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Jamie T Zombie To be honest, I didn’t hold much hope that South Londoner Jamie T would make a return to the music scene after his stellar second album Kings Queens; no real reason, besides the fact…

Screen composers Antony Partos and Cezary Skubiszewski have dominated this year’s Screen Music Awards nominations with six nods each in the television, soundtrack, mini-series, documentary and…

With the recent launch of Double J, the ABC’s Triple J has closed the circle on its radio brand, creating a three-headed popular music beast that can bag teens all the way through to the middle-aged.…

A new partnership between radio streaming service Pandora and motor company Ford Australia will place its app in to 60% of all new cars in Australia in 2015. Rick Gleave, director of business…

Subscription streaming and download service Drip.fm has partnered with a handful of US independent labels. Sub Pop, Fool’s Gold, Jagjaguwar and Secretly Canadian have all teamed with the two-year-old…

A new venue and broadcast studio facility is to open up in Sydney’s Kings Cross, directly underneath the iconic Coca-Cola sign. The X Studio, owned by Australian entrepreneur Ron Creevey, will open…

Billboard has reported it surveyed US labels, distributors and wholesalers who have said Urban Outfitters isn’t in fact the world’s #1 seller of vinyl. TMN covered the news after it was reported…

SFX Entertainment, owners of Stereosonic, have reported a net loss of US$107.2m for the six months ending June 30, against income of US$115.3m. Second quarter festival attendance, meanwhile, rose…

The new music license scheme for restaurants and cafés, due to come into effect on November 1, has got the thumbs-up from peak industry association, Restaurant Catering Australia (R CA). The APRA…

Queensland artists including Busby Marou, Emma Louise, The Medics, Sampology, Velociraptor, Women In Docs, Tyrone Noonan, William Barton, The Phoncurves and Halfway will be in the spotlight during…