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Foxtel’s MAX channel is spending the Easter long weekend counting off its annual 1000 Greatest Songs Of All Time. Hosted by “Molly” Meldrum, it begins tomorrow (Good Friday) at noon and winds up at…

The UK government has agreed to invest £150 million (A$275.7 million) in the country’s creative industries to make them globally competitive and to maintain the country’s reputation as a place of…

The A Day On The Green winery shows drew 229,523 patrons over 30 shows featuring 45 acts in its 2017-18 season. This puts it in the league of Big Day Out and Soundwave in their heyday. It featured…

Musexpo, the April 29 May 2 conference held in Hollywood, continues its analysis of the global music landscape with a panel called The State Of The Sonic Union . Moderated by Music Week editor Mark…

A Victorian parliamentary inquiry into drug law reform in the state has made 50 recommendations, two of them relevant to those attending music festivals. They cover drug sniffer dogs and pill-testing…

Community radio shows a huge amount of support for Australian music, with almost 40% of music played coming from local artists. Taste-making presenters excel at giving airtime to an incredible spread…

Sinead O Connor is returning to the stage in the United States, sporting her new name Magda Davitt. These are her first official shows since 2015, the year where she also did national dates through…

Image: ANU Newsletter / Peter Damo The Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra is going into the record label business. The not-for-profit venture to be called ANU Press Music, launches in…

Apple Music might be having a faster growth rate, but Spotify has no intention of being perceived as having lost its puff especially with its public listing next week. Overnight it issued its…

Dew Process/Universal Music Australia this morning announced they have signed Brisbane five-piece WAAX. The deal covers Australia and New Zealand. A new single Labrador will be followed by national…

NOW Australia has launched as the country s first national support service for people experiencing workplace sexual harassment and assault. Set up by journalist Tracey Spicer AM, it s wider than the…

Two years after Prince s death on April 21, a Minneapolis prosecutor has announced that he will make a decision on possible charges in the near future. The 57-year-old superstar was found alone and…