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Longer hours for WA nightclubs WA nightclubs can open until 2am on Sunday nights, when West Australia s liquor laws are changed next year. The Government released its response to its commissioned…

Australian Radio Network CEO Ciaran Davis features on the February cover of The CEO Magazine, a publication for high-level executives. It s the magazine s Executive of the Year Awards winners issue,…

Live music bible Pollstar has included eight Australian live venues in its Top 200 Arenas list for 2014, based on ticket sales. Sydney s Allphones Arena placed 16th with 511,871 tickets sold last…

This week Hozier maintains the hold on #1 with Take Me To Church after taking the top spot on the first chart of the year. After holding #3 for four weeks, Mark Ronson s Uptown Funk finally makes…

The strength of Australian industry s independent sector was highlighted at the nation s biggest night of music with Future Classic, Inertia, Mushroom Group, Chugg Music, Jarrah Records and Vicious…

24 songs are on the shortlist for APRA Song of the Year, the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) announced this morning. The…

The 50 Songs in 5 Days songwriting camp is now in its third year, and with support from the local music industry at large as well as an alumni of over 100 songwriters, the efforts helmed at Sydney s…

Rdio and the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) have announced a partnership to make Rdio AIR s official digital music streaming partner. Rdio is already the major partner for AIR…

Authentic Entertainment, the Sydney-based company behind Take 40, Live at the Chapel and The Hot Hits, has moved Vevo into radio. In a partnership with Today s Hit Network (ex-Today Network),…

The Country Music Channel (CMC) has announced its annual Awards will be held in Brisbane for the next three years, as part of a strategic partnership with Tourism and Events Queensland. Its fifth…