Music Business News: Oceania

Australian listeners streamed domestic artists 223 million more times in 2025 than the year prior.

Symphonic promotes Guji Lorenzana, expands APAC team, and announces new Asia signings

The country's recorded music industry says it will push to end Australia's 1% cap on recording royalties paid by radio

Four more new names from Vevo’s annual DSCVR Artists to Watch list

Wards' adieu follows hot on the heels of Charlotte Stahl's departure as head of Music Partnerships for the EMEA region

Key leaders will help strengthen the regional roster and accelerate global artist export.

The new feature is 'part of a broader shift in how we think about personalization,' Spotify says

Streaming recommendation algorithms favor content in the user's language. That isn't working well for countries like Australia, Canada and the UK