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Telstra has been unveiled as the presenting partner for this year’s ARIA Awards. The 28th annual awards will once again take place at The Star on Sydney on November 26 and be broadcast on Channel…

Both Ticketek Australia and Ticketmaster Australia state they have improved their ticketing practices after an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) into “drip…

Hardwell, who played some spectacular outdoor shows in Australia earlier this month, was named the world’s #1 DJ for the second time on DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs list. "This is a dream that just keeps…

Another major act has pulled out of Soundwave 2014, with Megadeth announcing this morning they will not be playing at the touring festival. Dave Mustaine, frontman of the metal icons, posted a short…

The two-part INXS biopic Never Tear Us Apart has been a ratings boost for Seven Network. The first part, which aired last night stormed to the top, with 1.974 million viewers tuning in. It even…

The US version of The X Factor has been cancelled by television network Fox after three series. This followed the decision by its founder Simon Cowell to give up his role as a judge on the US show to…

Apple today launched its music streaming iTunes Radio in Australia – marking the first time the service is available outside the United States since its launch last September. The Australian launch…

BMG is set to acquire Talpa Music BV, an EDM publisher which owns over 37,000 songs, including hits from heavyweights such as Tiësto, Afrojack, Pitbull, Will.i.am, Beyonce, and Nicky Romero. In…

The Australian Government’s arts funding body Australia Council has awarded $1.2m of grants to artists and music companies including Vance Joy, John Watson’s Eleven A Music Company, The Drones, PVT…

More good news for the Australian music industry: this morning, rights organisation PCCA announced they distributed $33.6 million to artists and record labels for the 2012-2013 financial year, an…

Mullumbimby’s Iggy Azalea has hit the top spot on the iTunes albums chart in the US and Canada. The New Classic is also No.3 on iTunes in the UK, where it is also likely to at least debut at No.2 on…

The ACT Tourism Minister, Treasurer and Andrew Barr has said he will approach The Rolling Stones’ promoter Frontier Touring to include Canberra in the mooted October/November dates. The ACT…