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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…

Katy Perry, Robbie Williams and Ricky Martin take selfies at 2Day FM, radio duos Kyle and Jackie O and Amanda and Jonesy celebrate their ratings survey success and Triple J’s Zan Rowe does SXSW.…

Voting has opened for the 2014 APRA Song of the Year award, the largest peer-voted songwriting award in the country. The vote is open to all APRA members currently living in Australia (NZ members are…

More Aussies say: stop the world, I want to get on R B singer and songwriter Alston Koch this week moved to Los Angeles to work with Prince’s music director and chase up soundtrack offers. He has…

The following is an excerpt from Andrew Watt’s 680 page "anecdotal textbook" Welcome To The Jungle: Navigating The Music Business In Australia. Watt is an Melbourne entertainment and media lawyer,…

Lorde’s Pure Heroine has sold one million copies in the US, the first debut album to do so since country artist Hunter Hayes’ self-titled set did so last October. Pure Heroine is also the first debut…

The Australian Bureau of Statistics Australia’s first study into the economic contribution of the Creative and Cultural Industries has found it added $86bn to the national economy. The study, which…

When Miguel walks into a hotel room at The Star casino he looks fresh (partly due to the hint of shimmery makeup catching the light on his temples) and placid. Perhaps it was the LA native’s brimming…

The Top New Talent To Watch in 2014 Last year’s list of Top New Talent to Watch had a big impact on the radio industry, many listed have taken big steps forward in their careers. Former Austereo CEO…

Those drummer jokes guitarists love to tell. Well, they don’t apply to Lindy Morrison. Morrison is a whole lot more than just a time-keeper. She’s one of the Australian music industry’s great…