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Entertainment reporter Peter Ford has countered AC/DC’s 40th anniversary tour plans with speculation the iconic Sydney band may call it quits. Speaking with Melbourne’s 3AW radio station this…

This morning, APRA AMCOS announced the Top 20 contenders for the APRA Song of the Year. The shortlist was decided by APRA AMCOS members, who voted for the award over the past month. The final five…

Last Saturday marked the sixth annual Record Store Day; check out a few shots from independent music retailers across Australia including TITLE Store, Beatdisc Records and Tym Guitars Retail. If you…

Sydney’s Evening Star in Surry Hills has changed hands for $6 million while Bondi Junction’s The Tea Gardens, which features bands and DJs, has gone up for sale. The former owners of Coolangatta’s…

Lily Allen, Interpol, Chvrches, Danny Brown and Outkast head up another eclectic gem of a lineup from festival juggernaut Splendour In The Grass. Festival organisers are currently being lauded online…

Spotify seemed to be a dirty word for a lot of artists in 2013, with its seemingly-meagre royalty payment system at the centre of the debate. Enter the ArtistLinks tool (powered by Topspin), which…

SCA invest in startup to personalise radio Southern Cross Austereo have announced their first ever early stage investment in a startup. The startup is called 121 cast and they have developed ’Omny’…

Fairfax/MRN merger talks collapse A Fairfax Radio merger with the Macquarie Radio Network (MRN) is now off the table again. Talks have collapsed because 2GB (MRN) stars Alan Jones and Ray Hadley were…

Singleton sells Fairfax shareholding, turns his attention to Prime In the clearest signal yet that a potential merger between Macquarie and Fairfax Radio is now officially dead, John Singleton and…

Samsung has entered the world of music streaming with Milk Music: a free offering for users of its Galaxy smartphone, which has launched in the US with over 200 ad-free radio stations. So far the…