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“Chuggy,” Bob Dylan said, “this is one of the best tours I’ve ever done.”

I’ve sent Bob Dylan love letters for years, and I just got a reply!

When I interviewed legendary music promoter Michael Chugg this week, he had a surprise for me.

  • Peter FitzSimons

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Gordi has appointed to the board of Music Australia.

New body formed to make Australia a ‘music powerhouse’

The new federal government agency Music Australia opens its door on Thursday with the aim of making Australia a hit-making music capital of the world.

  • Linda Morris
ARIA's Breakthrough Artist winners Lime Cordiale.

Dusty and disappointed: What went down at the ARIAs after-parties

A ceremony without a red carpet or an audience wasn’t the only thing coronavirus messed up for this year’s ARIA awards.

  • Nathanael Cooper
How long will it be before Australia will once again see music crowds packed like this?

International music acts could record while stuck in Australian quarantine

It's time for some innovative thinking to get live music back on its feet, so we convened a roundtable with some of the biggest names in the industry.

  • Karl Quinn and Nathanael Cooper
Falls Festival organisers have announced this year's event will be fully "home grown". Vance Joy playing Falls Festival 2014.

All Australian, all summer: festivals look within for the immediate future

Australians face a summer of local-only lineups during the busiest time for music festivals.

  • Nathanael Cooper and Karl Quinn
Falls Festival organisers have announced this year's event will be fully "home grown"

Australian artists first as music industry prepares to go live again

Australia's live music industry is starting to look to a brighter future, with things looking up for our domestic acts.

  • Nathanael Cooper
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CMC Rocks Qld at Willowbank was an event Michael Chugg had to cancel costing hime more than $1 million.

International acts might not tour for another year, says music promoter

Three of Australia's top live music promoters have written to the Prime Minister, supporting the request for a targeted rescue package of $650 million.

  • Nathanael Cooper
Tones and I's Dance Monkey is undoubtedly the biggest song of the year - but not, apparently, the song of the year.

Tones and I caps off remarkable year with ARIAs glory

The 26-year-old singer claimed a leading four ARIA Awards wins for her global smash Dance Monkey. 

  • Robert Moran
Michael Chugg of Chugg Entertainment and  Michael Gudinski of Frontier Touring are entering a "joint partnership".

Promoters Michael Chugg and Michael Gudinski get the band back together

They've been colleagues, rival, friends and occasionally frenemies. Now, though, two of Australia's biggest promoters are joining forces to fend off Live Nation.

  • Karl Quinn
Bernard Fanning has signed the open letter that declares the government is"killing live music in NSW".

'Killing live music in NSW': Industry slams Berejiklian government

Music heavyweights Bernard Fanning, Vance Joy and leading promoter Michael Chugg have warned that the state government is forcing music out of NSW.

  • Alexandra Smith and Angus Thompson

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