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Michael Gudinski was awarded yet another accolade when he was placed on top of the inaugural AMID Power 50 list. We caught up with Gudinski to ask his advice on how to succeed in this ever-changing…

PPCA and the Australia Council today announced five one-off recording grants of up for $15,000. Applications are open until December 9. “Recording can sometimes be a long and costly process. These…

The global chart success of Lorde’s Royals has been vindicated by her fellow New Zealand songwriters, as the song took out APRA’s peer-voted Silver Scroll award, decided by 10,000 New Zealand…

A list like the AMID Power 50 is always going to breed controversy, especially considering the sensitive nature of ranking the players in such an ever-changing industry. Omissions will be made, and…

The eleven-strong judging panel for The 9th Coopers AMP was announced this morning and, as usual, features a mix of musicians, journalists and music retailers. The panel will comprise of: Dave…

Festivals #1: Tamworth Country Music Festival loses two major events The Tamworth Country Music Festival in January lost two of its major events. Its major sponsor Toyota will not hold the grand…

Yesterday, Peter Noble wrote an open letter to media, regarding the cancellation of artist Ernest Ranglin, who was slated to participate in the Jamaican Legends Tour. Noble claimed Christian…

Over 40 million record sales, eight Top 5 Billboard singles, 18 full-length records, and now an induction into the ARIA Hall Of Fame. When people think of quintessential Australian success stories,…

Competition watchdog the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has agreed to allow the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) to maintain its licensing arrangements for…

Six Australian acts were announced this morning among the first 200 artists to play South By Southwest in Austin, Texas, next year: Vance Joy (Melbourne), The Swiss (Sydney), The Chevelles (Perth),…

Amazon celebrates 15 years of UK operations today, and have revealed a list of the highest-selling entertainment products over the past fifteen years. The list compiles sales through the amazon.co.uk…

How did you first get involved in production and engineering? I taught myself. When I was young, me and my neighbours, my play brother and sister, we had a rap group, but whatever, it was just some…