Beloved Brisbane artist Hatchie has shared her top recommendations for punters heading to BIGSOUND next month. The annual conference and showcase will stretch across 130…
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APRA AMCOS has completed their tax reform submission in time for next month’s summit. The PRO’s proposed package has been delivered to the NSW Government’s…
The Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash has reached full capacity, with close to 15,000 people set to attend. The milestone makes it the largest ticketed…
Keith Urban has partnered with the Tamworth Country Music Festival for an initiative designed to support emerging Australian country music singers. The Keith Urban Rising…
Amazon Music Australia and Awesome Black’s “Blak Loud” showcase has recently celebrated Bad Apples Music’s contributions to Blak music and culture, with a night of…
There’s Live Nation, and there’s daylight, in Pollstar’s latest rankings for concert promoters in Australia and New Zealand. According to the US live entertainment trade…
Teamwrk Records taps Tommy Jackson as Senior A&R Manager. Jackson joins from Sony Music Australia, where he accumulated eight years’ experience in the A&R department, most recently as A&R…
Jaddan Comerford, ISHAN and Sidhartha Todi UNIFIED Music Group is diving deeper into the Indian music market through a joint venture with 7Entertainment. Announced today,…
2025 winner Ihaka Wanarere-Tauri Play It Strange has announced the winners of the 2025 Waiata Māori Songwriting Competition for high school students in Years 9–13.…
Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge has delivered a scathing response to Drake‘s lawsuit regarding Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us”, calling the allegations…
Meredith Music Festival has unveiled its 2025 lineup. The long-running will bring an eclectic array of artists from home and abroad to the Meredith Supernatural…
Guy Sebastian’s 100 Times Around The Sun (via Sony Music) enjoys a hot start on the ARIA Chart, opening at No. 2, while KPop Demon…
You’ve seen the Netflix show, more than once. And absorbed the soundtrack. Now you grab some popcorn, sit back and sing-along to K-Pop Demon Hunters…
BIGSOUND delegates will have the chance to see one of Australia’s most enduring rock outfits in action this September, when Kisschasy take the stage at…
News August 14, 2025 Sting Image: Robin Little/Redferns Sting will steer his musical “The Last Ship” to Australia next year. The superstar former Police frontman…
Australia has a new dance music festival brand, Hypersonic. Spread over two cities on successive days this November, Hypersonic promises to be a “ground breaking…
Greens politician Cate Faehrmann has fired another shot at Superstruct and the Minns government over a financial lifeline extended to music festival operators facing hard…
The Lansdowne Hotel is pumping the good times to your device. Lansdowne TV switches on today, August 13th, as an online-only video content series that…
Beyond the Valley is set to return for its 10th edition. Organised by Untitled Group, the festival’s theme for 2025, “It Gets Better,” follows on…
Image: Supplied. Image: 9Lives Going Global Music Summit, Aotearoa’s biggest music industry event, has revealed the final lineup for the 2025 event. This year, the…