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The ability of YouTube to provide people with the ability to binge their favourite band's live shows and festival sets has copped quite a lot of flack amongst mosh-pit faithfuls over time, tarnishing…

APRA AMCOS' Head of Revenue Richard Mallett has penned an opinion piece for TIO readers on the state of the music industry, covering the rise of the curated mega-playlists, the biggest mistakes the…

APRA AMCOS have today released their annual Year In Review report, covering the 2016-2017 year, and have announced a banner year of growth, with streaming proving to be the driving force behind the…

Streaming has been a welcome vitamin pill for the record industry, which appears to finally be back to health after years of sharp decline. Spotify and its rivals have been described as a saviour in…

Just a few days ago, we wrote how Paul Kelly was in with a chance to score his first ever #1 album. Now, the charts are out, and Kelly has made chart history by topping the charts for the first time…

In June, Spotify confirmed it was testing a feature that would allow labels to pay to have their artists’ music featured more prominently. Now, Spotify’s marketing chief, Seth Farbman, has shared the…

Ed Sheeran's album Divide has spent 19 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the ARIA Albums chart, which is no surprise in a nation where Michael Buble's Christmas album has hit the top reaches of the…

After losing its third CEO in just two years in May, Jay Z’s streaming service Tidal has made its fourth hire in the lead role. As first reported by Variety, long-time Sony Music executive and former…

On May 15, a long-awaited change debuted on the ARIA Albums chart, with qualifying on-demand streams contributing to the Album charts result. Already the case on the Singles chart, the change was…

In a rare show of unity, the rival U.S. performing right associations ASCAP and BMI have teamed up to build a one-of-a-kind database of musical works from their combined repertories that should help…