Roger Field to Exit Live Nation
Roger Field, Live Nation’s president, Asia Pacific, one of the most powerful concert promoters in the region, has resigned from his post, The Music Network…
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SXSW Sydney Pulled It Off: Everything We Learned
I am a SXSW veteran. I fly to Austin every year and love it each time, I’ve been going for nearly a decade. However, like…
Kirsty Rivers Announces Departure From Creative Australia
Kirsty Rivers has confirmed she will leave Creative Australia before year’s end. The industry veteran currently serves as head of music in Creative Australia’s sector…
Music Industry Welcomes NSW Gov’t Promise to Cut Night-Life Red Tape With ‘Vibrancy Bills’
New South Wales’ live entertainment space got a shot of vibrancy late last week with the introduction of bills which its champions hope will encourage…
TikTok Launches Premium Streaming Service In Australia
Just months after running a controversial “test” on users of its platform in Australia, TikTok launches its premium music streaming service in the land Down…
Creative Australia Appoints Millie Millgate as Director, Music Australia
“A version of this article incorrectly stated that APRA AMCOS had appointed Millie Millgate to the role of Director, Music Australia. Music Australia was recently…
APRA AMCOS Posts Record Revenue, Rues Loss of 1,300 Music Venues
Record revenues and healthy gains are (part of) the story behind APRA AMCOS latest financial results. Posted today (Oct. 19), the PRO unveils all-time high…
Troye Sivan’s ‘Something to Give Each Other’ on Track For U.K. Top 10
Troye Sivan’s third studio LP is away to a solid start. Released last Friday (Oct. 13), Something to Give Each Other is on track for…
What Can Artists Learn From Tech?
If you are interested in seeing how artist data can be used to shape the future of the music industry, the Twilio Segment panel ‘What…
6 Unmissable Music Events at SXSW Sydney
After much preparation and anticipation, the inaugural SXSW Sydney is finally here. From Sunday October 15th-Sunday, October 22nd, the city will be transformed, with its…
4ESydney Conference Sets Speakers Line-up With Annabelle Herd, MC Trey and More
ARIA and PPCA CEO Annabelle Herd, hip-hop veteran MC Trey and JK-47, the Minjungbal/Gudjinburra artist and advocate from the Bundjalung community who nabbed triple j’s…
Toilet Queues, Safety and a Lack of Music Venues Are Worrying Punters: Report
Australians love going to the show. But long toilet queues, bad vibes from other punters, and a lack of dedicated music venues, particularly in regional…
Niko Nordström, Former President of Warner Music Australia, Leaves the Company
Niko Nordström is stepping down from Warner Music Group after 16 years with the music major, including a years-long stint running the Australasian affiliate. The veteran…
Alison Wright Resigns as APRA AMCOS Head of Membership
APRA AMCOS will kick-start the recruitment process for a new head of membership early next year following the resignation of Alison Wright. The PRO this…
Judge says all systems go for NYE festival in Coachella
A U.S. judge has declared that Live Nation can continue selling tickets for the New Year’s Eve Day One 22 event, rejecting a request from Coachella…
Vinyl sales in the U.S. hit a 30 year high last week
Last week was a record-breaking week for the vinyl industry in the U.S.. In the week ending December 23rd, Americans purchases 2.11 million vinyl records,…
Cancelled WA festival organisers issue statement as race day goes ahead
Organisers of Perth’s Origin Fields festival have issued a statement on the cancellation of their New Year’s Eve event. But many – including the Origin…
Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’ becomes first song to reach three billion Spotify streams
Ed Sheeran has finished 2021 on a high note. The pop star has revealed that his 2017 hit, ‘Shape of You’, has become the first…
Guns N’ Roses tour picks up $1.35m total federal government funding
The sixth batch of the federal government’s Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) funding was announced late Tuesday, to a mixed industry response. One…
QUIZ: How well do you know triple j’s Hottest 100?
Probably one of the best times of the year, triple j’s Hottest 100 countdown offers a day chock-full of the best jams of the year.…