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Twilight At Taronga 2024 Line-up Announced

Twilight At Taronga, James Morrison, The Whitlams, Ball Park Music, The Cat Empire, live music, Taronga Zoo, Australia,

Tagged as: Australia, Ball Park Music, James Morrison, live music, Taronga Zoo, The Cat Empire, The Whitlams, Twilight At Taronga

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Millie Millgate Joins Creative Australia As Director

by Paul Cashmere

One of Australia’s most respected music industry executives Millie Millgate has been appointed to a Director position with Creative Australia.

Tagged as: Australia, Creative Australia, Millie Millgate, music industry, Sounds Australia

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Wild Aid To Go Ahead Despite Bushfires

by Announcement

Announcement: Wild Aid, the benefit concert to raise money for Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital, to be held at The Green Room, on Bluesfest site Byron Bay IS ON, despite the region’s recent bushfires.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, Peter Noble, Tex Perkins, The Cruel Sea, Wild Aid

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Scott Dorsey and Jessica Sharratt Form Entertainment Company Myriad Events

by Paul Cashmere

Two legendary showbiz families have come together to form a new international entertainment company in Australia, Myriad Entertainment.

Tagged as: Australia, Jessica Sharratt, music industry, Myriad Entertainment, Scott Dorsey

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Ziggy Marley, Nitin Sawhney, José González To Play WOMADelaide 2023

by Paul Cashmere

The first artists for WOMADeldie 2024 have been announced. Nitin Sawhney, José González and Ziggy Marley will be at the event in Adelaide in March.

Tagged as: Adelaide, Australia, José González, music festival, Nitin Sawhney, WOMADelaide, world music, Ziggy Marley

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Support Act Recommits To First Australians After White Australia’s Failure

by Noise11.com

Australian music industry group Support Act has issued the following statement of support for Indigenous Australian’s following the failure of White Australia to respect First Australians.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, Support Act

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SXSW Announce First Round Of Showcasing Artists for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

SXSW Announce First Round Of Showcasing Artists for 2024

Tagged as: 2024, Austin, music conference, SXSW, Texas

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Mushroom 50th Live Line-Up Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

he line-up and date for the Mushroom 50th Live concert has been revealed. Sunday, 26 November, 2023, is the day Australian music fans will get to celebrate the iconic Mushroom Group’s successes with the concert set for Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena.

Tagged as: Always Live, Australia, Jimmy Barnes, Matt Gudinski, Mushroom 50th, music industry

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Josh Pyke and Tiptoe Giants Little River Runs

Josh Pyke Wins A Children’s Music Award

by Paul Cashmere

The Major Minor Music Australia Awards (The Ma’s) were held in Sydney on Sunday and Josh Pyke is the winner of a Ma.

Tagged as: Australia, children's music, Josh Pyke, Ma Awards, Major Minor Music Awards, music industry

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The 2023 Screen Music Awards Nominees Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

APRA AMCOS and the AGSC (Australian Guild of Screen Composers) Screen Music Awards for 2023 will be held in Melbourne on 9 November, 2023.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Australia, music industry, Nick Cave, Screen Music Awards

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Frog At Songland Wants To Release v. Spy .v Spy Live If Enough Fans Want It

by Paul Cashmere

Fans of Australian 80s pub band v. Spy v. Spy could become owners of a limited edition live CD of ‘Live At The Prince of Wales 1984’, released digitally by ARCA in 2021, if enough fans are interested.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, ARCA, Australia, Frog, metal, rock, Songland, V Spy V Spy

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BRIT Awards 2024 Date Announced

by Music-News.com

The BRIT Awards 2024 is returning on Saturday, March 2, after the success of last year’s bash.

Tagged as: Brit Awards, Harry Styles, music industry, UK

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Rolling Stones To Manipulate US Chart With MLB Customised ‘Hackney Diamonds’ Albums

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones have come up with a genius marketing plan to inflate the US chart position of the upcoming ‘Hackney Diamonds’ album by creating customised Major League Baseball editions of the new album.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Hackney Diamonds, Lady Gaga, Major Baseball League, rock, Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, UK

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Ian Moss, The Cruel Sea, Rickie Lee Jones Added To Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest have announced Part 2 of the 2024 line-up with Ian Moss, The Cruel Sea, Tim Finn and Rickie Lee Jones leading the charge.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Ian Moss, live music, Rickie Lee Jones, The Cruel Sea, Tim Finn

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2023 Groundwater Country Music Festival Line-up Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The line-up for the Groundwater Country Music Festival on the Gold Coast has been announced with headliner Lee Kernaghan joined by Casey Barnes, Amber Lawrence and Asleep At The Wheel for the 2023 event.

Tagged as: Amber Lawrence, Asleep at the Wheel, Australia, Casey Barnes, Groundwater Country Music Festival, music festival

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Why Are The ARIA Awards Full Of Acts Who Can’t Even Make The ARIA Chart?

by Paul Cashmere

The nominations for the 2023 ARIA Awards have been announced and once again the glaring failures of the ARIA Chart disconnect with Australian acts and music consumers couldn’t be more obvious.

Tagged as: ARIA, ARIA Awards, ARIA Charts, Australia, music industry

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Jet To Be Inducted Into ARIA Hall of Fame Ahead of …

by Paul Cashmere

Jet will be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2023 and so they should … eventually … but not just yet.

Tagged as: 10s, ARIA Hall of Fame, Australia, Jet, rock

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The ARIA Chart Is Something To Get ‘Angry’ About

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones ‘Angry’ debuted at 329 on the ARIA chart this week. Flop? Not really. It is another example of the how irrelevant the ARIA chart has become. It irrelevance is also having a negative impact on the perspective of Australian artist’s success.

Tagged as: Angry, ARIA, Australia, charts, Hackney Diamonds, music industry, rock, Rolling Stones

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+Live+ and Incubus To Headline Inaugural Lookout Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Australia will have a brand-new music festival in 2024. Lookout Festival will feature +Live+ and Incubus with Birds of Tokyo, Eskimo Joe and The Superjesus.

Tagged as: +Live+, Australia, Duane mcDonald, Face To Face, Incubus, live, music festival, Regional Touring, rock, Zaccaria

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Susie Youssef To Host The 2023 Screen Music Awards

by Paul Cashmere

The 2023 Screen Music Awards will return to Melbourne this year. The Screen Music Awards honors Australia’s finest creators of film, television, streaming, documentary and advertising music.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Australia, music industry, Screen Music Awards, Susie Youssef

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Jimmy Fallon Is This Month’s Lizzo

by Paul Cashmere

Just a month after Lizzo was outed for her treatment of co-workers, we now learn Jimmy Fallon is a bit of a c*nt as well.

Tagged as: Jimmy Fallon, Lizzo, music industry, television, USA

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John Farnham Management Confirm No Payment Was Made For Use of ‘You’re The Voice’ For The YES Campaign

by Paul Cashmere

Contrary to suggestions by Nine Media, John Farnham has not charged the Yes campaign for the licensing of his classic ‘You’re The Voice’ for the upcoming referendum.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Australian referendum, John Farnham, pop, Yes Campaign, You're The Voice

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John Farnham Speaks Up For The Voice Sharing You’re The Voice For First Nations

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham has given permission for First Nations to use his classic ‘You’re The Voice’ in support of the Yes campaign.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Australian referendum, John Farnham, pop, Yes Campaign, You're The Voice

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Paul Kelly AWITG on Friday 17 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Paul Kelly Asks ‘If Not Now’ For The YES Vote

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has released a new song asking ‘If Not Now’ for the Yes campaign for the Voice to Parliament referendum in Australia in October.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, folk, If Not Now, Jan Fran, Paul Kelly, rock

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Australian Album Chart Report for 25 August 2023

by Gavin Ryan

The ‘Barbie The Album’ soundtrack regained the #1 spot in Australia this week.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australian charts, Barbie the Album, music industry, pop

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Liam Gallagher Scores His Fifth UK No 1 Solo Album

by Music-News.com

Liam Gallagher secures his fifth solo Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart with Knebworth 22.

Tagged as: 90s, Knebworth, Liam Gallagher, rock, UK

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Australian Album Chart Report 18 August 2023

by Gavin Ryan

The second studio album for local singer and percussionist G Flip called “Drummer” debuts at #1 on both the ARIA Albums and Vinyl Sales chart this week.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australian charts, G Flip, music industry

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Tom Jones, Jack Johnson, The Teskey Brothers Lead First Bluesfest Announcement for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Sir Tom Jones, Jack Johnson, The Teskey Brothers and Matt Corby lead the first announcement for Bluesfest 2024. (Well, actually the first and a half announcement. Elvis Costello couldn’t make 2023 and rescheduled so we already knew that.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Jack Johnston, live music, music festival, Teskey Brothers, Tom Jones

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ANNOUNCEMENT: The Art Music Awards From APRA AMCOS Complete Winners List 2023

by Announcement

APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards were held in Sydney tonight (15 August 2023).

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Art Music Awards, Australia, music industry

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Motown Chairman Clarence Avant Dies At Age 92

by Music-News.com

Music executive Clarence Avant has passed away at the age of 92.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Clarence Avant, motown, pop, soul, USA

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