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Labby quits Australia for NZ Jason Labby / Labrat Hawkins quit Australian radio to move with wife Lou and son Felix to New Zealand. He is the new co-host of the drive slot for NZME and the national…

The Clipsal 500 Adelaide V8 Supercars race in March drew 273,600 attendees this year and 286,500 in 2013. It s obviously good exposure for the music acts who play its three-night Bands On Track…

Been in the business more than two days? Then you ll know the name Michael Chugg. And that doesn t just apply to Australia. He s known the world over, and in his 50th year of business tells TMN how a…

Summer festivals continue to hit capacity Australia s summer festivals continued to draw crowds, with some putting out the Sold Out sign. Among them were Sunset Events Southbound in Busselton, WA,…

Iggy Azalea won the first round in court against rapper Hefe Wine aka Maurice Williams releasing any more of her unfinished early songs. A Los Angeles District Court agreed to issue a preliminary…

Promoters Dainty Group, Frontier Touring and Chugg Entertainment were among the Australians who made a mark on the global live scene in 2014. The Billboard year-end Top Boxscore, revealed last night,…

:: Michael Chugg: The Ultimate Australian Impresario - Part One Chugg has had a half-century to study the game. On 14 March of this year, the 50-year milestone passed since a 15-years-old Chugg…

Mushroom Group to get Faith No More album Mushroom Group will release Faith No More s first album in 18 years next year in A/NZ. This is courtesy the US band s label Ipecac Recordings new marketing,…

ABC Head of Arts Katrina Sedgwick departs for CEO role ABC Head of Arts Katrina Sedgwick departs in February to be Director/CEO at the Centre for Moving Image in Melbourne. After joining the…

Just days off launching its 29th year festivities, a study has shown that the Woodford Folk Festival is a major contributor to Queensland s economy. The 2013/14 event pumped $21 million to the state…

Perth s new 60,000-seat stadium in Burswood, will not be open until 2018. But the WA Tourism Council is already negotiating to bring international sports and entertainment events to be held there.…

YouTube, headquartered in San Bruno, California, celebrated its 10th anniversary on February 14. It was created by three former PayPal employees Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. Its…