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Kesha has rescheduled her Australian tour for October, but Perth along with Auckland have had to be dropped from the new schedule. Promoters Select Touring and Blue Murder have set the new Rainbow…

On the eve of its inaugural staging in Sydney (April 12—13), the future-focussed FastForward has struck a global partnership with Kobalt’s recording company AWAL. AWAL is a 21st century alternative…

Spotify has revealed that at least 2 million of its users are gaining access to its ad-free service without paying for it. These users have been using the free version of the Spotify streaming…

Music Victoria is calling on Victoria s regional music community sign up to the organisation during its current Live and Breathe Victorian Music membership drive (March 19-29). The association has…

One major music radio network has doubled its playing of Australian music to 15% in the first few days after APRA AMCOS, ARIA) and Commercial Radio Australia announced a new deal where stations would…

One of Australia s most dynamic live exponents of the Americana genre, Andy Golledge, took out the inaugural Americana Music Prize on the weekend. Based in Newtown Sydney, Golledge has been playing…

Two years after Prince s death on April 21, a Minneapolis prosecutor has announced that he will make a decision on possible charges in the near future. The 57-year-old superstar was found alone and…

A 16th woman has come out against hip-hop entrepreneur and Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons. Identified only as Jane Doe, she has slapped him with a $10 million lawsuit accusing him of rape. In…

One of Sydney s long running clubs, The Basement in Circular Quay, is rumoured to be closing its doors and probably within a week. The story/rumour was broken by Danny G Felix, who hosts the club s…

The Preatures' Isabella Manfredi, Tina Arena, Missy Higgins, Sarah Blasko, Kate Miller-Heidke, Jenny Morris, Clare Bowditch and Katie Noonan are among 30 entertainment figures who have banded…