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Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O have managed to bring listeners across to their new breakfast show on Kiis FM, lifting ratings by an impressive six points in the first survey period of 2014. In…

After five years in the role, ABC Director of Radio, Kate Dundas, is leaving the broadcaster in July. She will take up a scholarship with the Vincent Fairfax Fellowship through the Centre for Ethical…

In a first for the country music industry, a weekly airplay chart will be published that accurately reflects what is playing on radio nationally. It will be managed by music publisher and charts…

A collective made up of musicians, academics, association heads, radio broadcasters, governmental advisers and festival promoters this week launched The Music Trust. Dr. Richard Letts AM, its…

Neil Young spoke to an attentive crowd of music lovers yesterday, on the first day of SXSW’s music program, addressing the issues surrounding the sale of low-quality mp3s. The music legend took to…

Pharrell Williams and his ’Buffalo’ hat are in the country, Lorde, Thundamentals and AFI drop into the Triple J offices and Ministry Of Sound award 17-year-old DJ wunderkind Martin Garrix…

The West Australian Government will take back management of its theatres – His Majesty’s, State Theatre Centre, Perth Concert Hall and Subiaco Arts Centre – from January 1, 2015. These theatres have…

Bondi Wave Music Industry Conference organisers have announced that this year’s event, taking place on May 16, will include keynote speeches and conversations with Mushroom Publishing’s Ian James and…

Seven West Media deny talks with Fairfax Seven West Media has attempted to stop rumours that they are in talks with Fairfax Media. Seven West Media own nine regional radio stations in WA as well as…

The Australia Council For The Arts has raised funding and added a further 11 independent record labels to its Recording Initiative. Chapter Music, Future Classic, Head Records, Hope Street…