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Music venues across New South Wales can now operate with an additional hour of trading, following the passing of new laws aimed at reactivating the live entertainment sector. State parliament on…

As Melbourne and the state of Victoria emerge from the world’s longest, and arguably most brutal, lockdown, a new support mechanism is in place to kick-start concerts. Daniel Andrews’ Government…

Muso will play its tune a little louder -- and across borders -- after the live entertainment start-up closed a $2 million seed-plus raise. With that cash injection, Muso plans to launch its business…

Nettwerk Music Group is expanding its presence in these parts with the appointment of Dan Medland to represent the independent music company in Australia and New Zealand. Based in Sydney, Medland…

Despite progressive movements to address the streaming industry’s “value gap,” the gender pay gap and a lack of diversity in board rooms across the creative sector, structural racism “continues to be…

Seven Australian organisations will benefit from Sony Music Group’s $100 million Global Social Justice Fund, part of the music giant’s commitment to support social justice and anti-racist initiatives…

The results are in: Live music matters more than ever. The pulling power of gigs is laid bare in a new report, What Australians Love About Live Music, a crib sheet for marketers based on feedback…

Warner Music Australasia’s A R team is taking shape with several key new appointments on both sides of the Tasman. Announced today (Sept. 22), multi-hyphenate Christopher Kevin Au joins the music…

The industry needs you to get fully-vaxxed. And with a big, nationwide push, for government to guarantee no more lockdowns. That’s the crux of a new campaign, #VAXTHENATION, which pulls together an…

Australia’s music industry is weighing up the introduction of vaccination passports as a pass into venues, and the arguments for such a system appear to be “strong”. Vaccines have emerged as the…