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Latest news: Music Industry
Troye Sivan feels the rush with APRA song of the year
Troye Sivan's dance hit Rush has been voted song of the year at the 2024 APRA awards, while The Teskey Brothers took home the gong for songwriter of the year.
May 01, 2024
Pioneer Bart Willoughby feels the love with top award
No Fixed Address frontman Bart Willoughby has been honoured with a prestigious music award and says the Beatles were right - love is all you need.
Apr 30, 2024
Spinning around: record stores stand the test of time
Video may have killed the radio star but it seems nothing can stop records spinning, with vinyl enthusiasts gearing up to gather at stores across the country.
Apr 19, 2024
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Size matters as Dark Mofo cracks open nude swim entries
There is one less excuse for not stripping naked and plunging into the wintry River Derwent after Dark Mofo upsized its nude solstice swim.
Apr 11, 2024
Tuning out: party ends for a third of music festivals
A landmark report into Australia's live music festival sector has revealed at least one in three events lose money.
Apr 09, 2024
Promoters defy festival gloom... by playing the blues
As big music festivals fall over, a new grassroots fusion music event hopes to defy the festival blues as part of a trend towards smaller music events.
Apr 03, 2024
Musicians singing the blues in an underpaid industry
As the nation's live music sector struggles to bounce back post-pandemic, a survey has revealed the extent to which musicians are being short-changed.
Apr 02, 2024
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Festivals probe tackles not so splendour music scene
A federal bid to help salvage Australia's live music scene has been launched after Splendour in the Grass cancelled its July event.
Mar 28, 2024
'Taking year off': gig is up for Splendour in the Grass
Splendour in the Grass has been cancelled, disappointing Kylie Minogue fans after the superstar was announced as the annual musical festival's headliner.
Mar 27, 2024
Live music booming in pubs as festivals drowned out
The number of venues hosting live music has exploded under government changes but there are concerns over the state of the festival industry.
Mar 26, 2024
Anzac Day concert relocated after veterans' backlash
Organisers of the Pandemonium music festival have lashed out at the "kickback" against the Sydney leg of the event, which is being held on Anzac Day.
Feb 05, 2024
Scalpers warned not to price-gouge Taylor Swift tickets
About 1000 tickets to Taylor Swift's Melbourne shows have been removed from online sites for illegal price-gouging.
Jan 02, 2024
Missy Higgins tickets hot as concerts roar back to life
Missy Higgins concerts have sold out within minutes and new shows have been added to the singer's anniversary tour as live shows make a post-pandemic comeback.
Dec 14, 2023
Wheatley Records stages a comeback with fresh signing
The record label that represented John Farnham and Delta Goodrem is making a comeback, with its first signing under the leadership of Tim Wheatley.
Dec 08, 2023
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Alex Lahey, Gordi create residency to revive live music
Alex Lahey and Gordi have launched a curated residency in Melbourne to give emerging artists a leg-up after COVID-19 decimated the live music industry.
Nov 21, 2023
Goanna frontman hands back medal in dismay over vote
When Shane Howard wrote the opening lyrics to Solid Rock he had no idea how true they would prove: Out here nothin' much changes, not in a hurry anyway.
Oct 18, 2023
Stars band together to get Aussie music rocking again
Leading performers are part of a high-voltage, $69 million group backed by the federal government to help the music industry regain its swagger.
Aug 23, 2023
World premiere of doco on music trailblazer Gudinski
A documentary about the late maverick music entrepreneur Michael Gudinski has premiered in Melbourne.
Aug 11, 2023
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Aussie musicians demand fair pay for radio plays
Australian artists want to be fairly compensated for their songs playing on commercial radio, pushing to scrap a cap limiting how much they can be paid.
Aug 09, 2023
Bad Blood for Taylor Swift scalpers in Victoria
The Victorian government has declared Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour a major event in a bid to stop ticket scalpers ripping off fans.
Jun 27, 2023
St Kilda takes stage as Vic's first live music precinct
St Kilda has become Victoria's first ever designated live music precinct and the local council hopes the declaration will help to transform the area.
Jun 23, 2023
How Tina Turner 'soundtracked' the lives of Australians
Australians are remembering rock legend Tina Turner as a hugely influential figure who exhilarated generations with her music and changed rugby league forever.
May 25, 2023
PM's thoughts with victims after Rolf Harris death
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the death of disgraced entertainer and convicted pedophile Rolf Harris might be triggering for sexual abuse survivors.
May 23, 2023
Festival doco shows how Gudinski made musos into stars
Star-maker Michael Gudinski propelled Australian musicians to global fame. A documentary about how he did it will premiere in Melbourne.
May 23, 2023
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