Hogan retires John Hogan, Chairman and CEO of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, is retiring. He joined in 1999 when the company acquired Jacor Communications, where he was…

The Music Producers Guild Awards were created to celebrate the creative and technical achievements of those who work behind the scenes to produce the best in UK recorded music - the record producers,…

For veteran dance music exec Lorne Padman, the beat goes on in another corner of the world. After nine years with Vicious Recordings, Padman last year made the leap across the Pacific and into an…

Following Mark Poston’s interview with The Music Network in January - where he announced his new role as Managing Director of Parlophone Australia and as Managing Director of Warner Bros. Records…