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Promoter Michael Chugg and Byron Bay-based major festival Bluesfest are up for awards at the annual Pollstar awards. Covering the international live music scene with 25 categories, the 27th awards…

PRESS RELEASE: The commercial radio industry has recorded growth in metropolitan advertising revenue of 4.60% for October, to a total of $71.559 million, according to figures sourced by Deloitte and…

Facebook signalled a return to music late last week with its new post feature Music Stories. It allows users to listen to, and share, 30-second previews of a song or album through either Apple Music…

US radio company iHeartMedia, which has a local presence through Australian Radio Network, reported revenues were up 2% in the third quarter to US $847 million. This rise was due primarily to…

Image: Brisbane live venue The Brightside In a proposal to be put to Parliament this week, Queensland s Palaszczuk Government has tweaked aspects of its controversial 3 am lockout rules to battle…

Is new Federal Arts Minister Mitch Fifield set to wind back at least some of the funding cuts to the Australia Council by his predecessor George Brandis? Are there being changes made to Brandis…

Internet radio giant Pandora has inked a landmark deal with the globe s biggest music publisher Sony/ATV as it readies new product offerings. The multi-year licensing deal is for the US only, but…

PRESS RELEASE: OpenLIVE has announced the launch of their much anticipated Artist Dashboard. Giving Artists the capacity to schedule their own recordings in venues where OpenLIVE s MasterBuilder is…

PRESS RELEASE: Universal Music Group (UMG), announced that Eric Berman has been appointed Executive Vice President of Public Affairs, effective immediately. In this position, Berman will have…

Image: Craig David performing on Nova’s Red Room global tour In October 2014 Nova Entertainment launched a new digital strategy with a revamp of novafm.com.au, which saw the sites optimised for…