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PPCA and the Australia Council today announced five one-off recording grants of up for $15,000. Applications are open until December 9. “Recording can sometimes be a long and costly process. These…

US radio conglomerate Clear Channel seems set to launch its popular brand KIIS-FM in Sydney, as rumours abound that the ARN-owned MIX station will rebrand as KIIS, with the newly-acquired Kyle and…

The doyen of Australian music, Ian ’Molly’ Meldrum, is joining Foxtel’s MAX channel as a new host in 2014. Meldrum is one of the most respected music journalists in the country, coming to national…

Multi-award winner Caitlin Yeo took out the top trophy at last night’s Screen Music Awards in Sydney. Yeo won the coveted Feature Film Score of the Year for The Rocket, which has already taken out…

Shazam is undoubtedly an impressive tool; its ability to identify millions of tracks through audio-recognition software is still remarkable more than a decade after its development and launch. German…

This year’s ARIAs drew 337,000 viewers to Channel 9’s digital station Go!, with the black carpet segment catching 248,000. This was a slight rise from last year’s 304,000 when the awards were held…

Recent news that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will include a cover of The Saints’ Just Like Fire Would on the January-due High Hopes has put the spotlight on the Australian band. Overseas…

Foxtel launched their revitalised music offerings last night with a lavish event on Sydney Harbour, which featured an intimate performance by Alicia Keys. ::GALLERY: FOXTEL LAUNCH NEW MUSIC CHANNELS…

Well, we figured they wouldn’t fly half the world away just to play in Adelaide, and this morning The Rolling Stones added another six dates to the Australasian leg of their tour, hitting Perth,…

Spotify has revealed that it pays an average of US$0.006 and $0.0084 per stream which covers both the free and subscription tiers of service. But the streaming revenues can total up to thousands of…