Posts Tagged ‘Music Industry’
This Week In Entertainment News 4 September 2026
Music and entertainment news from Australia and around the world, plus new releases and tour updates. Brisbane Festival opens today and runs until 26 September. The city’s signature cultural event, Brisbane Festival offers a diverse programme featuring live music, theatre, dance, circus, cabaret, and so much more at venues across the city. Brisbane explodes with…
Read MoreBIGSOUND 2025 Second Speaker Lineup
BIGSOUND 2025 has announced the second round of speakers for its conference programme, engaging a powerful fusion of artists and industry gamechangers in thought-provoking contemporary conversations. The BIGSOUND 2025 conference programme amplifies this year’s key theme of ‘creating connection that counts’, offering invaluable insights, perspectives and commentary on navigating the music space. Yorta Yorta rapper,…
Read MoreBIGSOUND 2025 Artist Line-up Announced
The full artist line-up for the BIGSOUND 2025 showcase has been revealed, with more than 120 acts performing across 18 stages. The BIGSOUND 2025 showcase line-up features the next generation of culture shifting artists curated from across Australia and neighbouring countries. These powerhouse performers represent a variety of genres and backgrounds, which reflect the diversity…
Read MoreBIGSOUND 2025 First Speaker Lineup
The first round of speakers and buyers has been announced for BIGSOUND 2025, the Southern Hemisphere’s premier gathering of music industry professionals and emerging artists. The annual BIGSOUND conference and showcase attracts industry power players from all over the world, this year with the shared vision to create connection that counts coupled with a focus…
Read MoreFeature: Spotify In The Spotlight
Music streaming giant Spotify is facing down an industry-wide push to change how they pay artists for their content. Spotify has developed an unhealthy reputation for underpaying artists, paying an average of $0.004 per stream. According to Creative Australia, Australian artists earn a mean annual income of $54,000, 26% below the national average. The industry…
Read MoreIn Memory Of Quincy Jones
Hit-making American music producer Quincy Jones has died, aged 91. Quincy Jones passed away Sunday night (3 November) local time at his home in Bel Air, Los Angeles, surrounded by his family. “Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing,” the family said in…
Read MoreBIGSOUND 2024
Australia’s biggest music conference BIGSOUND returns to Brisbane in September for its 23rd edition. Each year, BIGSOUND brings together musicians, tastemakers and renowned music industry professionals from Australia and all over the world for a four-day gathering that takes over Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. A launchpad for a swag full of popular Australian acts, BIGSOUND is…
Read MoreNEWS: QMusic President and VP Resign
A shocking development this week has seen QMusic president Natalie Strijland and Vice-President D-J Wendt resign their positions without notice. It follows a campaign led by Howard Duggan, Managing Director of Eyeball Media and publisher of national street press title scenestr, who had previously issued a public complaint outlining serious grievances against specific members of…
Read MoreNews: QMusic Members Furious At President Strijland’s Tone Deaf Captains Pick
Originally published on scenestr, written by Howard Duggan. QMusic President, Natalie Strijland has angered a significant and growing cohort of the QMusic membership for what has been seen as a self-serving and tone deaf ‘Captain’s Pick’ at the QMusic’s recent Annual General Meeting. Strijland used proxy votes entrusted to the President by Members in absentia…
Read MoreNews: QMusic Put On Notice By National Publisher
Queensland’s key music body QMusic has been put on official notice for how it awards prestigious media contracts and partnerships. Howard Duggan is the Managing Director of Eyeball Media, which publishes national street press titles scenestr and FROOTY. He has issued a scathing report condemning specific members of the QMusic Board, specifically CEO Kris Stewart,…
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