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Karen Lawson is exiting as managing director of Spotify Australia and New Zealand, less than a year into the role. Lawson, the former chief of start-up accelerator Slingshot, took the big job last…

UPDATE: March 16, 2020 Sounds Australia has been forced to cancel this Friday’s live-stream event 3 For The Stream. A statement reads: "This morning, Premier Daniel Andrews declared a state of…

With the Coronavirus potentially stripping hundreds of millions of dollars -- and thousands of jobs -- from Australia’s live industry, the touring space will get worse before it gets better. And…

The Coronavirus outbreak is ruining the party, but it didn’t stop the music publishing community from making the long haul to Sydney for the first-ever Australian meeting of the ICMP board. Hosted by…

Pixies have scrapped the final dates on their national tour due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The American alternative rock legends were due to play the first of two consecutive nights tonight at…

Think you’ve got the goods? The 2020 Vanda Young Global Songwriting Competition is now taking submissions. The annual songwriting contest offers a first-place cash prize of $50,000, courtesy of APRA…

Coachella won’t be happening next month. As the Coronavirus spreads across the globe and beats-up the stock markets, Coachella has been postponed to avoid the worst of the health crisis. Coachella…

It's official: Tones And I hit the world for six last year with her breakout track 'Dance Monkey.' The former-busker-turned-chart breaker comes in at No. 6 on the IFPI’s Top 10 Global Digital Singles…

Queen + Adam Lambert’s visit to Australia is now a glittery memory, a smorgasbord of hits, guitar solos and -- at some sites -- epic weather. Rhapsody Australian tour also featured something rarely…

The extraordinary cancellation of SXSW on the weekend will create a ripple effect all the way to Australia. The annual Austin, Texas showcase and conference extravaganza was due to kick off this…