Industrial Strength

Image: PNAU KEITH URBAN LEADS ACM NOMS WITH SEVEN Keith Urban s standing in the American country music scene is ratified as he scores the highest numver of nominations (7) for the 52nd Academy of…

LEE KERNAGHAN GETS CMC HALL OF FAME TREATMENT Foxtel s CMC (Country Music Channel) s 7th CMC Music Awards will honour 2 million album seller Lee Kernaghan with the Hall of Fame award, and added him…

SENATE COPYRIGHT INQUIRY SLAMMED Music industry leaders this week slammed a Senate committee inquiry into the safe harbour provision and urged Communications and Arts Minister Mitch Fifield to hold a…

AMY WINEHOUSE EXHIBITION Amy Winehouse s A Family Portrait exhibition will be staged exclusively in Melbourne at the Jewish Museum of Australia (26 Alma Rd, St Kilda) from October 22 2017 to March 25…

KATY PERRY CONFIRMS PROMO VISIT Fresh from her appearances on the weekend s One Love Manchester and hosting a private party in Los Angeles for Nova s Red Room Global Tour, Katy Perry will visit…

JENNY MORRIS TRIBUTE RAISED $100K FOR SUPPORT ACT Almost $100,000 was raised when Support Act Ltd lauded Jenny Morris with its Excellence in the Community award for her charity work. SAL s Music In…

Image: Michael Gudinski ASH, HANDLIN, GUDINSKI IN INTERNATIONAL POWER LIST Three Australian-based executives were in Billboard s 53 International Power Players list. In a ranking topped by XL s…

UNEARTHED HIGH RETURNS For the tenth year, triple j Unearthed is seeking Australia s best high school music act. Past winners have been Stonefield, Gretta Ray (pictured above), Japanese Wallpaper,…

A.B. ORIGINAL LEAD NATIONAL INDIGENOUS AWARDS FINALISTS Following their blitzkrieg of the AIR independent awards last week, A.B. Original lead the nominations for the National Indigenous Music Awards…

SYDNEY ALCOHOL LAWS RELAX A LITTLE MORE The NSW Government made more changes to Sydney lockout rules. From last weekend, small bars (ie, under capacity of 100) in the CBD and Kings Cross were allowed…