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Australian retailers have been quick this morning to reject Record Store Day criticisms encouraged by Paul Weller’s decision to no longer take part in the global initiative. Paul Weller withdrew his…

Booking agent Alastair Green has announced his departure as head of electronic music at Artist Voice to develop new agency MAKER. MAKER will provide a suite of services including artist management,…

Jane English new MD of Music Sales Australia Music publishing veteran Jane English has been announced as the new Managing Director of Sydney-based Music Sales Australia. English was formerly VP of…

Ivy League signs Bad//Dreems Sydney-based Ivy League Records has signed its first Adelaide act, Bad//Dreems. The band’s new single Dumb Ideas, produced by Mark Opitz, will be followed by live sets at…

Popular music streaming service Spotify have launched their latest Emerge program in Australia and New Zealand to find and award upcoming local acts. Using technology that picks up on music trends…

Amazon’s new in-house streaming video device, called Fire TV, will come pre-loaded with content from other providers. The US$99 device, announced on Wednesday at a media call in New York, will be set…

triple j’s tongue-in-cheek Christmas Number 1 charity single has raised $19,477.83 for the Red Cross. What started as “a little idea, a flurry of phone calls and one crazy studio day”, spearheaded by…

Australia’s first music-only crowdfunding site has been launched by a team operating out of Melbourne. Panda Crowd – still in Beta mode – has been built and funded by an operation headed up by Brad…

Following reports that streaming music is on the rise and digital music sales are down for the first time in ten years, Apple are reportedly in negotiations to launch an on-demand subscription music…

Southern Cross Austereo has released its latest digital innovation and online activity report, authored by newly-recruited Director of Digital and Innovation Clive Dickens. The report boasts an…