George Clinton and The Doobie Brothers are to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

The 61 songwriter and composer finalists for the 2025 APRA Professional Development Awards (PDA) have been revealed and are now one step closer to receiving one of 13 awards when they’re announced in Sydney on Thursday 13 February.

Keith Urban will be inducted into the Roll of Renown at the 2025 Tamworth Golden Guitar Awards.

Double J was a Sydney only radio station when it first went to air at 11am on 19 January 1975. The first song played was Skyhooks ‘You Just Like Me ‘Cos I’m Good In Bed’ chosen because it was Australian, it was rebellious (because the song was banned at the time which reflected the rebellious image of the station) and being part of the ABC was not subject to the licencing laws of the commercial radio stations.

Irving and Shelli Azoff’s FireAid benefit concert for the victims of the LA fires is expanding. Olivia Rodrigo, Stevie Wonder and No Doubt have now been added to the event as well as Peso Pluma.

Irving and Shelli Azoff’s FireAid benefit, for the victims of the California fires, will take place on January 30 in Los Angeles with the biggest names on the planet performance on the day across two venues.

The full line-up for the St Kilda Festival has now been revealed.

The 9th Annual Metal Hall of fame will go ahead on 22 January in California by the event will now be a fundraiser to raises funds for those affected by the LA wildfires.

The ARIA end of year chart has been revealed and it is another embarrassment for Australian artists. Not one Australian song released in 2024 made the Top 100. Just three Australian artists made the ARIA Top 100 albums for 2024. They were Cold Chisel, The Kid Laroi and INXS.

Longtime 2 Double J music director (and later Triple J) and the man credited with creating the original character of then Sydney radio station Arnold Frolows has died at age 74.

Hollywood power couple Irving Azoff and his wife Shelli Azoff have announced FireAid, a benefit concert to support the communities affected by the Los Angeles wildfires.

The Grammy Awards will give Lifetime Achievement Awards to Prince, Taj Mahal, Frankie Valli, The Clash and Frankie Beverly in 2025..

The Kyle & Jackie O show on KIISFM in Melbourne has literally made them the anchors of the Australian Radio Network. Kyle & Jackie O’s disastrous Melbourne entry in 2024 is tanking the network.

80-year old Kankawa Nagarra has won the Australian Music Prize for 2024.

ROAR Fest is a new music event for Melbourne in 2025 featuring Kate Ceberano, Tania Doko and Ella Hooper.

Noiseworks gave fans something a little different at One Electric Day in Werribee outside Melbourne on Sunday. For starters, there was a Chisel song with a special guest and a birthday surprise.

The lineup for Lookout 2025 has been revealed with Jet headlining the festival with Grinspoon, The Veronicas, Spiderbait, Jebediah and Magic Dirt all going out on the road together.

The dead in the water Kyle and Jackie O show has had another ratings dip in Melbourne.

The very first Countdown aired in Australia on 8 November 1974, at 6:30pm on a Friday and its original duration was to fit inside a 30 minute slot.

Australia's music scene has always been vibrant and diverse, producing a wide array of artists who have made significant contributions to global music culture.

The APRA Screen Music Awards were held at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne tonight (29 October 2024) with host Susie Youssef and by co-presenters Elaine Crombie and Heather Mitchell AM.

Writer, director, producer and storyteller Rachel Perkins will be the 2024 recipient of the Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen Award at the 2024 APRA Screen Music Awards to be held in Melbourne on Tuesday.

This isn’t the first time I’ve said Kyle and Jackie O was the most expensive failure in radio history. I said it in July back when Kyle and Jackie O’s first full survey in Melbourne was more flaccid than what Kyle’s dick would be like if he ever went to a Diddy party. (well, if he ever went to one that is).

APRA has revealed the nominees for the 2024 Screen Music Awards.

Convicted felon Suge Knight, the former CEO and founder of Death Row Records, has called into Chris Cuomo’s podcast to namedrop some very rich and powerful music industry executives associated with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.

The 2024 ARIA Award nominations have been announced. Royel Otis has eight nominations, Dom Dolla scores six nominations, Angie McMahon and Kylie Minogue have five nominations, 3%, Amy Shark, RÜFÜS DU SOL, The Kid LAROI, Tones And I and Troye Sivan have four nominations, Confidence Man, FISHER, Mildlife, Miss Kaninna, SPEED and Troy Cassar-Daley have each been nominated for three ARIA Awards.

Icehouse will headline Red Hot Summer 2025 on a bill with an all Australian line-up of Noiseworks, Wolfmother, Eskimo Joe, Baby Animals, Killing Heidi and Bachelor Girl.

Australian producer and one time pop star Mark Moffatt has died in Nashville at age 74.

English Teacher have won the Mercury Prize.

The 2024 Screen Music Awards has recognised the changing landscape for the business and has added three new categories for 2024.