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Shazam is playing in the billionaire club, each and every month. The onomatopoeically-named music identification app hits two new milestones, as users fire off one billion Shazams each month and…

There is a very credible conspiracy theory that rapper Nicki Minaj is actually just a sped up Jay-Z, with the actual Nicki a model employed to artfully mime these Jay-Z verses. Of course, it isn't…

The Mushroom Group is growing. With Matt Gudinski now settled into the top job, the independent music powerhouse strikes a new partnership with management company Foreign Echo. Launched in 2019,…

In love, it is said, absence makes the heart grow fonder. In real life, the absence of music makes the head hurt. A U.K. study found that the pandemic has created a pent-up demand for live music, an…

A legal brouhaha is bubbling away in Australia’s hip-hop community, in a copyright dispute involving several standout acts in the genre and a fast-rising music company.Kuda Beats, a music producer…

Nominations close soon for the 2021 Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMA). Set to return to Brisbane in October, nominations are currently open across 17 categories, however they close at midnight…

The Brag Media has announced its expansion into New Zealand with the recent hire of Ryan Baynes as Sales Manager. Responsible for launching the network in New Zealand, Baynes joins the parent company…

The Palaszczuk Government has handed down an extra $7 million to Queensland’s live music industry in the State’s 2021-22 Budget. In a statement, outgoing QMusic CEO Angela Samut thanked "our Premier,…

Sydney was set to snag a new, mid-winter music industry conference with a focus on mental health next month. Following the recent COVID-19 restrictions which have been put in place across a number of…

1300 are dialing it up with a new agency deal. The Sydney-based Korean rap outfit signs with Edwin Tehrani at New World Artists, the independent live music booking agency and concert tour promoter,…