This week in the charts, Meg Mac debuts #6 and #13 on the 100% and Independent Label Singles charts with Something Tells Me, Cog debut #2 and #5 with Drawn Together and Peter Senior debuts #13 with Little Lovin on the 100% Independent Singles chart. Hillsong United debut #4 with As You Find Me (Live) and #9 with Whole Heart (Hold Me Now) [Live] on the Independent Label Singles chart.... Read More →
The storied career of The Cat Empire receives a new chapter with the release of the brand new album Stolen Diamonds which is out on Two Shoes Records, Feb 15th.Captured over a fertile autumn recording session with long-time collaborator and producer Jan Skubiszewski just outside of Melbourne, Stolen Diamonds documents one of Australia’s most successful musical exports at the... Read More →
This week in the charts, Eurovision contestants Sheppard and Electric Fields debut on the charts with their entry singles – Sheppard at #1 on both singles charts, #3 on the Label Radio chart and #1 on the 100% Independent Radio chart with On My Way and Electric Fields debut #16 with 2000 and Whatever on the 100% Independent Radio chart. ... The Teskey Brothers debut #7 on the... Read More →
AIR, SOUNDS AUSTRALIA and PPCA are now seeking expressions of interest from Australian independent labels to take part in an Australian delegation to attend Indie Week 2019, an independent label focused conference hosted by A2IM (American Association of Independent Music) from June 17-20 2019 at New York Law School (185 West Broadway, New York, NY) ... Indie Week is a member-only... 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 →
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 →
