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PRESS RELEASE: Today Spectrum Now Festival @ The Domain announces its much-anticipated opening night program of complimentary outdoor music and entertainment. As well as revealing the delicious food…

Four more Australian and New Zealand acts are announced in the latest round of acts for the UK s The Great Escape. It is held in Brighton between May 19 to 21 and considered one of the most respected…

Photo: Ashley Osborn Photography Local independent music company Unified has launched its own touring company in partnership with the world’s biggest concert promoter, Live Nation. The joint venture,…

Scandinavian music streaming company Spotify is moving most of its data from its own hodge-podge of servers around the world to Google Cloud Platform. But its music files remain with Amazon, the long…

A new BBC Music app allows listeners to hear and watch the rock and classical songs they most want to experience via mobiles and tablets. What s more, they can do this without having to put up with…

Debut albums by Azealia Banks (pictured), Leon Bridges and Benjamin Booker are among the 12 shortlisted for this year s American Music Prize. The winner receives his or her US$25,000 cash prize on…

Foxtel has confirmed it will close its 21-year-old music platform Channel [V] on Friday. A Foxtel spokesperson said: We are making some changes to our music channels on Foxtel. Starting from this…

FEATURE ALBUM Urthboy - The Past Beats Inside Me Like A Second Heartbeat [Elefant Traks] ALBUM PACKET Macklemore Ryan Lewis - This Unruly Mess I’ve Made [Warner] ADDS The Bennies - Detroit Rock…

QMusic, which organises the Queensland Music Awards, announced the six shortlisted albums from a list nominated by music industry executives. Blank Realm Illegals In Heaven Last Dinosaurs (pictured)…

Atlanta rapper and actor T.I. has consolidated his association with Jay-Z with a double announcement this week. He has signed a distribution deal with Roc Nation for his upcoming album Da Dime Trap,…