artists

DH Lawrence, the prolific writer and poet wrote, “Once a book is fathomed, once it is known, and its meaning fixed or established, it is dead.” The pressure on artists to create something that has…

SoundCloud is breaking ranks and switching to an artist-friendly payments model. From April 1, the streaming platform will switch to what it describes as a “user-centric” system, where its royalty…

Associations representing artists have lashed out at UK record labels during a parliamentary inquiry into music streaming.

When prime minister Scott Morrison presented his long-overdue $250 million relief package for the arts back in June, the music industry was represented by a familiar face. Guy Sebastian, the one-time…

As Melbourne slowly emerges from a bleak lockdown, the Association of Artist Managers (AAM) launches GROW, a virtual pilot program in support of womxn artist managers.The new three-month mentor…

The 2020 ARIA Awards are all set to take place 25th November, with winners announced live at Sydney’s The Star Event Centre. There’s one slight change to this year’s program. There won’t be an…

Despite claims from the very top, the novel coronavirus hasn’t magically disappeared. The live industry is grounded indefinitely, face masks are the hot fashion tip, and Melburnians are binging on…

Nearly half of all musicians face sexual harassment while going about their work, a new study has found. And most victims don’t come forward due to their concerns about how their claims could affect…

Independent artists now have a direct line to TikTok's 500 million monthly active users globally. For the uninitiated, TikTok is a media app for creating and sharing short videos. In 2018, TikTok was…

Every year, we hear about just how much harder it is for artists to get their start in the music industry, with plenty of digital tools making it easy (in theory) to get their music "out there", but…