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'The ability to make money online is crucial for sustainability," writes Vanessa Hutley.

Apple Music is taking the challenge to Spotify by launching its streaming service in 52 additional markets, including 25 African nations. It’s an impressive statement from a company which has never…

Streaming revenue now accounts for over 80% of the Aussie music market.

Australia’s recorded music market had a clean bill of health prior to the Coronavirus pandemic, newly published data reveals. The national record business powered to a fifth successive year of gains…

The world is in lockdown, all gigs are off, and the path ahead is a tricky one. The enormous streaming business, however, should tick along just fine in the months ahead. That’s the upbeat line from…

Apple Music is dishing out the goods this Easter. Following the announcement that the streaming giant has established a $50 million advance fund to help out independent labels and distributors in…

As hundreds of millions around the world face the strange prospect of a house arrest for the foreseeable future, streaming technology has come to the rescue. Netflix, Apple, Zoom and an army of…

Karen Lawson is exiting as managing director of Spotify Australia and New Zealand, less than a year into the role. Lawson, the former chief of start-up accelerator Slingshot, took the big job last…

Inclusion on a Spotify playlist can graduate a middling musician’s career into the big league. Cracking the streamer’s New Music Friday is like bagging national airplay only, well, its global. And…

Vevo is building its presence in Australia and New Zealand with a new sales office and the appointment of a new chief. Steve Sos will lead the video streaming company’s new operations in the role as…