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The annual Screen Music Awards are presented by APRA and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC), and will be held in Sydney next Monday, December 9. Emmy award-winning Aussie composer and…

Paul Murray confirms he is leaving 2UE A month ago when Jason Morrison was confirmed as leaving the 2UE drive show, it was being widely reported that Paul Murray was also on the way out. Today, Paul…

Stand-up comedian Matt Okine has been announced as the new Triple J breakfast co-host, following Tom Ballard’s departure. Last week, Ballard announced he is leaving radio to focus on stand-up comedy,…

OneLove appoints marketing head, launching new divisions Electronic dance music label OneLove CEO Frank Cotela announced he’s appointed Bev Malcolm as Marketing Director, and will be launching artist…

The BBC are under fire from UK commercial radio industry group RadioCentre for a supposed breach of their editorial guidelines. BBC plan to promote current X Factor judge Gary Barlow’s new album…

In his first order of business as the new President of the Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA), Dobe Newton has expressed his sadness at the public display of emotions, in what was a…

The Electronic Music Conference kicked off yesterday at Sydney’s Carriageworks to an enthusiastic and able-eared crew of industry professionals. The event, which debuted last year, has grown…

Two major executive departures at ARN Two ARN’s top executives have left the company. Mix 106.5 Sydney Program Director Ryan Rathbone was told his contract would not be extended. He was coaxed to the…

Day two for me began at midday at EMC and was a day focused on the Australian industry. The first panel I went to was named ‘The Golden Age Of Australian Electronic Music Is Here’, with panel members…

Queen, Universal, renew deal: film, albums Queen and Universal Music Group renewed their deal, celebrating the occasion at this week’s launch of a new Queen exhibition in Montreux, Switzerland,…

U2 wrote the song Ordinary Love from the movie Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. They wrote it especially for the movie after being contacted by its producer Harvey Weinstein, who knew of their…

More good news for Sydney, the country, and culture in general, with the announcement that the City of Sydney are making Council-owned properties available as rehearsal spaces, and gig venues, as…