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Why won't the Australian music industry talk about Daniel Ek's "private" meetings?

Following the Spotify co-founder and Ai military start-up Helsing chairman's "lunch with music industry bosses", little has been said publicly.

RISING 2026: The Naarm festival launches inaugural Australian Dance Biennale

The Naarm/Melbourne festival takes 'dance-focused' to a new level with its 2026 announcement.

Vivid shares its extensive 2026 lineup

Gadigal Land/Sydney's largest collection of art and music returns with a bang in 2026.

Lobbying Campaign Preceded Visa Failure for Palestinian DJ Sama’ Abdulhadi

The artist was the subject of a call to ban her from a performance at this year’s WOMADelaide, shortly following the fallout of Adelaide Festival’s removal of Palestinian writer Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah.

10 Years of Moonshoe, the Gadigal Land/Sydney label marks a major milestone

The label, mix series and promoter celebrates a decade across two venues on April 19.

Daniel Ek in Australia: $200,000 for The Push amid Spotify’s lobbying campaign

The push comes as Australia's government looks to establish laws which would force streaming services to preference more local content.

Moniker 2026 Expands to Four Days, New Location and 42-Artist Lineup

The Victorian festival welcomes international acts and offers over 80 hours of programming this Easter long weekend.

Casey Wasserman to sell talent agency due to Epstein files fallout

In a memo sent to staff, the Wasserman Group CEO wrote: "I have become a distraction ... That is why I have begun the process of selling the company".

Anyma announces return to Gadigal Land/Sydney in 2026

One of global EDM's largest names returns to tour his brand new "immersive live concept", ÆDEN.

Jyoty, HAAi and Jaguar sign open letter calling for gender equality in club and festival line-ups

Launched by Not Bad For A Girl, the letter points to examples of gender disparity — including one UK festival with a line-up featuring "80% men".

Suspected mass overdose at Sydney music festival leaves one dead

Six people were also hospitalised after attending trance and techno festival Dreamstate over the weekend.

Global alcohol market plummets by $1.18 trllion AUD as Gen Z drinking declines

Bloomberg data shows US$830 billion loss in market value, while the Night Time Industries Association reports young adults moving away from traditional nightlife.

Pure Space launches cross-continental sub-label, Open Phase

One of Australia's most forward-thinking labels launches a brand-new transmission, in the form of sub-label, Open Phase.

Fela Kuti becomes first African artist to receive GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award

Fela Kuti becomes first African artist to receive GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award.

Deezer says it has demonetised 85% of all AI-generated music due to fraud

The French streaming service is now making its AI-detection tool “commercially available”.

Spotify and "big three" major labels are suing Anna's Archive for $13 trillion

A court filing claims that the internet activist group has engaged in the "brazen theft" of 86 million audio files from the platform.

fbi radio's Dance Class returns for 2026, applications now open

The FLINTA-focused program is designed to uncover, train and mentor a brand new crop of electronic music talent on Gadigal Land.

Gadigal Land/Sydney's final lockout laws repealed, framed as policy milestone

The 2014 lockout laws have seen total repeal to mixed reactions from both Sydneysiders & the press.

OK EG marks a decade by launching their own label, GEKO

The Naarm/Melbourne-based duo arrive with their own imprint to celebrate the project's 10th year.

UGENIUS celebrates 100th release milestone with two-part compilation series

The Naarm/Melbourne-based label, having worked with 144 artists over 13 years, is ready to celebrate.

Music streams grew by almost 10% to 5.1 trillion in 2025

Entertainment data specialist Luminate's study also revealed that over 120 million tracks had 10 streams or under last year.