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Melbourne based band manager Lorrae McKenna has been named as the recipient of the 2019 Lighthouse Award by APRA AMCOS.

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Kate Miller-Heidke announces Helpmann Awards Nominations at Hamer Hall.

APRA Song of the Year Short List Reveals Incredible Diversity In Australian Music during 2018

The APRA Song of the Year short list has once again revealed an incredible list of homegrown talent.

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2018 Screen Music Awards winners announced

The 2018 Screen Music Awards have been announced with 12 categories for TV, online, film and advertising revealed.

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2018 Screen Music Awards Nominees Announced

Nominees for the 2018 Screen Music Awards have been revealed with front-runners Antony Partos and Matteo Zingales leading the nominations in four categories.

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Art Music Awards Nominees Announced

Full list of 2018 Art Music Awards finalists follows.

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SXSW Acts, APRA Finalists and a Chat With Grouplove At Noise11 iHeartRadio

With both SXSW and the APRA AMCOS Awards less than a month away this week at iHeartRadio music news powered by Noise11.com you’ll hear a stack of new Australian music from Pretty City, Bad Pony, RVG, Gang of Youths, Alex Lahey, Paul Kelly, Jen Cloher and Dan Sultan.

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Jen Cloher at the 2015 Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards held in Melbourne at the Meat Market on Thursday 22 October 2015. Photo Ros O'Gorman

APRA Delivers Its Strongest Song of the Year Shortlist In Years

With APRA AMCOS the barometer of Australian music you can rest assured that Australian music is in fine shape, even it doesn’t make the ARIA annual Top 10.

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Jenny Morris and Ian James Named Chair and Deputy Chair of APRA

Jenny Morris and Ian James have been named the Chair and Deputy Chair for APRA at the annual general meeting conducted in Sydney today.

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Gordi, Ainslie Wills, Julia Jacklin Awarded APRA PDAs

APRA AMCOS has announced the 2017 Professional Development Awards with Ainslie Wills, Julia Jacklin and Gordi sharing in the $135,000 cash prize pool.

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My Friend The Chocolate Cake perform at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 16 June 2017. Photo by Ros OGorman

Art Music Awards 2017 Nominees Announced

The nominees for the 2017 Art Music Awards have been announced.

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APRA To Hold Art Music Awards in Sydney in August

APRA AMCOS will present to the 7th Art Music Awards in Sydney on August 22.

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APRA AMCOS Introduces Rockin’ The Puburbs Competition

APRA AMCOS has introduced a live music initiative in New South Wales to discover new talent.

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Brett Cottle To Step Down As Head Of APRA/AMCOS

Longtime CEO of APRA/AMOCOS Brett Cottle will step down from his position in June.

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APRA Invites Aboriginal Songwriters and Musicians To Starting Ground Workshop

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The Starting Ground workshop is heading back to Byron Bay and APRA AMCOS is inviting Aboriginal songwriters and musicians to attend.

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, 2013, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

APRA Song of the Year Finalists Revealed

Amy Shark, Tim Minchin, Jackie Jacklin, D.D. Dumbo and Nick Cave are the five finalists for the APRA Song of the Year.

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Hilltop Hoods Offer $10000 Grant To Emerging Artists

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Hilltop Hoods have laid down $10,000 for emerging hip-hop and soul artists to help their careers.

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APRA AMCOS Partners With Origin For Asian Market

APRA AMCOS will represent OriGin for mobile, online and media services throughout Asia.

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APRA AMCOS Arts Music Fund Offer $100,000 In Grants To Songwriters

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Art music composers have the chance to share in A$100,000 worth of funding to create new commissioned work thanks to the APRA AMCOS Art Music Fund.

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APRA AMCOS Paid 248,994 Songwriters $294,000,000 In 15-16

Australian songwriters and publishers had a 14% revenue increase during 2014-2015 with APRA/AMCOS confirming it paid out $294,600,000 in the last financial year.

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The Chaser’s Chris Taylor and Andrew Hansen To Host Screen Music Awards

The 2016 Screen Music Awards will be in Sydney this year and Chris Taylor and Andrew Hansen of The Chaser will host.

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Supafest Promoter Order To Pay APRA AMCOS $437000 In Damages

John Denison, the promoter behind Soulfest and Supafest, has been ordered to pay APRA AMCOS $437,000 in compensation and damages by a Federal Court.

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2016 Art Music Awards Finalists Announced

The finalists for 11 categories of the Art Music Awards have been announced.

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APRA Art Music Awards To Return To Melbourne

The 2016 APRA Art Music Awards will be announced in Melbourne on August 16.

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Jimmy Barnes performs at the Palais in St Kilda Melbourne on Saturday 18 July 2015 as part of the Flesh and Wood Tour 2015.

Australian Artists Speak Up For Australian Music At Australian Election

Jimmy Barnes, Katie Noonan and Josh Pyke are just a few Australian Music names who have raised their voices ahead of the Australian election for governments to support the Australian Music Industry.

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2015 Art Music Award Winner Announced In Sydney

The 2015 Art Music Awards, presented by APRA/AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre, have been announced in Sydney.

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Inner City Melbourne Is Songwriting Capital of Australia

Melbourne has been confirmed as the songwriting capital of Australia with the inner-city suburb of Brunswick containing the greatest concentration of songwriters in the country.

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John Polson Wins APRA AMCOS International Achievement Award

Australian film-Maker and actor John Polson has been named the recipient of the APRA AMCOS International Achievement Award.

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Andrew Hansen and Chris Taylor, Noise11, Photo

The Chaser’s Chris Taylor And Andrew Hansen To Host APRA Screen Music Awards

APRA’s Screen Music Awards will host the APRA Screen Music Awards in Sydney in December.

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APRA AMCOS ART Music Award Complete Winners List

The ART Music Awards were announced in Sydney tonight (Monday, August 26, 2013) at the Parade Theatre, NIDA.

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The Preatures Isabella Manfredi Wins Vanda and Young Song Contest

Sydney singer/songwriter Isabella Manfredi from The Preatures has been announced as the winner of the 2013 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition.

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