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Industry / News

Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac

Charts: Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Battle It Out In Australia

after Network Ten aired a Fleetwood Mac-inspired episode of musical drama Glee, and then again in 2022 after the passing of Christine McVie that November. It’s not just ... first Sunday in October, the day of the procession of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary between the Cathedral of Pompeii and the Piazza Garibaldi in Naples. “Thousands of pilgrims

Features / Track by Track

The Kooks

The Kooks Discover What's Most Important In Life On New Album 'Never/Know'

rock favourites The Kooks are back with their seventh album, today releasing Never/Know through Virgin Music Group . The follow-up to 2022’s 10 Tracks To Echo In The Dark ... rather than focusing on what everyone else is doing. Never/Know is out now via Virgin Music Group. You can listen/buy it here . Embedded Content

Lorde

Lorde Missing AU/NZ On World Tour Announcement

awaited fourth album , Virgin , after dropping the lead single What Was That in April. Virgin is set for release on Friday, 27 June, via EMI / Republic . The album art features ... HIDE. I BELIEVE THAT PUTTING THE DEEPEST PARTS OF OURSELVES TO MUSIC IS WHAT SETS US FREE. Virgin is the follow-up to Lorde’s 2021 album, Solar Power

Lorde

Lorde Announces Highly Anticipated Fourth Album, 'Virgin'

ended up part of the track’s music video—the New Zealand singer-songwriter has announced the release of her new album, Virgin . The album is set for release ... THAT PUTTING THE DEEPEST PARTS OF OURSELVES TO MUSIC IS WHAT SETS US FREE. Embedded Content You can pre-order Virgin here . Virgin is the follow-up to Lorde

Features / Music

Coheed And Cambria

Claudio Sanchez Digs Deep Into New Coheed And Cambria Album 'The Father Of Make Believe'

myself in solitude here, and I’ve always found that comforting when writing music for the newer records. We’ve really kind of allowed that to be the nucleus ... records that Coheed makes. The Father Of Make Believe is out now via Virgin Music Group. Embedded Content Embedded Content

Industry / Feature

Spotify founder and current CEO Daniel Ek

What Does Spotify’s Continued Growth Mean To The Indie Sector?

companies in India, South Asia and Greece. In December 2024, Universal Music Group, through Virgin Music Group , spent $775 million in acquiring Downtown Music Holdings , which included CD Baby, Fuga

Rocksteady Records

Record Store Day Release List Revealed

music outlets, their workers, and supporters but also to champion the idea of buying music made by your favourite artists. This year’s Record Store Day is scheduled for Saturday ... Cissy Houston – Legacy / 2XLP Clarence White - The Lost Masters 1963-1973 / LP Colourfield, The - Virgins & Philistines [40th Anniversary Edition] / 2XLP Confidence Man - 4AM (LA LA LA) / 12″ Magenta Coloured

Features / Music

Polyester Records' CBD Location

Six Melbourne Record Stores That Have Been Lost To Time

immune to such a devastating happening. So we’re talking a walk down musical memory lane by focusing on some of the beloved record stores lost to time. While ... with us such as HMV , Brash’s , or the Virgin Megastore , and smaller names like Central Station Records , Delta Music , and Batman Records this is our list of six names

Industry / Opinion

Industry opinion

Would The Last Indie Turn Out The Lights?

gone, so it’s time to go shopping. This time, however, the music business has changed. Investing in frontline catalogues is the least profitable part of the labels ... locally, Mushroom are already distributed by Virgin globally outside of Australia and New Zealand. Fuga distributes Unified along with its new Community Music arm. Globally, Fuga distributes Domino , Epitaph , Beggars

Industry / News

Universal Music Group

CD Baby, Fuga Swallowed By Universal In $775 Million Deal

Universal Music Group ’s Virgin Music Group has announced an agreement to acquire Downtown Music Holdings LLC ( Downtown ) for $775 million. After the agreement is formalised, Downtown’s portfolio ... Holdings (alongside Andrew Bergman and Pieter Van Rijn ), expressed excitement about teaming up with Virgin Music Group in a press release . Describing the acquisition news as “tremendous recognition

Dream Evil, BRIDEAR & Wicked Smile in Sydney

International Power Metal Bands Lose $10,000 Worth Of Merchandise In Transit

Please support the band and tour by purchasing the items available from the band.” Virgin Australia has made contact with Your Mate Bookings online, citing that they “understand delayed baggage ... been recovered or if the agency and bands will be compensated. The Music has reached out to Virgin Australia Airlines and Your Mates Bookings for comment. Embedded Content

Features / Interviews

Amyl And The Sniffers

Amyl And The Sniffers' ‘Cartoon Darkness’: ‘It’s About Loving & Wanting To Understand The World, Not About Hating It’

that there is support. And I like [hearing people say], ‘I have faith in music again,’ and all that stuff. Like, that's a great reaction. “It is strange, though ... still exists forever.” Cartoon Darkness will be released on Friday, 24 October via Virgin Music Group. You can pre-order/pre-save the album here . Embedded Content

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