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Paul Kelly, Bamboos, Lanie Lane To Perform At 2012 Independent Music Awards

Paul and Dan Kelly, The Bamboos with Tim Rogers, Lanie Lane, and more will perform at the 2012 Jagermeister Independent Music Awards.

Tagged as: 2012, Dan Kelly, Hermitude, House VS Hurricane, Independent Music Awards, Jagermeister, Lanie Lane, Loon Lake, Paul Kelly, The Bamboos, Tim Rogers

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Live Nation Australasia Appoints Bec Sutherland To Comedy Division

by Paul Cashmere

Live Nation Australasia has announced it is setting up a full-time comedy division with Bec Sutherland heading the new comedy division team.

Tagged as: Bec Sutherland, Linkin Park, Live Nation, Matchbox Twenty, Nicki Minaj, Talitha Conway

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R.I.P. Perth Arena Boss David Humphreys

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian music industry is in shock following the sudden passing of David Humphreys in Perth this morning (September 4, 2012).

Tagged as: AEG, Allphones Arena, David Humphreys, Harvey Lister, Perth Arena

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Birdy Replaces The Sapphires As Top ARIA Album

by Gavin Ryan

Back in May 2011, The Wombats debuted and peaked at No.2 in Australia with their second album “This Modern Glitch”, which is on the 14th Floor Records label (through Atlantic/Warner here).

Tagged as: ARIA, Birdy, Gavin Ryan, James Morrison, Karin Schaupp, Katie Noonan

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Guy Sebastian Scores An ARIA Hat Trick

by Gavin Ryan

Guy Sebastian keeps his “Battle Scars” at No.1 in Australia for a third week, matching the three week run at the top of his first No.1 “Angels Brought Me Here” (Dec 2003).

Tagged as: ARIA, Flo Rida, Gavin Ryan, Guy Sebastian, James Morrison, Jason Derulo, The Veronicas

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Chuggi Predicts Billy Thorpe The Hologram For Long Way To The Top

by Paul Cashmere

The late, great Billy Thorpe may appear as a hologram on the upcoming Long Way To The Top shows.

Tagged as: Amanda Pelman, Billy Thorpe, Long Way To The Top, Michael Chugg

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MCM Entertainment Group To Delist From Australian Stock Exchange

by Paul Cashmere

MCM Entertainment Group (MEG), the production company behind Take 40 Australia, has announced that it plans to delist from the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX).

Tagged as: MCM Entertainment Group, MEG, Take40

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BIGSOUND Conference Is A Sell-Out

by Paul Cashmere

The BIGSOUND music conference for Brisbane from September 12 has completely sold out.

Tagged as: Ball Park Music, BigSound, Boy In A Box, Catherine Britt, Clare Bowditch, David Bridie, DC3, Delta Riggs, Harmony James, Henry Wagons, Hungry Kids of Hungary, Jasmine Rae, King Cannons, Mia Dyson, Owl Eyes, Saskwatch, Seth Sentry, Strangers, The Beards, The Hello Morning, Violent Soho, Wagons

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Australasian Worldwide Music Expo Announces Scholarship Program

by Paul Cashmere

The Australasian Worldwide Music Expo (AWME) has announced the 2012 national scholarship program for artists, artist managers and arts workers to attend the 5th music expo in Melbourne in November.

Tagged as: Australasian Worldwide Music Expo, AWME, scholarship

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Diddy, Mariah Carey Manager Chris Lighty Shoots Himself Dead

by Paul Cashmere

Chris Lighty, manager of Diddy, Mariah Carey, Ja Rule and 50 Cent, shot himself dead in the street outside his Bronx apartment on Thursday (August 30, 2012).

Tagged as: Chris Lighty, Diddy, hip-hop, LL Cool J, Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott

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SXSW Presents Grulkefest To Honor Brent Grulke

by Paul Cashmere

SXSW will present Grulkefest, an event to honor SXSW director Brent Grulke who passed away in Austin two weeks ago.

Tagged as: Brent Grulke, Grulkefest, SXSW

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AC/DC, Angels, Rose Tattoo Members Tell Commonwealth Bank To Fuck Off

by Paul Cashmere

Members of AC/DC, The Angels, The Choirboys and Rose Tattoo formed a supergroup on the back of a flatbed truck in Sydney yesterday to send a message to the Commonwealth Bank. “Am I ever going to bank with the Commonwealth again/no way, get fucked, fuck off”.

Tagged as: AC/DC, Angels, Choirboys, Doc Neeson, Mark Evans, Rose Tattoo, Sando, Sandringham Hotel, SAve Our Sando

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The Sapphires Remains ARIA Number One Album

by Gavin Ryan

The Soundtrack to the film “The Sapphires” stays at No.1 for a second week, whilst it was also again at No.2 for a second week on the Australian Box Office report, only dropping 17% from the previous weeks box office receipts (most second week films drop dramatically, so 17% is a good thing).

Tagged as: ARIA, Ed Sheeran, Jessica Mauboy, The Sapphires

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Guy Sebastian Maintains Top Spot On ARIA Singles Chart

by Gavin Ryan

Guy Sebastian stays at No.1 for a second week with his sixth chart-topping single “Battle Scars”, picking up a Gold sales certification and it becomes his third consecutive two-week-running No.1 track, as “Like it Like That” (Sept 2009) and “Who’s That Girl” (Dec 2011) both spent two weeks at the top.

Tagged as: Abba, ARIA, Guy Sebastian, Justice Crew

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Samsung Copied Apple Court Rules

by Paul Cashmere

Samsung has been ordered to pay Apple $1 billion after a landmark trial has found that Samsung infringed on Apple’s copyright in making smartphone.

Tagged as: Apple, iPad, iPhone, Samsung, Smartphone

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David Mott Departs Ten

by Paul Cashmere

Network Ten has announced the departure of Chief Programming Officer David Mott.

Tagged as: David Mott, Ten

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Mia Dyson Added To BigSound

by Paul Cashmere

Mia Dyson is a last minute addition to the BigSound music conference and festival.

Tagged as: BigSound, Mia Dyson

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Billy Hyde and Allans Placed Into Receivership

by Paul Cashmere

Iconic Australian music retailer Billy Hyde and Allans has been placed into receivership.

Tagged as: Allans, Billy Hyde, musical instruments, receivership

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Jason Derulo and Kelly Rowland Lose Their Jobs, Everybody Dance Now Axed

by Paul Cashmere

Jason Derulo and Kelly Rowland are suddenly out of work today after Channel Ten axed its big budget reality show dance contest Everybody Dance Now.

Tagged as: Everybody Dance Now, Jason Derulo, Kelly Rowland

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Guy Sebastian Equals Abba For Number 1 Hits In Australia

by Gavin Ryan

Guy Sebastian scores his sixth No.1 single in Australia by debuting at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart with his new track “Battle Scars”. He now sits in third position on the list of ‘Aussie’s with the Most No.1’s’ behind Delta Goodrem with eight and Kylie Minogue with ten.

Tagged as: Abba, Guy Sebastian, Justice Crew

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The Sapphires Becomes First Soundtrack Since Mamma Mia To Reach No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The new Australian feature film “The Sapphires” debuted at No.2 on the box-office report last week (with $2.475 million behind Dark Knight Rises’ $2.9 million), and this week on the ARIA Albums Chart, the soundtrack jumps up to No.1 becoming the first film soundtrack to make it to No.1 this decade, and the first locally

Tagged as: ARIA, Ed Sheeran, Jessica Mauboy, The Sapphires

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Bloc Party, Ricki-Lee, Yeasayer Lead New Releases

by Andrew Tijs

It’s a bumper week, with everyone from Bloc Party to Ricki-Lee to Yeasayer to The Wiggles releasing new albums.

Tagged as: Bloc Party, Dead Can Dance, Elvis, Hand Of Mercy, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kate Alexa, Kiss, Lynyrd Skynyrd, new releases, Owl City, Ricki-Lee, Ry Cooder, Shihad, The Darkness, The Wiggles, Yeasayer, Yellowcard

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Olympics Closing Ceremony Creates UK Hits for Emeli Sande, Elbow and Kate Bush

by Paul Cashmere

Songs performed and played at the Olympic Closing Ceremony yesterday are dominating the UK iTunes chart today (August 14).

Tagged as: closing ceremony, Elbow, Emelie Sande, John Lennon, Kate Bush, Olympic Games

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R.I.P. Brent Grulke Of SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

There is sad news for the music industry to report this morning. Brent Grulke, the creative director of SXSW, has died at the age of 52.

Tagged as: Brent Grulke, Face The Music, SXSW

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Seventh Annual Jagermeister Independent Music Awards Announced

by Andrew Tijs

The first details for the 2012 Jagermeister Independent Music Awards have been announced.

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NIMAS, The Complete Winners List With The Medics, Gurrumul, Jimmy Little

by Paul Cashmere

The Medics, Gurrumul and Jimmy Little were all honoured last night (August 11) at the National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAS) in Darwin.

Tagged as: Gurrumul, Jimmy Little, NIMAs, The Medics

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Ed Sheeran Has The Number One Album In Australia

by Gavin Ryan

Ed Sheeran’s “+” (plus and/or positive) jumps up two places to land at No.1 after forty-six weeks within the Top 100, becoming the equal-fifth longest climb to No.1 in ARIA Chart history (1983 to 2012). The album originally debuted at No.1 in the UK last September, but did take 39 weeks to climb to the

Tagged as: Ed Sheeran

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Justice Crew Boom Boom Stays No. 1 On ARIA Chart

by Gavin Ryan

“Boom Boom” for local dance troupe Justice Crew holds at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for a second week, in fact the entire top three from last week stay put this week, Maroon 5’s “One More Night” equaling the two-weeks-at-No.2 “Payphone” (TW-19) achieved back in June, whilst former No.1 “Some Nights” for fun. holds

Tagged as: ARIA, Ed Sheeran, Flo Rida, Fun, Gavin Ryan, Justice Crew, The Veronicas

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Carly Rae Jepsen Overtakes Gotye For Longest Run At No 1

by Paul Cashmere

‘Call Me Baby’ by Carly Rae Jepsen has just overtaken Gotye ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ as the longest running number one song of 2012 on the Billboard chart.

Tagged as: Carly Rae Jepsen, Gotye

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The Rubens Sign With Umbrella Management

by Paul Cashmere

The Rubens have joined the Umbrella Management roster for Australia and New Zealand.

Tagged as: Cloud Control, Ivy League, The Rubens, Umbrella, Urthboy

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