News The Australian music industry is growing faster that it has since 1996 by Bill Robinson ARIA today announced that the Australian recorded music industry has charted its fastest growth in over 20 years, with a…
Features Magazine News Success and Apocalypse in The Music Industry: Moving the Goalposts by Alastair Cairns In an age where the music industry is characterised as a scattered landscape of disintegrating relics and the arthritic hands…
News The Con reveals new Bachelors program with a free seminar series hosted by Jake Stone by Freya McGahey The Conservatorium of Music is revealing a new focus in music education via New Directions at The Con. The Con…
News Online royalties jumped by 60% for indie publishers last year. Is streaming still the bad guy? by Happy Even though it’s become a dominant (if not the dominant) force in music accessibility, the long-term viability and commercial placement of streaming…
Interviews Music Chatting all things psychoactive and psychedelic with David Couri, director of Sydney Psych Fest by Happy With each new lineup announcement, Sydney Psych Fest 2017 has become more and more attractive to the psychoactive punters eating…
Features News Go behind the scenes with our team in the Happy Mag Newsroom by Happy New year, new goals. In 2017 we’ll be bringing you a behind the scenes lens into the inner machinations of music,…
News Oxford Creative Academy announces Montaigne in Conversation: a beneficial event for anyone itching to make it in the music industry by Happy Every artist needs their break, and for many performers the first year, or even month of their career can be…
News Brisbane’s BIGSOUND has dropped a massive first announcement of speakers for their 2016 showcase by Sam Dawes Brisbane’s annual BIGSOUND conference has served as the pinnacle event for the Australian music industry in adopting and nurturing new generations…
Magazine Stuart Coupe reveals the truth of the relationship between artists and managers by Happy Stuart Coupe knows a thing or two when it comes to the ins and outs of being a manager. He’s…
News Sony Music pulls artists from Soundcloud by Nick Hartman Sony Music has announced that it is to pull a handful of artists, including Passion Pit, Hozier, Miguel, MS MR, Leon…
Live Music STEP panel II: The Critic by Alex Gordon June 16th will see the iconic The Society of Tastemakers & Elegant People return to perhaps the greatest pub in Melbourne, the Toff…