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triple j s Breakfast hosts Matt Alex will be replaced by five presenters next year as the national youth broadcaster farewells longtime host Alex Dyson and Matt who joined triple j in 2014. From…

751,000 viewers in five capital cities tuned in last night to see Isaiah Firebrace from Moama NSW crowned The X Factor Australia s 2016 winner on his 17th birthday. This was the lowest Grand Final…

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) has announced the official acts performing live across this year’s eight participating venues. The full lineup of performers include L-Fresh The Lion, Joni In…

A year after stepping down as CEO and Chairman of the Universal Music Group International (UMGI) due to health issues, Max Hole has returned to the music biz. Overnight, west London state of the art…

The music industry worldwide has reacted in solidarity to the death of powerhouse soul singer Sharon Jones on Friday (Saturday AEST). Artists, industry professionals and famous venues that staged the…

The New Zealand music industry directly contributed NZ$245 million (A$231.09 million) last year to the New Zealand economy. This was up from $213 million (A$200.9 million) in 2014. It also added…

On Saturday night, hundreds of community broadcasters from across Australia gathered in Melbourne for the 2016 CBAA Community Radio Awards. Winners were announced across 20 categories celebrating…

The record label’s role in the industry has shifted since the ‘80s and ‘90s; where once there were six major players, just Sony, Warner and Universal are left. Cheaper technology made the…

Whether serenading an exclusive group of politicians at Parliament House, or wowing lawyers on the other side of the country, corporate gigs are no longer a dirty word. And it’s a growing business…

Following on from last year s #MMAD4U campaign that garnered large-scale celebrity and media involvement, music charity MMAD (Musicians Making a Difference) will release its 2016 single titled It s…