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Beats staffers Trent Reznor and Ian Rogers will remain with Beats following its acquisition by Apple, it has been confirmed. Reznor was employed by the technology firm as its Chief Creative Officer,…

Australia Council has issued the findings of a survey entitled The Arts In Daily Life: Australian Participation In The Arts, revealing that a staggering 95% of Australians have engaged with the arts…

The Victorian State Government is promoting Melbourne’s live music history by celebrating the history of Festival Hall. Among those unveiled this week includes the official naming of street outside…

It has been announced that Victoria’s biggest contemporary music conference, Face The Music, will take place on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 November at Arts Centre Melbourne and will once again…

The Northern Territory will this month host its Music NT-organised event, the Original Recipe festival. Between June 21-28, the event will see 200 artists playing 60 gigs in 35 venues. At the same…

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill is forging ahead with a contemporary music strategy that will see the introduction of the newly-created Robert Stigwood Fellowship. Nine months ago Weatherill…

The free app features videos of 22 Melbourne music landmarks including venues, recording studios, and the sites where AC/DC recorded their early albums. It also boasts a comprehensive list of venues,…

Northern Territory acts Tjintu Desert Band, Green Stone Garden, OK Kaleidoscope, Jenni Boon, Broadwing, Miazma, Gareth Dawkins and Skarlett are among the finalists for NT Song of the Year. More than…

Powderfinger have brought their publishing in-house by signing a worldwide administration deal with their manager Paul Piticco’s Dew Process Publishing. The catalogue deal includes their first five…

The winners of the 2014 APRA Music Awards have been unveiled with Sia named songwriter of the year for a second year in a row. The prestigious peer voted APRA Song of the Year has been awarded to…

Melbourne City Council has voted to introduce a three-year strategy dedicated to the City’s involvement with music. Melbourne Music Strategy 2014-17 outlines how the City of Melbourne will continue…

As part of its 10th anniversary, independent Australasian publisher Native Tongue plans to expand its US operation. The American offshoot was set up in 2012 as a JV with sync agency, Sugaroo, after…