One Liners: Yard Act, Insanity Group, Los Bitchos, more
Downtown's Sheer Publishing signs the Johnny Clegg estate, appointments are made at Insanity Group, AWAL and BPI, and Yard Act and Los Bitchos release new singles.…
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Australian journalist "mortified" after Adele interview pulled
Australian journalist Matt Doran has apologised after failing to listen to Adele's unreleased album before an interview, which Sony Music then blocked from airing.…
Four Tet hits out at Domino for removing his albums from streaming services as legal battle over digital royalties continues
Four Tet says Domino has removed three of his albums from streaming services during their ongoing royalty dispute, which is due in court in January.…
Chuck D says Live Nation not Travis Scott should be held responsible for Astroworld tragedy
Chuck D has argued in an open letter that concert promoters, not performers, are responsible for crowd safety, defending Travis Scott after the Astroworld tragedy.…
Roo Panes signs publishing deal with BDi Music
BDi Music has signed Roo Panes to a worldwide publishing deal covering his future works, following the release of his latest track 'Remember Fall In Montreal'.…
Brix Smith becomes President of The F-List
Songwriter Brix Smith has been named the new President of The F-List, succeeding Anoushka Shankar, as the organisation marks a year as a social enterprise.…
Artist behind The NFT Bay says the project is a warning to potential NFT buyers
Australian artist Geoffrey Huntley says his pirated NFT archive The NFT Bay is an artistic warning to buyers of non-fungible tokens during the current hype.…
One Liners: Eddie Vedder, Dallas Austin, Def Jam, more
Reservoir acquires Dallas Austin's catalogue, Def Jam promotes Noah Sheer, and Eddie Vedder announces a solo album 'Earthling' with new single 'The Haves'.…
Adele convinces Spotify to stop shuffling albums
Spotify has made play the default button on album pages for Premium users, ending shuffle-by-default after a request from Adele.…
Latest Astroworld lawsuit seeks $2 billion in damages
A new Astroworld lawsuit on behalf of 282 victims seeks $2 billion from Travis Scott, the festival's promoters and others, following earlier filings.…
Total music right revenues rose 2.7%, according to Will Page's latest study
Will Page's latest study puts 2020 music rights revenues at $32.5 billion, up 2.7% on 2019, with recorded music taking nearly two-thirds of the total.…
Mick Rock dies
Acclaimed music photographer Mick Rock has died aged 72, best known for his 1970s work photographing David Bowie, Queen and many others.…