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Despite EDM being at the very peak of its powers, the world’s most popular EDM-focused download site Beatport – which acted as a launching pad for countless successful artists – has shut its offices…

We have a sneaking suspicion Jhené Aiko is about to become a main priority for Def Jam. Ostensibly signed to producer No I.D’s imprint Artium, Aiko released the EP Sail Out last month: a breezy,…

Swedish music streaming company Spotify could be about to announce a free advertising-supported service for mobile devices in the US and other countries. Speculation has been rife after the company…

U2 wrote the song Ordinary Love from the movie Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. They wrote it especially for the movie after being contacted by its producer Harvey Weinstein, who knew of their…

Taylor Swift, and Leonard Cohen are in the country, Kate and Hughsey say farewell, and Gossling does the rounds. [FinalTilesGallery id=’16’]

Nakagin Bloom Is it too broad to say that we’re in the producer age? With the likes of Ta-ku, Chet Faker, Wave Racer, Elizabeth Rose and, of course, the biggest of the big, Flume making such seismic…

Queen, Universal, renew deal: film, albums Queen and Universal Music Group renewed their deal, celebrating the occasion at this week’s launch of a new Queen exhibition in Montreux, Switzerland,…

Country music singer songwriter John Williamson has quit as President of the Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) after ten years – saying that its annual Golden Guitar music awards have…

When Martin Goldschmidt established Cooking Vinyl back in 1986, his label had a distinct lean towards folk music. Not any more. Yes, Billy Bragg remains one of Cooking Vinyl’s most iconic artists,…

Day two for me began at midday at EMC and was a day focused on the Australian industry. The first panel I went to was named ‘The Golden Age Of Australian Electronic Music Is Here’, with panel members…