iTunes has sold 25 billion downloads with ‘Money Dreams (Goksel Vancin Remix’ by Chase Buch being the title of the 25 billionth song sold.

The legendary Eric Burdon has been added as a speaker at SXSW next month in Austin, Texas.

Music sales in Australia in 2012 increased by 4% giving the Australian Music Industry its first upward trend since 2009.

Michael Gudinski celebrated the 40th anniversary of the start of Mushroom with a 7-hour showcase of the labels new acts and the announcement of the promotion of his son, Matt.

Mushroom Records founder Michael Gudinski has made it official. He is “not fucking retiring”.

Dave Grohl has said in interviews that he will be showcasing his Sound City Players at SXSW next month and today John Fogerty let slip that he will be playing SXSW as well.

SXSW registrants, showcasing acts and anyone considering heading to Austin for SXSW are invited to attend the Meet N Greet information night in Sydney and Melbourne next Tuesday.

Melbourne singer songwriter Henry Wagons has appeared on the SXSW Music schedule.

Thanks to the multiple Triple J Hottest 100 for 2012 placements, local electro-lad Flume sees his self-titled album jump up fifteen places to No.1 this week.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis stay atop the ARIA Singles chart for a third week with their second No.1 “Same Love”.

Five more acts including Flume, Tame Impala and The Presets have been added to the Australian Music Prize (AMP) Shortlist.

2DAY jocks Mel Greig and Michael Christian will not face charges for the royal prank that led to the death of a British nurse last December.

Australian acts will once again take over Austin, Texas on March 16 for one of SXSW’s hottest events, The Aussie BBQ.

Amanda Palmer will tell the story of how she did the business her way at SXSW in March.

Universal Music has confirmed that the take-over of EMI Records in Australia is now complete and that that Marketing, Promotions and A&R will continue to run separately but under Universal management.

Over 200 Australian venues have signed up for SLAM Day 2013 with new acts being added every day and today you can add Pete Murray and Jeff Martin to the list.

There are now three major music labels in Australia following the absorption of EMI into Universal Music this week.

Before Jimmy Little passed away in April, 2012 he set up a charity to help children and the indigenous people that will continue on in his name. That includes the announcement today of the Jimmy Little Grant.

Elvis Costello and The Imposters have thrown their support behind the National Slam Day 2013.

Lindy Morrison, drummer for The Go-Betweens from 1980-1989 and now board member of the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA), was awarded the Order of Australia on Australia Day.

Bruno Mars stays atop the ARIA Albums chart this week with his “Unorthodox Jukebox” album.

Macklemore not only cements himself and Ryan Lewis at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart for a second week with their second consecutive No.1 song “Same Love”, the track also moves from gold to Platinum in sales.

Kenny Loggins will showcase his new band Blue Sky Riders at SXSW in March.

Australia’s The Rubens have signed with Warner Brothers Records in the USA.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will showcase their new album ‘Push The Sky Away’ at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas.

A$AP Rocky will have the number one album in America by week’s end. ‘Long.Live.A$AP’ is outselling everything in its path in the US this week.

Music industry legend Clive Davies has been named as the featured speaker for South By Southwest (SXSW) 2013.

PPCA, the Australian organization representing the rights of artists and record labels, has distributed $29 million to artists earned from the 2011/2012 year.

The Rainbow Serpent Festival in western Victoria this long weekend will go ahead as planned and will have one new performer to be announced Tuesday.

Has Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ‘Thrift Shop’ already won the Triple J Hottest 100? Nick Drewe certainly thinks so.