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Having sold out the 2018 edition of the festival within a day of it going on sale, it's worth noting the impressive collection of homegrown talent playing across the weekend. David James Young spoke…

Aussie musos, there’s another new set of trophies to chase. Just be prepared to travel. Organisers of the annual Midem music convention in Cannes will launch a new, data-driven awards gala in time…

Of the four records that Kanye West has released between May and June of 2018, perhaps the best song among the bunch is track two on the Kanye-produced Nas album Nasir. The song is named 'Cops Shot…

Spotify has paid tribute to late rapper XXXTentacion, just weeks after pulling his music from the platforms curated playlists following their now defunct "hate policy". The 20-year-old rapper died…

It's no secret that music fans (and even the state government) aren't too keen on the ticket resale company Viagogo, but now it seems that the company's reputation has taken another hit, with an…

It's set to be a rather bittersweet few days on triple j this week, with the announcement that as Veronica Milsom prepares to return to the airwaves, Alex Dyson is set to bid us goodbye once again.…

If there's one thing us music industry folk can unanimously agree on, it's that nothing quite burns a hole in one's pocket quite like the cost of flights. That's why we, The Industry Observer, are…

Just weeks after it was announced that YouTube had begun taking down videos that the UK police deemed to be "violent", one musical group have been told they're unable to make music without express…

On April 12, when Sticky Fingers gave their first public interview since announcing their hiatus last September, the music community was hopeful. The band, who had previously issued a statement…

The music industry is an ever-changing beast. As consumer behaviour changes and revenue streams shift, the industry adapts. Social media platforms and record companies have become media publishers,…