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Garry Spry, the Australian manager, booking agent, promoter and venue entrepreneur who helped establish Melbourne as a major live music centre, has died aged 85.

Former entertainment and AFL manager Ralph Carr has been sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted of two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault against a former employee.

Bill Armstrong AM, the pioneering Australian recording engineer, studio owner, producer and broadcaster who helped establish the country's modern recording industry and was a founder and managing director of Melbourne's EON-FM, has died aged 97.

The collapse of Leading Edge Group into voluntary administration has raised fresh concerns about the future of Australia's independent retail sector, with regional record stores among the businesses facing immediate disruption after the buying group's central billing model was frozen.

Bluesfest founder Peter Noble is facing increasing scrutiny as liquidators investigate whether the iconic festival traded while insolvent and examine a series of related-party transactions made before the event's collapse. Ticket holders owed millions are now expected to recover only a fraction of their money.

APRA AMCOS has announced it will close the Live Music Office and its Live And Local program on 1 July, marking the end of a 13-year campaign that helped reshape live music regulation across Australia.

Online music streaming services have officially overtaken traditional radio as Australia's most widely used audio platform, according to data from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). While radio remains a powerful force, particularly in cars and among older Australians, the figures underline a fundamental change in how music is consumed and how new artists break through to audiences.