Independents

As a sector, “we welcome new legislation in the field of AI, but this interim report misses the mark,” AIR's statement reads.

The milestone ceremony will be hosted June 9 in New York, with MJ Lenderman, Waxahatchee, and Jessica Pratt among the nominees.

WIN’s board of directors is renewed annually and consists of representatives from independent music companies and trade associations.

Joining Maria Amato as Australasia’s second rep on the board is Dylan Pellett, general manager of Independent Music NZ (IMNZ), as observer.

AIR introduces two new industry award categories – the independent marketing team of the year and the independent publicity team of the year.

The 2023 AIR Awards will take place Aug. 3 in the City of Churches, bookended by the annual Indie-Con Australia conference from Aug. 2-4.

In the independent music world, Alison Wenham is a major player. Across two decades, the British executive and advocate has engaged in more battles on behalf of the indie community than most of us…

Charles Caldas is back in business. The independent music business, that is. The ex-pat Australian executive led Merlin, the independent music community's digital rights agency, from its inception…

Maria Amato, the chief executive officer of AIR, will represent Australia’s independent community on the board of the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN). Amato is Australia’s solo representative at…

Merlin reaches deep into its bag of tricks to unveil a new logo and website, a fresh event and a string of executive appointments. The independents’ digital rights agency had a facelift to usher in a…