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The 2023 Screen Music Awards Nominees Revealed

APRA AMCOS and the AGSC (Australian Guild of Screen Composers) Screen Music Awards for 2023 will be held in Melbourne on 9 November, 2023.

October 5, 2023
v Spy v Spy Live At The Prince of Wales
Frog At Songland Wants To Release v. Spy .v Spy Live If Enough Fans Want It

Fans of Australian 80s pub band v. Spy v. Spy could become owners of a limited edition live CD of ‘Live At The Prince of Wales 1984’, released digitally by ARCA in 2021, if enough fans are interested.

September 28, 2023
Harry Styles photo 2012 by Ros O'Gorman
BRIT Awards 2024 Date Announced

The BRIT Awards 2024 is returning on Saturday, March 2, after the success of last year's bash.

September 28, 2023
Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds
Rolling Stones To Manipulate US Chart With MLB Customised ‘Hackney Diamonds’ Albums

The Rolling Stones have come up with a genius marketing plan to inflate the US chart position of the upcoming ‘Hackney Diamonds’ album by creating customised Major League Baseball editions of the new album.

September 27, 2023
Ian Moss at The Palais St Kilda photo by Bron Robinson
Ian Moss, The Cruel Sea, Rickie Lee Jones Added To Bluesfest

Bluesfest have announced Part 2 of the 2024 line-up with Ian Moss, The Cruel Sea, Tim Finn and Rickie Lee Jones leading the charge.

September 27, 2023
Casey Barnes
2023 Groundwater Country Music Festival Line-up Revealed

The line-up for the Groundwater Country Music Festival on the Gold Coast has been announced with headliner Lee Kernaghan joined by Casey Barnes, Amber Lawrence and Asleep At The Wheel for the 2023 event.

September 27, 2023
Kylie Minogue photo by Ros O'Gorman
Why Are The ARIA Awards Full Of Acts Who Can’t Even Make The ARIA Chart?

The nominations for the 2023 ARIA Awards have been announced and once again the glaring failures of the ARIA Chart disconnect with Australian acts and music consumers couldn’t be more obvious.

September 21, 2023
Jet photo by Ros O'Gorman
Jet To Be Inducted Into ARIA Hall of Fame Ahead of …

Jet will be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2023 and so they should … eventually … but not just yet.

September 20, 2023
The ARIA Chart Is Something To Get ‘Angry’ About

The Rolling Stones 'Angry' debuted at 329 on the ARIA chart this week. Flop? Not really. It is another example of the how irrelevant the ARIA chart has become. It irrelevance is also having a negative impact on the perspective of Australian artist's success.

September 18, 2023
+Live+ and Incubus To Headline Inaugural Lookout Festival

Australia will have a brand-new music festival in 2024. Lookout Festival will feature +Live+ and Incubus with Birds of Tokyo, Eskimo Joe and The Superjesus.

September 18, 2023
Screen Music Awards host Susie Youssef and Musical Director Erkki Veltheim
Susie Youssef To Host The 2023 Screen Music Awards

The 2023 Screen Music Awards will return to Melbourne this year. The Screen Music Awards honors Australia’s finest creators of film, television, streaming, documentary and advertising music.

September 12, 2023
Sheppard on Jimmy Fallon Show
Jimmy Fallon Is This Month’s Lizzo

Just a month after Lizzo was outed for her treatment of co-workers, we now learn Jimmy Fallon is a bit of a c*nt as well.

September 8, 2023
John Farnham The Age Music Victoria 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame Concert inducts Victorian music legends at the Palais in St Kilda on Friday 20 November 2015. photo by Ros O'Gorman
John Farnham Management Confirm No Payment Was Made For Use of ‘You’re The Voice’ For The YES Campaign

Contrary to suggestions by Nine Media, John Farnham has not charged the Yes campaign for the licensing of his classic ‘You’re The Voice’ for the upcoming referendum.

September 4, 2023
John Farnham The Age Music Victoria 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame Concert inducts Victorian music legends at the Palais in St Kilda on Friday 20 November 2015. photo by Ros O'Gorman
John Farnham Speaks Up For The Voice Sharing You’re The Voice For First Nations

John Farnham has given permission for First Nations to use his classic ‘You’re The Voice’ in support of the Yes campaign.

September 3, 2023
Paul Kelly AWITG on Friday 17 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Paul Kelly Asks ‘If Not Now’ For The YES Vote

Paul Kelly has released a new song asking 'If Not Now' for the Yes campaign for the Voice to Parliament referendum in Australia in October.

September 2, 2023
Barbie the Album
Australian Album Chart Report for 25 August 2023

The 'Barbie The Album' soundtrack regained the #1 spot in Australia this week.

August 25, 2023
Liam Gallagher Scores His Fifth UK No 1 Solo Album

Liam Gallagher secures his fifth solo Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart with Knebworth 22.

August 21, 2023
G Flip Drummer
Australian Album Chart Report 18 August 2023

The second studio album for local singer and percussionist G Flip called "Drummer" debuts at #1 on both the ARIA Albums and Vinyl Sales chart this week.

August 18, 2023
Tom Jones, Jack Johnson, The Teskey Brothers Lead First Bluesfest Announcement for 2024

Sir Tom Jones, Jack Johnson, The Teskey Brothers and Matt Corby lead the first announcement for Bluesfest 2024. (Well, actually the first and a half announcement. Elvis Costello couldn't make 2023 and rescheduled so we already knew that.

August 16, 2023
Rebecca Bracewell ART MUSIC AWARDS 2023
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Art Music Awards From APRA AMCOS Complete Winners List 2023

APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards were held in Sydney tonight (15 August 2023).

August 15, 2023
Motown
Motown Chairman Clarence Avant Dies At Age 92

Music executive Clarence Avant has passed away at the age of 92.

August 15, 2023
One Electric Day at Werribee Mansion on Sunday 27 November 2016 with Russell Morris, Icehouse, James Reyne, Jimmy Barnes.
Red Hot Summer Is Coming To Mildura In November

Red Hot Summer has added an extra show with Mildura scoring a Jimmy Barnes’ headline event in November.

August 13, 2023
Travis Scott - Utopia
Australian Album Chart Report for 11 August 2023

Travis Scott holds for a second week at the top with his fourth album "Utopia".

August 11, 2023
Taylor Swift photo by Ros O'Gorman
Taylor Swift Leads VMA Nominations

MTV today revealed the highly-anticipated nominations for the 2023 “VMAs,” celebrating artists whose cultural impact and work during the last 12 months have transformed the music industry and cultivated global conversations.

August 9, 2023
APRA AMCOS
ANNOUNCEMENT: Applications now open for 2024 APRA Professional Development Awards

APRA AMCOS is proud to announce applications are now open for the 2024 APRA Professional Development Awards, a career-boosting initiative that has helped further the musical success stories of Gotye, Ecca Vandal, Melanie Dyer, Ngaiire, Angie McMahon, Yirrmal, Morgan Evans, Baker Boy, Amanda Cole, Jem Cassar-Daley and many more.

August 8, 2023
Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
Melbourne’s Iconic Sing Sing Studios South Yarra Shuts Up Shop

Sing Sing Studios, the Melbourne recording studio, where literally hundreds of artists have recorded thousands of songs, has closed its doors and will soon for knocked down to make way for a high rise apartment building.

August 7, 2023
Travis Scott - Utopia
Australia’s Album Chart Report for 4 August 2023

The fourth studio album for Travis Scott titled "Utopia" debuts at #1 this week, becoming his second chart-topping album in Australia.

August 4, 2023
Brian Mannix, Barry O'Callaghan and Brian Cadd
Russell Morris and Brian Cadd Present Seven Stars For Barry O’Callaghan

Russell Morris and Brian Cadd will perform a benefit show for their friend Barry O’Callaghan and they’ve brought some of their friends along to help.

August 4, 2023
Linkin Park. photo by Ros O'Gorman
Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park To Speak At BigSound in Brisbane

Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park will head to Australia in September as a guest speaker for the BigSound music conference.

August 3, 2023
Paul Kelly AWITG on Friday 17 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Paul Kelly, Beck, Jamiroquai, Chic and Sparks Adelaide’s Harvest Festival

Harvest II has been announced for Adelaide with Jamiroquai (Australian exclusive), Beck (Australian exclusive), Paul Kelly, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Thelma Plum, Santigold, Sparks, Julia Jacklin, Bright Eyes, Flight Facilities (decade DJ set), Chet Faker, Chromeo, Ocean Alley, Vera Blue, Baker Boy, Ladyhawke, The Rolling Stones Revue (Ft. Adalita, Tex Perkins and Tim Rogers), The Lemon Twigs, Built to Spill, Bad//Dreems, Sam Barber and more to be announced.

August 2, 2023