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The City of Melbourne has unveiled the recipients of this year’s annual arts grants, with funding made available for a local unsigned act to record their debut album. The 58 recipients, including…

Two Perth music promoters have started a crowdfunding campaign to raise $150,000 to stage a Paul Weller show in Perth next year. “Living in one of the most isolated cities in the world, we as music…

Australian Foo Fighters fans will get to see the band’s eight part Sonic Highways documentary on their TV screens. It has been pre-sold to Nine Network and Foxtel for this territory. It was acquired…

Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago celebrates the release of their latest single Greens and Blues from the forthcoming album Indie Cindy with this colour-themed playlist, powered by Rdio. The revered…

Sydney band 5 Seconds Of Summer are currently sitting at the top of the UK iTunes Singles charts, suggesting a strong possibility of a #1 debut on the OCC (Official Charts Company) charts this coming…

Samsung has entered the world of music streaming with Milk Music: a free offering for users of its Galaxy smartphone, which has launched in the US with over 200 ad-free radio stations. So far the…

Spotify seemed to be a dirty word for a lot of artists in 2013, with its seemingly-meagre royalty payment system at the centre of the debate. Enter the ArtistLinks tool (powered by Topspin), which…

The City of Sydney Council’s Cultural and Community Committee meets next Monday (March 31) to consider adopting the Live Music Matters action plan. The plan’s list of recommendations came from the…

Smoothfm turns 2 This Wednesday it will be two years since smoothfm launched. The Sydney and Melbourne station has a combined audience that has grown 93% since launch, with a current audience of over…

Sony/ATV hires new Communications VP Music Week head of business analysis Paul Williams is to join Sony/ATV Music Publishing as its new Global VP of Communications, including Australia. Williams, who…

Queensland hip hop artist Tom Daley, aka I AM D, is the recipient of the 2014 Hilltop Hoods Initiative, netting $10,000 plus prizes from APRA AMCOS and the Hilltop Hoods. MC Suffa of Hilltop Hoods…

Australian duo The Falls have signed a worldwide deal with legendary US label Verve Records. Universal Music Group’s Verve Records is traditionally a jazz label, although recent signings, such as…