Templeton Thompson

An Aussie Single Hasn’t Topped The Charts Since 2022 Mid-season report 2026: There’s good news and bad news.

Clive Davis, the architect behind the careers of Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Santana, Alicia Keys and countless others, has died at the age of 94 after more than six decades shaping the modern music business.

APRA AMCOS says works by artists including Kylie Minogue, Midnight Oil, Crowded House and Lorde have been identified in leaked AI training datasets, reigniting debate over copyright protections and licensing for artificial intelligence platforms.

The Kennedy Center has begun removing Donald Trump's name from its Washington, D.C. facade after a federal appeals court rejected a last-minute effort to preserve the controversial rebranding of America's premier performing arts institution.

Rick Beato, the producer, educator and one of YouTube's most influential music commentators, will visit Australia and New Zealand for a series of live shows in October 2026.

The debate over streaming fraud and passive listening has intensified as chart milestones continue to be compared with records established during the vinyl, cassette and CD eras. Industry studies, platform disclosures and independent audits now suggest that modern music charts measure a fundamentally different consumer activity than the charts that once tracked physical purchases, raising questions about whether meaningful comparisons can be made across generations.

by Paul Cashmere The modern music charts used by ARIA, Billboard and the UK's Official Charts Company now measure an entirely different form of consumer behaviour than the charts of the vinyl, cassette and CD eras. While chart headlines frequently compare contemporary streaming milestones with historical sales achievements, industry analysts increasingly acknowledge that the two systems are built on fundamentally incompatible metrics.