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MTV Australia is moving most of its broadcasting operations to London, as the global channel centralises most roles in the UK. These include programming, production, creative, production management,…

Pitbull and Ke$ha have cancelled their 2013 Australian tour. The pair, along with Australia’s own Justice Crew, were due to play shows in all capital cities, starting later this month. However today…

One of the biggest hits of 2013 also spawned one of the biggest legal messes, with Blurred Lines artist Robin Thicke bringing pre-emptive litigation against the Marvin Gaye estate in response to…

The WAM Festival Music Conference (November 6 to 9) in Perth has added 30 more speakers from all aspects of the Australian music industry. The 14 sessions cover management, direct-to-fan marketing…

The 33rd annual CMJ Music Marathon has gotten off to a rocky start this week, as a suit filed in New York State Supreme Court claims CMJ owes a concert promoter $1m. The case stems from an attempt at…

With festivals going bust or downsizing and tour promoters going out of business, you’d imagine that the festival bubble has burst in Australia. But prospects are good for the next 15 months,…

South Australia’s 3am lockout kicked in on October 1 following an unsuccessful attempt to stop it by two Adelaide late night venues, The Woolshed and The Palace Gallery, which launched a Supreme…

The record that changed my life was Propagandhi’s Today’s Empires, Tomorrow’s Ashes. I can still remember the first time I heard Back to the Motor League; they released this song as an album teaser…

With sales that run up to 15 million worldwide, soccer video game FIFA is as much a showcase of edgy new and established music to a wide demographic as it is a money spinner. The new, much-lauded…

Rdio has announced today that one of its most popular features – the hundreds of digital radio stations available to stream – will be available for free on mobile to all iOS and Android users in…