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2014 in Australian music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2014 in music in Australia.

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January

  • On 1 January 2014, MTV Music launched on Australian IPTV provider FetchTV.
  • Australia Day Live Concert took place on January 25. This year's lineup contained Lior, Matt Corby, Megan Washington, and DJ Havana Brown. It was the eleventh year that the concert took place and it was held in the Parliament House

    • February

  • Soundwave took place in mid-February and early March. Its components included more than 50 musical acts which featured the genres of rock, metal and punk.

    • June

  • Melbourne International Singers Festival took place from June 4 to 9 in Melbourne.

    • August

  • Shockwave Festival took place on August 2 and 3 in Blackall

    • Deaths

  • June 4 – Doc Neeson, 67, Irish-Australian singer-songwriter (The Angels)
  • August 8 – Peter Sculthorpe, composer

    • Bands disbanded

  • Bored Nothing
  • Fire! Santa Rosa Fire!
  • Hunting Grounds
  • Papa Vs Pretty
  • Snakadaktal

    • March

  • On March 14, Kylie Minogue released Kiss Me Once. It launched in Europe, starting on 24 September 2014 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.
  • Kate Miller-Heidke released "O Vertigo!" on March 14, 2014.
  • Jai Waetford released Get to Know You on March 28, 2014

    • June

  • The Veronicas released "You Ruin Me", their first single in six years.

    • References

    2014 in Australian music Wikipedia
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