News Fyre Reborn: From Failed Festival to Fan-Powered Streaming by Alex Cooper Billy McFarland’s latest gamble—will it burn out? 🔥🤔 The infamous Fyre Festival—once synonymous with luxury-turned-disaster—is rising from the ashes as a music streaming service. After acquiring key trademarks, director Shawn Rech…
Music News Will.i.am Says TikTok Has Watered Down the Music Industry More Than AI by Tammy Moir Will.i.am isn’t mincing words when it comes to TikTok’s impact on the music industry. The Black Eyed Peas frontman believes the platform has fundamentally changed how music is created, consumed,…
News The Biggest Record Label Stories of 2024 by Erin Hughes Corporate restructures, the come-back of historic labels, and fraudulency have been hot-topics within the industry in 2024 For the world’s major and independent record labels, 2024 has been a massive…
News Merlin Takes a Stance on AI by Erin Hughes Global licensing network Merlin announced that members’ music can’t be used to train AI without authorisation The global licensing network for independent labels and publishers, Merlin, published a statement outlining…
Arts Music News Expressions Of Interest are now open for this year’s Conscious Connects by Tammy Moir Are you an aspiring artist or music industry worker in Western Sydney looking to level up your career? Conscious Connects: Music Industry Intensive is your chance to gain real-world knowledge,…
Music News Lizzo takes to video to clear the air about ‘Quitting’ by Happy Lizzo bids negativity adieu. Keep slaying, Lizzo. We’re right there with you, every step of the way In a recent social media post, Lizzo surprised fans with a sudden declaration:…
Music News Lil Nas X declares an all out expose on the industry come Jan 12 by Happy Lil Nas X has shared a cryptic post via socials declaring an all out expose on the music industry After a two-year hiatus since his debut album “Montero,” the genre-blending…
News Feist talks about pulling out of Arcade Fire Tour after misconduct allegations by Happy Feist, the beloved Canadian singer-songwriter known for her introspective lyrics and versatile sound, has spoken out about her decision to leave the European tour supporting Arcade Fire, following allegations of…
News The Cure’s Robert Smith takes on Ticketmaster: A rock icon’s fight against the ticketing giant by Tammy Moir Robert Smith, with his unmistakable shock of black hair and haunting voice, has long been a towering figure in the world of alternative music, his influence extending far beyond The…
Music News Pop Culture Lily Allen hits at not retiring “just yet” after Olivia Rodrigo gig at Glastonbury by Amy Davidson After performing Fuck You alongside Olivia Rodrigo at Glastonbury, Lily Allen revealed she might not be retiring soon after all. After a surprise duet with Olivia Rodrigo of her 2009…
Music News Over 100 live music events planned across Melbourne this winter by Amy Davidson Melbourne is set to host more than 100 live music events this winter, thanks to On The Road Again initiative. Attention, Melbournians! A jam-packed winter of live music is coming…
Music News Kickstart your music career at FEEDBACK conference by Lochie Schuster After a two-year hiatus, FEEDBACK is returning in 2022 with a stunning lineup of speakers and panellists to answer any questions you have about the music biz. It’s no secret…
Music News Which artists contributed to the 18% music market increase last year? by Lochie Schuster 2021 saw the global music market boom as it reached the highest net worth ever recorded, surpassing $28 billion Australian dollars. Not to be dramatic, but it seems as though…
