Opinion

One thing is clear: the territory needs a vibrant Sony Music Australia comeback.

How can the music industry reflect on the lens it places on Diversity & Inclusion?

When Ken West died last week, at the age of 64, a little part of our formative years went with him. Though the Big Day Out ground to a halt in 2014, the imprint it left on Australia’s music scene was…

Being an artist manager is the most anxiety-inducing role in the music industry (only matched by a promoter with millions of dollars on the line). As I pointed out on The Industry Observer back in…

There’s something about Taylor Hawkins’ death that just isn’t right. True, we all go at some point, and few of us can accurately predict how, when and where that will go down. The passing of this…

Despite available resources, Australian primary schools are choosing to invest in sport over music education.

Last week, Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins delivered one of the most compelling National Press Club addresses in years. Tame and Higgins stood in their power as they addressed Scott Morrison’s…

The Hottest 100 is hot. Hot songs at the hottest time of year. It used to be that we listened outside around the barbie. Recently, we’ve had to listen inside because it’s too darn hot, or the air was…

When Hillsong youth pastor—and daughter of Hillsong's founder—Laura Toggs launched her defence of the church’s recent Summercamp in New South Wales, I met every eye-roll with one of my own. After…

Whether you love them or loath them, think that they are a mere ‘flash in the pan’ or the future of business and investment, the dramatic rise of the non-fungible token (NFT) market cannot be…