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This year’s ARIAs drew 337,000 viewers to Channel 9’s digital station Go!, with the black carpet segment catching 248,000. This was a slight rise from last year’s 304,000 when the awards were held…

Recent news that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will include a cover of The Saints’ Just Like Fire Would on the January-due High Hopes has put the spotlight on the Australian band. Overseas…

Foxtel launched their revitalised music offerings last night with a lavish event on Sydney Harbour, which featured an intimate performance by Alicia Keys. ::GALLERY: FOXTEL LAUNCH NEW MUSIC CHANNELS…

Well, we figured they wouldn’t fly half the world away just to play in Adelaide, and this morning The Rolling Stones added another six dates to the Australasian leg of their tour, hitting Perth,…

Spotify has revealed that it pays an average of US$0.006 and $0.0084 per stream which covers both the free and subscription tiers of service. But the streaming revenues can total up to thousands of…

YouTube’s music service looks like being delayed until the first quarter of 2014. The company has not announced an official release date. But leaks from within had first suggested the launch to be in…

Tame Impala, Keith Urban and Melbourne band Hiatus Kaiyote represented Australia in the Grammy nominations. Tame Impala’s Lonerism is up for Best Alternative Album, against Vampire Weekend, Nine Inch…

Country music singer songwriter John Williamson has quit as President of the Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) after ten years – saying that its annual Golden Guitar music awards have…

We have a sneaking suspicion Jhené Aiko is about to become a main priority for Def Jam. Ostensibly signed to producer No I.D’s imprint Artium, Aiko released the EP Sail Out last month: a breezy,…

Despite EDM being at the very peak of its powers, the world’s most popular EDM-focused download site Beatport – which acted as a launching pad for countless successful artists – has shut its offices…

The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA)’s General Manager Jon Bisset labelled an announcement by the Federal Government to scrap $2.5 million worth of funding ear-marked for…

The chorus of Melbourne rapper 360’s new track Impossible, at radio and retail this week, features a familiar voice – that of Silverchair’s Daniel Johns. The two artists were introduced to each other…