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Adelaide’s Jive hits survival campaign target, but other venues have live music woes

Some live music venues are having to permanently turn off the lights.

Nine’s Sounds Better Together live music celebration draws 281,000 metro viewers

Sounds Better Together was the 11th-most-popular show on TV on Saturday night.

Tencent consortium now officially owns 20% of Universal Music Group

The Universal Music Group IPO seems to be on the cards within the next 12 months.

The shortlist for the SoundMerch Australian Music Prize has been revealed

Finalists for the SoundMerch Australian Music Prize include Miiesha and Tame Impala - just to name a couple. Who else is on the list?

ARIA’s board made a pledge for diversity, and kept its word (Op-Ed)

Australia’s music industry let out a collective sigh of relief last week when the most important job vacancy of them all was filled.

$7,500 Josh Pyke Partnership returns in 2021

Unsigned artists have until the end of March to enter to win a $7,500 grant.

Spotify will insert ads into podcasts, even if you have a premium account

Bernard Fanning pays it forward as Serenade’s Patron Artist

For his Patron Artist Support Acts, Fanning recruits three fellow Queensland artists: Emily Wurramara, Ben Salter and Hope-D.

New technology lets Spotify choose songs based on user moods

Spotify has new technology to identify a user’s mood.

Remote Control Records launches music publishing venture with Beggars Music

Remote Control will now represent Beggars Music's catalogue in Australia and New Zealand.