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Max & Bianca sign to Wonderlick/Sony, Ten confirms Twitter Amplify deal, Mardi Gras eyes international market

Max Bianca sign to Wonderlick Recording/Sony Music Wonderlick Recording Company and Sony Music Entertainment have entered a joint venture label deal to sign pop stalwarts Max Donovan and Bianca…

Heatseeker: Goldroom

Unless you listen to Alternative radio you might not be familiar with Goldroom. Let us fill you in. Its 2013, disco has undergone a resurrection thanks to two French robots releasing an album that…

Future Classic and Brown Bear Entertainment merge touring businesses

Sydney-based Future Classic has merged its touring business with Brown Bear Entertainment. The alliance, announced this morning, will see Future Classic becoming a shareholder in Brown Bear…

FUTURE CLASSIC’S NATHAN MCLAY AND CHAD GILLARD TALKS THIS YEAR’S ARIAS

Grinspoon to take “long-term, indefinite break”

Grinspoon announced this morning they are taking a take “long-term, indefinite break” after 18 years together. They play their final show on Friday December 20 at Eaton Hills Hotel in Brisbane.…

Screen Music Awards honours Tropfest founder John Polson

The Screen Music Awards on December 9 is honouring Sydney film maker, actor and Tropfest founder and Director John Polson with its International Achievement Award. APRA AMCOS CEO Brett Cottle…

Fatboy Slim, Riva Starr & Beardyman: Eat Sleep Rave Repeat (Calvin Harris Remix)

Fatboy Slim, Riva Starr Beardyman Eat Sleep Rave Repeat (Calvin Harris Remix) HUSSLE/UMA While his current single continues to rise up the charts (currently #31 on the Hot 100), Calvin Harris is set…

Kyle and Jackie O sign to Australian Radio Network

After confirming they were in talks with the pair, ARN have this morning announced that Kyle and Jackie O will be joining the network in 2014, as part of the Sydney 1065 team. ARN’s Chief Executive…

KIIS-FM to launch in Australian market, with Kyle and Jackie O as figureheads

US radio conglomerate Clear Channel seems set to launch its popular brand KIIS-FM in Sydney, as rumours abound that the ARN-owned MIX station will rebrand as KIIS, with the newly-acquired Kyle and…

Molly Meldrum joins MAX as new host

The doyen of Australian music, Ian ’Molly’ Meldrum, is joining Foxtel’s MAX channel as a new host in 2014. Meldrum is one of the most respected music journalists in the country, coming to national…

Caitlin Yeo wins top gong at Screen Music Awards

Multi-award winner Caitlin Yeo took out the top trophy at last night’s Screen Music Awards in Sydney. Yeo won the coveted Feature Film Score of the Year for The Rocket, which has already taken out…

German police develop ’Nazi Shazam’ to weed out neo-Nazi groups

Shazam is undoubtedly an impressive tool; its ability to identify millions of tracks through audio-recognition software is still remarkable more than a decade after its development and launch. German…