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Why A2IM Started an RIAA-Style Sales Certification Program for Indie Artists

Since he began working with the indie folk band Wilderado, Braden Merrick — partner, president and A&R at Bright Antenna Records — has seen the group’s members build a loyal fan base, quit their day jobs and even buy homes — all without reaching the level of mainstream visibility that’s traditionally associated with music industry success. But they’d never received official industry […]

Linkin Park Cancels Australia Concert Due to Illness

Linkin Park won’t hit the stage in Adelaide tonight (March 12) as planned, after a bandmate was struck down with an unidentified illness. The nu-metal favorites had just one show booked for South Australia on their current tour Down Under. Fans will have to wait, however, with the date at Adelaide Entertainment Centre now scrapped. […]

‘Australia Showed Up’: How Bad Bunny Smashed a Sydney Stadium Record

Bad Bunny’s year is young, but it’s already one for the books. Consider, in the first quarter the superstar Puerto Rican artist has smashed records, filled stadiums, collected awards. And there’s a sense he’s still very much on the rise. During his historic streak, Bunny’s DeBí TiRAR MáS FOToS became the first Spanish-language album, and more broadly, […]

Natalie Waller Re-elected Chair of ARIA Board

SYDNEY, Australia — Natalie Waller is re-elected chair of the ARIA board, while Sean Warner is named deputy chair. Waller, who serves as head of ABC Music at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), the reigning independent label of the year at the AIR Awards, was first elected ARIA chair in 2021, becoming the first female […]