Melbourne-based, Newcastle-raised producer and multi-instrumentalist James Crooks launches his debut body of work Blame My Soul on Friday, 18 January via Liberation Records. ... Blame My Soul consists of six songs finely constructed over the past two years. The EP features vocals from Tyne-James Organ, Paige IV, BOI (from L D R... Read More →
In anticipation of their long-awaited self-titled album, this week the charts see Cub Sport re-enter the 100% Independent Albums Charts with both This Is Our Vice and BATS. The late Chris Wilson makes his debut on our charts with his 1998 release, The Long Weekend, also on the 100% Albums chart. ... Debuting this week is Hillsong United with the live version of Whole Heart (Hold... Read More →
'I DON'T THINK WE HAVE IT': a song about giving love the proper value it deserves."I’m a big fan of living life at full speed and it's so easy to get caught up in a moment. I recently learnt, that as exciting as that moment can be, real love is to always be treasured. It deserves to be valued and if someone is forcing you into a choice of 'now or never’, chances are... Read More →
The Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) is thrilled to announce the recipient of the 2019 Fast Track Fellowship program is Rhianon Damas. Thanks to funding from the VMDO, Rhianon will spend two months between January 2019 and May 2019 embedded within a high-functioning global music company. The program will establish strong links to key international... Read More →
AIR wishes to extend our gratitude to WIN CEO, Alison Wenham, who announced her departure from WIN on Thursday. ... After twelve years at the helm of The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), the global forum for the professional independent music industry, Alison Wenham is stepping down as Chief Executive of the organisation. ... Prior to joining WIN full time in 2016 Alison was... Read More →
... THE WORLDWIDE INDEPENDENT NETWORK (WIN) ANNOUNCES NEW GLOBAL MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS OF THE INDEPENDENT MUSIC SECTOR ... ... Independent record labels now represent 39.9% of global recorded music market share in 2017 with global revenue of £6.9BN ... ... Independent label streaming revenues grew by 46% in 2017 ... ... WINTEL 2018 is the third report... Read More →
Winner of the 2015 Carlton Dry Independent Label of the Year Award, Milk! Records, was started by Courtney Barnett in 2012 to release her debut EP I've Got A Friend Called Emily Ferris.(Jen Cloher and Courtney Barnett) ... ... Since then it's become home to six more Melbourne based bands/artists. The label is artist run and happy to stay boutique and sustainable. Jen Cloher... Read More →
