News Spotify CEO blames artists for having poor work ethic after underpaying them by Samara Louise Music streaming service Spotify has come under a lot of fire for the abysmal rates it pays artists. When asked about the controversy, how did…
News Dolly Parton wants to be on the cover of Playboy for her 75th birthday by Mia Montesin Dolly Parton wants to be on the cover of Playboy magazine again, four decades after she first appeared in a pair of bunny ears and…
News The 1975 won’t play any more festivals without gender-balanced lineups by Claire Adema The 1975 have recently stated that they will no longer be involved in any music production, set, or festival that doesn’t include a gender-balanced lineup….
Features The tale of John Williamson, Australia’s last true bush poet by Luke Saunders What is Australiana? Tin roofs rusting in the ochre sand? Burnt feet padding on the summer tarmac? Bushrangers and Ned Kelly? Wherever we look for…
News Hundreds marry on Taiwan’s first day of legal same-sex marriage by Sarah Gillard Last week Taiwan made history as it became the first Asian nation to legalise same-sex marriage, in a legislative vote that LGBTQI+ activists have advocated…
News Taiwan makes history in Asia by legalising same-sex marriage by Sarah Gillard In 2017, Taiwan’s constitutional court ruled that same-sex couples had the right to legally marry and the parliament was given a two-year deadline to pass the…
News Gender pay gap as high as 49% across major music labels in the UK by Liz Campbell Amidst a change in UK law pushing companies with more than 250 employees to reveal their gender pay gaps, Universal Music UK, Sony Music UK,…
News 45 festivals around the world set a 50/50 gender equality target for 2022 by Freya McGahey In response to the outrage from artists and festival goers alike at the lack of diversity and gender balance in music festivals, 45 events from…
News Why we shouldn’t ignore the LGBTQI identity of the Orlando shooting victims by Chloe Kay Richardson 50 people were left dead, and more than 50 were injured during the deadliest mass shooting to take place in America’s history, at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub on…
Lists Sistahs Be Doin’ It For Themselves: Why Aussie female musos don’t need the Hottest 100 by Tegan Reeves It’s been a month since the results of The Hottest 100 came out, and the media uproar surrounding the lack of female artists included in…
