Streaming has taken over from radio listening as the way people casually consume music in the USA. American’s streamed 118.1 billion songs in 2013.
January 8, 2014
“Vinyl sales are the saving the music business. Hallelujah!” How many times have we heard that in the past year?
January 8, 2014
Justin Timberlake ‘The 20/20 Experience’ was the biggest selling album in the USA for 2013.
January 8, 2014
Beyonce looks set to hold onto top ARIA album spot in Australia while Pharrell looks equally comfortable to maintain the top of the ARIA singles chart, reports Gavin Ryan.
January 8, 2014
Melbourne’s Billboard The Venue has a new name. After being known as Billboard for about 40 years the venue has been renamed 170 Russell (after its address).
January 8, 2014
Music Victoria and the Victorian Government have been making positive progress to reform regulations and licensing for live music venues in the state of Victoria.
January 8, 2014
SXSW has now announced over 1200 for the music conference and festival in Austin, Texas in March.
January 8, 2014
SXSW has confirmed 41 Australian acts has signed to perform at the 2014 music conference and festival in Austin, Texas in March.
January 8, 2014
Disney has ‘Frozen’ out Beyoncé from the number one album in the USA.
January 8, 2014
Metallica, Stevie Wonder and Nile Rodgers will be paired with recent artists for the 56th Grammy Awards in LA later this month.
January 8, 2014
Katy Perry 'Roar' was the biggest selling song in Australia in 2013.
January 7, 2014
Pink 'The Truth About Love' was the second biggest selling album in Australia for the second year running.
January 7, 2014
Justin Beiber ‘Beliebers’ have become ‘Unbeliebers’. Bieber released his new album ‘Journals’ just two week ago and the fans don’t care.
January 6, 2014 With the Christmas season over, it allows regular albums to reclaim the charts, and this week the self-titled fifth album for Beyonce climbs back up two places to give her the first ARIA No.1 album of her career.
January 4, 2014
For the first chart of 2014, Pharrell Williams scores his third chart-topping appearance on the ARIA Singles Chart with his up-tempo track “Happy”.
January 4, 2014
David Bowie ‘The Next Day’ was the biggest selling album of 2013 in UK record stores but failed to make the Top 20 overall.
January 3, 2014
Robbie Williams and Lady Gaga vinyl releases lead a very quiet week of new music releases.
January 2, 2014
R.I.P., in 2013 more than 150 musicians, songwriters, producers, actors and writers passed into Rock and Roll Heaven including the writer of the song, Alan O'Day.
January 1, 2014
Christmas week has proven to be the best week for album sales in Australia for 2013.
December 30, 2013 Michael Buble holds for a third consecutive with his seasonal album “Christmas”, giving the album its twelfth accumulated week at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart.
December 28, 2013
The last chart of 2013 sees a new No.1 in the form of Jason DeRulo and “Trumpets”, which is up from last weeks No.3 to become his third chart-topping single in Australia.
December 28, 2013 Beyoncé, Michael Bublé and Justin Bieber are the acts bubbling most this week as the Christmas sales week draws to a close.
December 24, 2013
Addison Cresswell, one of Britain’s most respected comedy agents, has died suddenly at the age of 53.
December 24, 2013 Michael Buble ‘Christmas’ has managed to outsell the Pink DVD ‘The Truth About Love Live From Melbourne’ by just 8 units this week but was well in front of the new Beyonce album by over 1000 copies.
December 23, 2013
Australian radio legend Keith McGowan has died at the age of 70.
December 23, 2013 Michael Buble has the No.1 album on the ARIA Chart this week with his seasonal “Christmas” album, which was helped during the week by Channel 7 playing a musical special of Michael, plus the album is now certified 9x▲ Platinum in sales.
December 22, 2013
John Legend remains at No.1 for a third week with his piano balled “All of Me”, keeping MAGIC! and their track “Rude” at No.2 for a second week, with their reggae infused track picking up a ▲ Platinum certification this week.
December 22, 2013
Julian Lennon says he is planning a series of events for the SXSW music conference and festival in Austin, Texas next March including a performance with an orchestra.
December 22, 2013
Orianthi is on the search for four musicians to join her band for a Valentines Day gig in Los Angeles in February and Dave Stewart is putting out the call.
December 22, 2013
Triple J has revealed its Next Crop, the annual list acts to watch in 2014.
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