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The 2020 Vanda Young Global Songwriting Competition Top 40 finalists have been announced and more than half are unpublished. The announcement of this iteration of the Vanda Young Global Songwriting…

TEG has acquired Handsome Tours, the Sydney-based boutique promoter and events company founded by the team behind Inertia Group of Companies. Announced today (10th February), TEG snaps up a majority…

The Industry Observer invited APRA AMCOS CEO Dean Ormston to guest on Fear At The Top to discuss the highs and lows of his work, and the legacy of his predecessor, Brett Cottle. Ormston spoke highly…

From next month, Sydney’s lockout laws will be binned for good. And the champagne corks are already flying. On Tuesday, state premier Gladys Berejiklian announced her government would wind-back the…

Welcome to the club, Khaled Rohaim and Te Whiti Warbrick. The production and songwriter pair, who pump out the hits under the name Twice As Nice, are elevated into the 1,000,000,000 List for their…

Matt Corby, the chart-topping, multiple award-winning singer and songwriter, can now add “label chief” to his skill set. Corby and his longtime collaborator Alex Henriksson today (9th February)…

TikTok is getting into the party spirit through a partnership with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Through an initiative announced today (8th February), the short-form video platform is…

The pandemic hasn’t hurt Spotify. Earlier this week, the streaming giant reported a 17% lift in revenue for its fourth quarter and now boasts 345 million monthly active users, up from 271 million or…

When exactly did Spotify become the enemy? It’s impossible to place an asterisk on the calendar, though the bile has been rising for some years. As the biggest player on the block, and a brand that’s…

Silverchair’s catalogue of recorded works are now in one place: Sony Music Entertainment Australia. As part of a multi-prong deal announced Friday (5th February), the music major agree on a new…