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As reported last week, a review by the Federal Government’s Auditing Commission has suggested cuts of $17.5 million to community radio. These cuts, if announced in tonight’s budget, will have a…

Mark Poston is back in the biz. The former EMI Australasia chairman is making a homecoming of sorts, TMN can exclusively reveal. He’s taking on duties as Managing Director of Parlophone Australia and…

Boy Bear’s second record Harlequin Dream looks set to make a massive splash across the other side of the earth, with lead single Southern Sun scoring many notable radio additions in the US and UK…

Mushroom’s Ian James made Adjunct Professor Mushroom Music Publishing Managing Director Ian James will take up a new role as Adjunct Professor in Victoria University’s College of Business in…

10% rise in profit for JB Hi-Fi Electronics and music retailer JB Hi-Fi announced its net profit for the six months to the end of December was $90.3 million – a 10% rise on the previous corresponding…

RÜFÜS change name for North America On the eve of their debut appearance at SXSW, RÜFÜS have been forced to change their name to RÜFÜS DU SOL for North America. This came after the exchange of…

Nick Gatfield is a highly-sought breed of music industry exec; he’s a music man with a head for international business. Gatfield arrived at the helm of Sony Music’ s UK company in the latter months…

Those drummer jokes guitarists love to tell. Well, they don’t apply to Lindy Morrison. Morrison is a whole lot more than just a time-keeper. She’s one of the Australian music industry’s great…

The Australian Bureau of Statistics Australia’s first study into the economic contribution of the Creative and Cultural Industries has found it added $86bn to the national economy. The study, which…

Lorde’s Pure Heroine has sold one million copies in the US, the first debut album to do so since country artist Hunter Hayes’ self-titled set did so last October. Pure Heroine is also the first debut…

More Aussies say: stop the world, I want to get on R B singer and songwriter Alston Koch this week moved to Los Angeles to work with Prince’s music director and chase up soundtrack offers. He has…

Voting has opened for the 2014 APRA Song of the Year award, the largest peer-voted songwriting award in the country. The vote is open to all APRA members currently living in Australia (NZ members are…