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Drum roll… the shortlist for Independent Label of the Year at the 2020 AIR Awards has been revealed.ABC Music, Spinning Top Records, Elefant Traks, I Oh You and Sweat It Out are shortlisted for the…

The SGC Media Group has big plans in the media space thanks to one new acquisition and the launch of a hub for young country music fans. Announced today, SGC Media has launched Countrytown, "the…

Universal Music Group has conquered the U.S. albums chart in record fashion by bagging nine of the top 10 albums. For the week ending 27th August, UMG-released LPs rule the top three on the Billboard…

TikTok has tapped an Australian executive to lead its global operations amid an ugly legal battle with Donald Trump’s administration. Vanessa Pappas takes the reins as interim head following the…

Jamendo, the indie licensing platform and sync specialist, has tapped Musiio to tag it catalogue using artificial intelligence, The Industry Observer can exclusively reveal. Through the new…

The year 2020 has been tough on everyone, dire for some. But in challenging times, there are often bright spots and opportunities. The National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs), beamed out on August…

It's a proud moment when one of Australia's hardest working artists becomes a global export. That's exactly how we felt to learn that Melbourne producer Alice Ivy is taking over international screens…

Dr Ros Bandt, the celebrated composer, sound artist and scholar, will receive the Richard Gill Award, one of the Australian music industry’s top honours, during next month’s virtual Art Music Awards.…

Former Premier Artists agent Sean Simmons presses play on his new touring agency. Press Play Presents goes live this week with a roster including Mick Harvey (Nick Cave the Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey),…

Dirty Hit is open for business in Australia.The award-winning independent record label today (26th August) expands into Asia Pacific with an office in Sydney, led by former Sony Music Entertainment…