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Kickstarter has released its financials for the first quarter of 2014, which show that an average of US$1.24m was pledged each day from January to the end of March. Just over US$112m has been pledged…

Organisers of this year’s APRA Awards, which will take place at Brisbane City Hall on June 23, have confirmed that Sheppard will head the roll call of top-line performers and presenters. The band,…

After an impressive 2013 debut, St Jerome’s Laneway Festival has been forced to cancel its 2014 Detroit event. A statement posted to the Facebook page last night by promoter Danny Rogers outlines the…

Audit threatens community broadcasting As part of the National Commission of Audit comes news the audit has identified community broadcasting for "abolition or merging" (section 8.8). “The…

Alicia Keys is the first international act to be confirmed for the 27th ARIA awards, held Sunday December 1 at The Star Event Centre, Sydney. Her televised appearance, performing her hit Girl On Fire…

The Music Network, in association with Sydney TAFE Music, has launched Australia’s first music industry charts course, designed specifically for industry professionals and music students: to learn…

MTV Australia is moving most of its broadcasting operations to London, as the global channel centralises most roles in the UK. These include programming, production, creative, production management,…

The WAM Festival Music Conference (November 6 to 9) in Perth has added 30 more speakers from all aspects of the Australian music industry. The 14 sessions cover management, direct-to-fan marketing…

The 33rd annual CMJ Music Marathon has gotten off to a rocky start this week, as a suit filed in New York State Supreme Court claims CMJ owes a concert promoter $1m. The case stems from an attempt at…

With festivals going bust or downsizing and tour promoters going out of business, you’d imagine that the festival bubble has burst in Australia. But prospects are good for the next 15 months,…

South Australia’s 3am lockout kicked in on October 1 following an unsuccessful attempt to stop it by two Adelaide late night venues, The Woolshed and The Palace Gallery, which launched a Supreme…

With sales that run up to 15 million worldwide, soccer video game FIFA is as much a showcase of edgy new and established music to a wide demographic as it is a money spinner. The new, much-lauded…