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South Australia’s Hall of Fame launches Friday March 28 at the Goodwood Institute in Adelaide. It will be opened by veteran radio identity David Day, who has donated 40 years of music memorabilia.…

Michael Chugg told The Music Network that plans are being drawn up in Australia to celebrate his 50th anniversary in the business. These include the re-release of his 2010 memoirs Hey! You In The…

The Rolling Stones have postponed all scheduled shows for their tour of Australia and New Zealand following the death of L’Wren Scott. The Rolling Stones are planning to reschedule these shows at a…

The Recording Industry Association of Japan’s annual report of digital music showed a 23% decrease in digital revenue in 2013 from 2012, despite the lack of major streaming services in the country.…

The recent decision of the rate court judge, that Pandora will pay American performance rights organisation ASCAP a royalty rate of 1.85% of their annual revenue, will save Pandora US$21m, according…

UPDATE: Frontier Touring has confirmed The Rolling Stones’ Perth concert tomorrow night has been postponed. Media are anticipating an official statement from Frontier Touring following the sudden…

In a move they claim will "empowers indie labels to move into publishing", Cooking Vinyl’s CV America is launching a new publishing services model, which will include an outsourced A R network.…

Music Rights Australia looked at the top five illegal sites and searched for Australian artists that have recently had a #1 Album on the ARIA Albums Chart. They then tracked which albums were…

One month after Attorney-General George Brandis mentioned a ­“three-strikes policy” tactic to solve the ongoing copyright infringement problem in Australia, Google have stepped in with a…

Sheppard, as evidenced in the latest chart rundowns, have become the first Australian indie act in almost a decade to hit the top spot on the ARIA Singles chart, with their second release Geronimo…