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Infinite Dial 2023 reveals 81% of Australians listen to digital audio monthly

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Australia is leading the way in digital audio listening, challenging the perception that younger music fans have abandoned radio for platforms like Spotify and TikTok. According to the seventh Infinite Dial Australia report, 81% of Australians aged 12 and above listen to digital audio monthly, surpassing the figure of 75% in the United States. This includes listening to AM, FM, and DAB+ radio stations online, as well as podcasts and music streaming services.

Nature Boy – How Eden Ahbez gave Nat King Cole, and the entire world, a gift

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In late March 1948, the Nat King Cole Trio released their second 78rpm single of the year. Already well known for crossover pop smashes such as (I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons, the trio were taking a flyer on something different for their next release. Initially buried on a B-side, Nature Boy was unlike anything else that they – or anyone else – had recorded. Cole sings the dreamy opening lyrics – “There was a boy / A very strange, enchanted boy” – with warm intimacy; the song ends with an eternal message: “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn / Is just to love and be loved in return.”

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A look at music that is both on the rise, and causing waves around the globe.

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A look at music that is both on the rise, and causing waves around the globe.

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CD Reviews Classical Focal Point Focal Point From the web Jazz Playlist

A look at music that is both on the rise, and causing waves around the globe.

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CD Reviews Classical Focal Point From the web Jazz Playlist

A look at music that is both on the rise, and causing waves around the globe.

SYDNEY’S MOST AMBITIOUS SCHOOL MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM ANNOUNCED

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Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) has launched the Amadeus Music Education Program, one of the biggest, most comprehensive and ambitious investment in quality music education ever undertaken in Sydney’s schools. This multi-million dollar program is being rolled out to 33,000 students across SCS’s network of 150 schools.