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Google’s crackdown on ticket resellers, first announced last November, has come into force. But some in the live music sector insist it needs to do more. The company s updated policy means that…

Huey Lewis got his new drug; the American singer is working on a stage musical based on his hits. The original musical, Heart of Rock and Roll, will feature Huey Lewis and the News’ best known songs,…

The catalogues of two of America’s greatest songwriters will now be represented by Music Sales for Australia and New Zealand. Jay Livingston is considered one of the last of the great songwriters of…

Melbourne act Ecca Vandal has put out a statement appealing to the public to help track down a stack of her music equipment recently stolen. Vandal took to Facebook on Thursday evening to announce…

After a two year stand-off with her previous label Def Jam, Aussie expatriate Iggy Azalea has revived her recording career. She has signed with Island Records, and released a new single Savior…

Silverchair drummer Ben Gillies will have to face Newcastle Local Court on March 1 on drink driving charges. According to documents tendered in court, and reported by the Newcastle Herald, charges…

Peter Chellew, the dynamic Executive Officer of Victoria s peak youth music agency The Push, has stepped down after 15 years in the business. Under his watch, the not-for-profit association went on…

The NSW Government which has been focussing on building up Western Sydney s music, arts, screen and culture sectors is setting up a roundtable to cover these areas. The initiative, through Create…

Australian classical music and arts magazine Limelight has closed up shop days before it was to publish its March edition. The Australian reported that staff has been terminated and liquidators…

Production music supplier Universal Publishing Production Music will now be known in Australia as Universal Production Music. It is part of a global rebranding instituted in 17 territories outside…