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It’s official: Victoria is Australia’s capital of live entertainment, the space for concerts and festivals is alight, and live is bigger than pro sports. It’s all outlined in Live Performance…

It’s a new dawn for the ARIA Charts, which will be revamped from this weekend to place greater emphasis on paid subscription streams. The charts compiler is moving with the times by applying a new…

With some help from Spotify, famous pals, and a viral dance challenge, Drake has taken down a long-standing Beatles record. Thanks to his guest slot on Bad Bunny’s "MIA," which started at No. 5 on…

Check it out online, like what you see, so go to the show. It’s become the standard route to finding your favourite new band so, naturally, two major players have come together to make that path…

The federal government’s inquiry into the music industry is gathering pace, as scores of submissions have been delivered, accepted, and many are now open to public scrutiny. TIO understands the…

It was another record-busting year for APRA AMCOS with group revenue surging past $400 million for the first time, as royalties from digital, broadcast, international and, of course, streaming…

John Butler is the latest signing to Downtown Music Publishing. The multiple ARIA Award-winning songwriter, musician and John Butler Trio frontman has inked a multi-territory deal with the…

Cashed-up investors with a hankering for Tencent Music Entertainment will have a wait a little longer after the tech giant reportedly delayed its Initial Public Offering in the United States. The…

Lorde’s decision to scrap her scheduled concert in Israel could have financial ramifications. An Israel court has ordered two New Zealanders to pay fines and damages totalling NZ$18,000 for harming…

We listen to almost an entire day of music each week, mostly in the car, streaming is our weapon of choice, YouTube is still the king, and rock rules. These are just some of the takeaways from the…

Australia’s music community has come together in a rare show of unity to forge its long-term vision as the government kick-starts its own inquiry into the industry. Last week, the major music trade…

Billy Thorpe, the Australian rock’n’roll trailblazer whose ‘70s blues-rock outfit The Aztecs was the toughest of them all, sadly passed away in 2007, at the age of 60. But the ARIA Hall of Famer’s…