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Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee s ’Despacito’ has made history by becoming the first video to hit 4 billion views on YouTube. It has already replaced Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth s See You Again (3.15…

Queensland is set to lose one of its most popular music venues at the end of the month, with news that Max Watt's Brisbane is set to shut its doors in a matter of days. As The Music reports, the…

ARIA is playing down suggestions that acts from the west coast have been snubbed from next month’s national awards ceremony. When nominations for the 31st ARIA Awards were called out Tuesday, many of…

Tidal may be clinging to its reputation as the pricey, premium streaming service, but it also understands its high entry point is somewhat detrimental when it comes to engaging new users, most of…

The first round of artist and speakers added to next year’s South By South West (SXSW) festival have been announced, and the local contingent is mighty strong. The Australian and New Zealand acts set…

The official nominees list is finally out for the APRA Screen Music Awards 2017. The list, unveiled by APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers earlier today, includes Australian…

Pictured: Hannah Crofts (Photo by Tony Mott) Last night the NSW Parliamentary Friends Of Australian Music was launched at State Parliament House. The group is chaired by three MPs representing the…

Nineteen Australian acts were in the first round of acts announced for the 2018 instalment of South By Southwest, to be held March 9 18 in Austin, Texas. Keith Urban was also announced as one of the…

INXS fans in Australia will have the chance to experience the band’s seminal album Kick in a completely new way, thanks to a one-off event to be held in Sydney later this month. As part of the Dolby…

APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers have today unveiled their list of nominees for the 2017 Screen Music Awards, with a wide variety of composers being recognised for the work…