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Briggs To Host Virtual APRA Awards

Australian rapper, writer, hip hop artist and actor Briggs has been revealed as the host of the 2020 virtual APRA Awards.

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APRA Music Awards To Be Virtual In 2020

by Announcement

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing safety concerns, we’re saddened to announce that the 2020 APRA Music Awards will not be held in the usual live format for this year. The event was due to take place on Tuesday 28 April at the International Convention Centre in Sydney.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Australia, COVID-19, entertainment industry, music industry

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Entertainment Industry Concerns For Workers As COVID-19 Threatens Incomes

by Paul Cashmere

The following statement has been released by APRA AMCOS following concerns for the impact of working in the entertainment industry.

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APRA Reveals 25 Song Shortlist For Song of the Year

by Paul Cashmere

APRA has revealed the 25 songs up for consideration for APRA Song of the Year.

Tagged as: APRA, Australia, Missy Higgins, music industry, Paul Kelly, Tame Impala, Teskey Brothers, Tones and I

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Paul Kelly, David Bridie, Dan Luscombe Win APRA Screen Music Awards

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly, Dan Luscombe and David Bridie are just some of the winners at the 2019 APRA Screen Music Awards.

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Justine Clarke To Host Screen Music Awards In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Queen of children’s entertainment Justine Clarke has been announced as the host of the Screen Music Awards when it returns to Melbourne in November.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Australia, children, comedy, Justine Clarke, music industry, Screen Music Awards

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The Necks to Receive 2019 Art Music Award

by Paul Cashmere

Experimental band The Necks will be the recipients of the 2019 Richard Gill Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Art Music Awards, Australia, music industry, The Necks

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2019 Art Music Awards Finalists Revealed And Brian Ritchie is one of them

by Paul Cashmere

Violent Femmes’ Brian Ritchie has been nominated for the Excellence by an Individual Award at the 2019 APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Art Music Awards, Australia, Brian Ritchie, music industry, Violent Femmes

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Lorrae McKenna Receives The APRA AMCOS Lighthouse Award

by Paul Cashmere

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

by Paul Cashmere

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

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, APRA Music Awards, Australia, music industry

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2018 Screen Music Awards winners announced

by Noise11.com

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

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Australia, music industry, Screen Music Awards

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2018 Screen Music Awards Nominees Announced

by Paul Cashmere

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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Robyn Holmes Photo credit Steven Lloyd Photography

APRA Art Music Awards 2018 THE WINNERS

by Paul Cashmere

APRA has a vital position in the Australian music industry with the Art Music Awards. APRA is the one organisation that recognises that creative works to not have to fit within a Top 40 format.

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Musicologist Robyn Holmes To Be Awarded Distinguished Services To Australian Music

by Paul Cashmere

Curator, academic and musicologist Robyn Holmes will be given the Distinguished Services to Australian Music award at the 2018 Art Music Awards.

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Art Music Awards Nominees Announced

by Noise11.com

Full list of 2018 Art Music Awards finalists follows.

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Paul Kelly Wins APRA Song of the Year, A.B. Original Is Songwriter of the Year

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly ‘Firewood and Candles’ was won Song of the Year at the APRA Awards in Sydney beating out songs by Jessica Mauboy, Ainslie Wills, Amy Shark and Gang of Youths.

Tagged as: A.B. Original, APRA, APRA Awards, Australia, Midnight Oil, music industry, Paul Kelly, rock

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Midnight Oil To Receive Ted Albert Award

by Noise11.com

APRA will recognise Midnight Oil’s cultural contribution by awarding the band the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music at the upcoming APRA Music Awards.

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APRA Song of the Year and Awards Finalists Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

Gang of Youths, Amy Shark, Paul Kelly, Jessica Mauboy and Ainslie Wills have songs shortlisted for the APRA Song of the Year for 2018.

Tagged as: Ainslie Wills, Amy Shark, APRA, APRA Awards, Australia, Gang of Youth, Jessica Mauboy, music industry, Paul Kelly

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

by Noise11.com

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.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Grouplove, iHeartRadio, noise11., SXSW

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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

by Paul Cashmere

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.

Tagged as: 10s, Alex Lahey, AMCOS, APRA, Australia, Jen Cloher, music industry, Paul Kelly

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

by Paul Cashmere

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

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Australia, Ian James, Jenny Morris, music industry, songwriters

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Missy Higgins Wins Her First APRA Screen Music Award

by Paul Cashmere

Missy Higgins has won her first APRA Screen Music Award for Best Original Song Composed For Screen for the Australian film ‘Torchlight’.

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Gordi, Ainslie Wills, Julia Jacklin Awarded APRA PDAs

by Paul Cashmere

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

Tagged as: Ainslie Wills, AMCOS, APRA, Australia, Gordi, Julia Jacklin, music industry

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Applications for Grant McLennan Fellowship Open For 2017

by Announcement

Nominations are now open for the 2017 Grant McLennan Fellowship, jointly funded by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and APRA AMCOS.

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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

by Noise11.com

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

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Art Music Awards, Australia, music industry

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APRA Professional Development Awards Nominees for 2017 Announced

by Noise11.com

Pop acts Tkay Maidza, Julia Jacklin and Montaigne, to classical composer Katy Abbott, country singer-songwriter Christie Lamb, jazz singer and composer Daniel Susnjar, electronic artist Jacob Grant (pka Just A Gent) and screen composer Amy Bastow, are 2017 finalists for the APRA Professional Development Awards.

Tagged as: APRA, Australia, music industry

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