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Applications have opened for BIGSOUND 2014, as well as early bird registrations for the event. Held between September 10-12 this year, BIGSOUND is routinely regarded as one of the world’s premier…

The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust has outlined a plan to install a permanent sound stage in the Sydney Domain. The stage would be used to host "year-round events" and is part of a proposed…

Universal Music Group has acquired music video production and distribution company Eagle Rock Entertainment. Eagle Rock, an independent company based in London, boasts more than 800 music-related…

Western Sydney pop group 5 Seconds Of Summer are continuing their purple patch with their EP She Looks So Perfect debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart. The EP was held off the top spot by the…

A legal challenge to Adelaide’s 3am lockout was rejected by the Full Court of the Supreme Court. The city’s Palace nightclub argued that the code, introduced in October 2013, was invalid because it…

Two of MCM Media’s strongest initiatives, Vevo Lift and Live At The Chapel, are on the schedule for 2014. Group Content Director, Sam Thompson, told The Music Network that discussions are being held…

The biggest performing arts institute in Australia has teamed with the country’s biggest youth radio station to help upcoming acts gain exposure on music video TV program Rage. Sydney’s National…

The Australian music market continues to rank as sixth largest in the world, according to the IFPI’s 2014 Recording Industry In Numbers report. The US remains the largest market, which at $4.47…

Vance Joy’s single Riptide has charted inside the Top 40 in five European countries, sitting at #7 in Austria and #11 in Germany. It was early 2013 when Vance Joy aka James Keogh made his music…

EDM producer Skrillex has launched a record label where all releases will be available for free. Nest will operate from Skrillex’ blog Nest HQ, which he launched last May as a "transparent vantage…