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Sydney pop group 5 Seconds Of Summer are set to become our biggest exports since Gotye, selling out a ten-date US tour of two-thousand seaters in under five minutes. This comes off the back of their…

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…

After raising more than $6 million through a Kickstarter campaign, Neil Young and his PonoMusic team have plans to gain additional funding from equity markets. PonoMusic’s CEO John Hamm has said that…

Sydney’s Sound Summit Festival of Independent and Innovative Music is taking a break this year. “The ongoing financial viability of the festival has been a major factor in this decision, with Sound…

Nashville-based guitar manufacturers Gibson Brands Inc. has acquired Philips’ WOOX Innovations: the audio, video, multimedia and accessories arm of Philips. Gibson will pay US$135m plus an…

Musician, teacher, and advocate Lindy Morrison has been named as the 2014 recipient of the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music. The annual award is decided by APRA’s Board…

Tim Kelly will join SME as General Manager Marketing Asia Pacific, effective June 2. Kelly moves to Sony Music from Universal Music Australia, where he has held the position of General Manager…

West Australian promoters Altered State have been declared insolvent by the Federal Court. According to The West Australian, legal fisticuffs broke out over a $340,000+ bar bill. According to…

The latest music report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) shows music streaming is still on the rise as digital downloads fall. The consulting firm’s Entertainment Media Outlook 2014-2018 shows the…

Google is refusing to amend contract terms for the independent label sector, despite outcry from the community, over YouTube’s upcoming music streaming service. The Worldwide Independent Network…