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Promoters and venue owners around the world have been put on notice. The next generation of concert-goers, the Millennials, have different ideas about concerts, and the live music industry had better…

Kasey Chambers is no stranger to the spotlight. Music is a family affair for the 12-time ARIA Award winner, yet there have been times when she’s wanted to walk away from it all. In the first of our…

With their next album Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life set for release in February, The Wombats have been putting their ducks in a row. The band has assigned its recording and publishing to…

FBi Radio has announced nominees for the 2017 FBi Sydney Music, Arts Culture (SMAC) Awards. Each year since 2008, theFBi SMAC Awards have recognised Sydney s most exciting new talent in music, arts…

It s time to put the pineapple emoji in your festival diary. The Sunshine Coast-based and triple j-presented Big Pineapple Music Festival will return in 2018, once again taking over the rolling hills…

QUEENSCLIFF EXCEEDED ALL EXPECTATIONS One of Victoria s major regional festivals Queenscliff Music wrapped up its 21st year with expected storms bypassing the area and keeping the weather perfect.…

In a response to the Brisbane City Council s recent Creative Sector Survey, Council and Brisbane Powerhouse have announced The Bridge. It s a new $300,000 four-year artist support program that will…

Australia’s live industry is supported by the LPA, the record business has ARIA, the music publishers can rely on AMPAL for a collective voice and the indies are stronger through AIR. But the…

In 1987, the very first ARIA Awards came with a warning from the evening's host Elton John: "If you want these awards to stay fun, keep them off television." ARIA listened, until 1992 when the awards…

2007 represents much more to the Australian television industry than simply the peak of #ROVEFEVER. It was also the year when Channel Ten found itself in some rather hot water for attempting to slip…