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Streaming Slaughters Music Sales #REPORT

Many artists complain about the income from streaming, but it might be time to do some new business budgeting because, whether they like it or not, it is the way consumers are going to listen to music in the very near future.

July 6, 2016
Angus Young AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Iconic Australian Record Label Alberts Sold To BMG

Albert Music, the iconic Australian music label started in 1884, has been sold to German company BMG.

July 6, 2016
Queen, Noise11, Photo
Queen Greatest Hits Remains UK’s Biggest Seller Ever

The Official Charts Company, the organization that tracks music sales in Great Britain, has updated their list of the biggest selling albums of all-time in the U.K.

July 5, 2016
Paul Dainty - image by Ros O'Gorman
Paul Dainty Sells To TEG To Creative Live Nation Rival

Paul Dainty, founder of one of Australia’s biggest concert touring companies Dainty Group, has sold his company to TEG creating the new corporation TEG-Dainty.

July 4, 2016
The Drones, Noise11, Photo
The Drones To Help Celebrate Bakehouse 25th

The Drones will celebrate Bakehouse Studio’s 25th anniversary on July 16 as part of the Leaps and Bounds Festival.

July 4, 2016
Music Victoria
Good Music Neighbours Funding Available For Victoria

Applications are now open for Good Music Neighbours - a matched funding program for sound management in Victorian live music venues.

July 4, 2016
Red Hot Chili Peppers The Getaway
Red Hot Chili Peppers Block Broods For Aussie No 1

The Red Hot Chili Peppers continue the multi-week run at the top with their sixth No.1 album here "The Getaway", which holds its debut position from last week on the ARIA Albums Chart.

July 4, 2016
Drake, Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Drake Holds Top Spot For Downloads And Streaming Combined

Drake holds for a seventh broken week at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart this week with his track "One Dance", which is also spending a seventh week at the top in the US and now 12th week in the UK (a new record for this century over there).

July 4, 2016
Kungs
Kungs Vs Cookin’ On 3 Burners This Girl Is Australia’s Most Shazamed Song

The combination of French producer Kungs with Australia’s Cookin’ On 3 Burners has most Australia’s checking Shazam this week to find out about the track ‘This Girl’.

July 3, 2016
Blink 182 California
Australian Albums – Blink-182 California Gets First Day Sales Headstart

Blink-182 ‘California’ is currently Australia’s fastest selling album with just one day of sales tallied.

July 2, 2016
The Veronicas In My Blood
Australian Singles: The Veronicas In My Blood Takes Top Spot

The Veronicas have taken over the Australian singles chart this week with ‘In My Blood’ becoming their third number one Australian single.

July 2, 2016
Lionel Richie SXSW 2012 - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Silver Clef Awards 2016 Complete Winners List

The O2 Silver Clef Awards was held at Grosvenor House Hotel in London, to celebrate some of the biggest artists in music.

July 2, 2016
Guvera
Failed Guvera To Face Angry Creditors Owed Millions

The directors of Guvera, the Australian streaming service that came spectacularly crashing down after raising $185 million from investors but only generating $1.2 million in revenue, are preparing for their first creditors meeting in Sydney next Thursday.

July 1, 2016
Mental As Anything Concert
Mental As Anything, Kerryn Tolhurt, Peter Farnan Guest At Noise11 iHeartRadio

As Mental As Anything approaches the benchmark 40th anniversary Greedy Smith joins Noise11 at iHeartRadio to talk new and old.

July 1, 2016
SXSW 2017
Artists Can Apply Now For SXSW 2017

The SXSW music conference has opened artist submissions for showcases for 2017.

June 30, 2016
Jonathan Biggins by Tony Mott
APRA Art Music Awards To Return To Melbourne

The 2016 APRA Art Music Awards will be announced in Melbourne on August 16.

June 30, 2016
Red Hot Chili Peppers The Getaway
ARIA Albums: Red Hot Chili Peppers Claim An Easy No 1

The eleventh studio album for the group Red Hot Chili Peppers entitled "The Getaway" becomes the bands sixth No.1 album in Australia this week, and their first No.1 in over ten years.

June 25, 2016
Drake, Photo by Ros O'Gorman
ARIA Singles: Drake ‘One Dance’ Is Still No 1

Drake is again No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart with his track "One Dance", now notching up a sixth broken week at the top here, whilst it remains for an eleventh week at the top in the UK (new digital-era record) and a sixth week in the USA.

June 25, 2016
iHeartRadio Noise11 channel music news
Taste Are On Noise11 iHeartRadio This Week

Taste tell the stories behind the new album ‘Life On Earth’ this week at Noise11 iHeartRadio.

June 24, 2016
Neil Young Promise of the Real Earth
New Music Releases For 24 June 2016

Neil Young, DJ Shadow, Cash Cash, The Interrupters, Broods, Cassius and the Independence Day soundtrack lead this weeks new music releases.

June 24, 2016
TinPan Orange
BigSound 2016 First Artist Announcement

BigSound has revealed its first artist announcement for 2016.

June 22, 2016
Prince Purple Rain
Prince and David Bowie Have Top 10 Selling Albums of 2016 So Far

The death of music icon Prince has brought a focus to his catalog in a way seen only with the biggest of artists.

June 22, 2016
Irving Azoff, music news, noise11.com
Irving Azoff Leads Charge With Coalition Of Artists For Copyright Change

Irving Azoff, one of the most powerful music men in the world, is taking charge of a coalition of artists including Don Henley, Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart, to take on Congress over Copyright change.

June 21, 2016
Fleetwood Mac photo by Ros O'Gorman
16th Helpmann Awards Nominees Revealed

Nominees for the 16th Helpmann Awards, honouring live performance in Australia, were announced on Monday night.

June 21, 2016
Graeme Bell - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Joe Chindamo Joins Graeme Bell Jazz Hall of Fame

Australian jazz great Joe Chindamo is the latest recipient into the Graeme Bell Jazz Hall of Fame.

June 21, 2016
Katie Noonan on QandA
Katie Noonan Gives Malcolm Turnbull A Good Kick Up The Arts

Singer Katie Noonan sent Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stumbling for an answer over Arts Funding on Q&A on Monday night.

June 21, 2016
Guvera
Guvera Float Kneecapped By ASX

The Australian Stock Exchange has rejected plans by streaming company Guvera to float on the ASX.

June 20, 2016
Jimmy Barnes Soul Searchin
Jimmy Barnes ‘Soul Searchin’ Still The No 1 CD

Jimmy Barnes ‘Soul Searchin’ is still the no 1 CD in Australia despite slipping to no 3 on the ARIA album chart.

June 20, 2016
The Temper Trap Thick As Thieves
ARIA Albums: The Temper Trap ‘Thick As Thieves’ Is No 1

The third album for local rock act The Temper Trap entitled "Thick as Thieves" becomes the bands second consecutive No.1 album and third Top 10 set, entering at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week.

June 18, 2016
Drake, Photo by Ros O'Gorman, noise11
ARIA Singles: Drake Returns To No 1

For the first time this year a song has climbed back up to the top of the ARIA Singles chart, and with the last such occurrence being back in September 2014, it's been awhile since we've seen a returning track; as this week "One Dance" by Drake notches up his fifth week at the top of the Australian singles chart.

June 18, 2016