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Northlane Test Positive To Covid Causing Full Tilt Festival Queensland To Be Postponed

The Full Tilt Festival for Queensland has been postponed after the members of the headline band Northlane tested positive to Covid-19.

Tagged as: Full Tilt Festival, metal, music festival, Northlane, Queensland

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Announcement: The Academy Postpones January Seniors Course

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The following is an announcement from The Country Music Academy in the lead-up to the 50th Tamworth Country Music Festival.

Tagged as: Australia, country, Country Music Academy, music industry, Tamworth

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Announcement: Mona Declares 2021 Annus Finis

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Mona, in partnership with Music Tasmania—will host its first New Year’s Eve party, Annus Finis, featuring an all-Tasmanian music line-up.

Tagged as: Australia, MONA, music festival, music industry, Tasmania

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Announcement: NIDA Announces 2022 Scholarships

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NIDA continues its commitment to student accessibility and inclusion with an expanded slate now offering over $600,000 worth of scholarships across its courses for 2022 with applications closing 29 October.

Tagged as: Australia, Entertainment, music industry, NIDA

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Announcement: AusMusic T-Shirt Day In 19 November 2021

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Music industry charity, Support Act, has announced today that its annual Ausmusic T-Shirt Day will return on Friday 19 November, backed by some of Aussie music’s biggest names including Jessica Mauboy, Jon Stevens, 5 Seconds of Summer, Amy Shark, Lime Cordiale and Neil Finn.

Tagged as: 5 Seconds of Summer, Amy Shark, AusMusic, Australia, Jessica Mauboy, Jon Stevens, Lime Cordiale, music industry, Neil Finn, Support Act

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Announcement: Valley Sounds Postponed Until 2022

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With the ongoing uncertainty around lockdowns and capacities for live music due to the pandemic, Valley Sounds, the Yarra Valley’s first Acoustic Festival, will move to Sunday March 27, 2022.

Tagged as: Ash Grunwald, Australia, James Reyne, live music, Mark Seymour, music industry, Nick Barker, Valley Sounds

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Announcement: APRA AMCOS Open Applications for Professional Development Awards

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APRA AMCOS is proud to announce the 2022 APRA Professional Development Awards, a career boosting initiative which has helped further the musical success stories of Gotye, Ecca Vandal, Eric Avery, Gordi, Morgan Evans, Beatrice Lewis, Michael Yezerski, and many more.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Australia, music industry, Professional Development Awards

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Announcement: ARIA Reveal Music Teacher Of The Year Award Nominees

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ARIA is excited to announce the nominees for the 2021 ARIA Music Teacher Award.

Tagged as: ARIA, ARIA Awards, Australia, music industry, Music Teacher of the Year

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Bluesfest Postponed Until 2022

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Bluesfest has been postponed again, this time to Easter 2022.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, live music, Midnight Oil, music festival, music industry, Peter Noble, rock

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Announcement: National Live Music Awards for 2021 Cancelled

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Following the news that events like the Helpmann Awards and BIGSOUND would be taking a break for 2021, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) have today confirmed that their 6th Annual event will be postponed to 2022.

Tagged as: Australia, Larry Heath, music industry, National Live Music Awards, NMLAs

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Announcement: I Lost My Gig Reveals Losses to Music Industry Since 1 July

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I Lost My Gig today revealed the findings of its second survey initiative, painting an alarming picture for the immediate future of Australian live performance and events due to the impacts of COVID-19.

Tagged as: Australia, I Lost My Gig, music industry

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Announcement: NIMAs Postponed

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COVID causing havoc across the country has forced the National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs), initially scheduled for August 7 at the Darwin Amphitheatre, to be postponed.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, National Indigenous Music Awards, NIMAs

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Art Music Awards Finalists Announced

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APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre are excited to announce the finalists for the 2021 Art Music Awards, to be held on Tuesday 17 August in Melbourne. Finalists include Holly Harrison, Yitzhak Yedid, Cathy Milliken, Ed Kuepper and many more.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, ARIA, Australia, music industry, PPCA

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Announcement: Music Industry Welcomes Covid-19 Support Packages

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APRA AMCOS, ARIA and PPCA welcome the announcements yesterday from both the Federal and New South Wales Governments providing Covid-19 support packages through both Services Australia and Service NSW.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, ARIA, Australia, music industry, PPCA

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Announcement: Art of Music Dinner Postponed

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Organisers of the Art of Music Dinner and Auction have announced that the event will be postponed until Saturday, 18 September 2021 due to the current COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney.

Tagged as: Art Of Music, Australia, music industry

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Announcement: Western Australia Abolished All Live Music Restrictions

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The Western Australian government has become the first state government to abolish all live music restrictions, hereby putting the state of Western Australia and the live music industry back to pre-Covid conditions.

Tagged as: Australia, Mark McGowan, music industry, Western Australia

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Announcement: Torch Festival Sydney Postponed Due To Covid Restrictions

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The Torch Festival in Sydney is another Covid casualty following the new Sydney Covid outbreak.

Tagged as: Australia, live music, music industry, Sydney, Torch Festival

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Victorian Venues ‘No QR No Entry’ Policy

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Music venues in Victoria have today taken their punters’ safety into their own hands by launching a NO QR, NO ENTRY policy. Initiated by Save Our Scene as a proactive measure to address the concerns of the Department of Health, music venues across Victoria are confirming their COVIDSafe compliance on a registry hosted by Music Victoria.

Tagged as: Australia, COVIDsafe, Department of Health, music industry, Music Victoria, QR Code, Victoria

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ANNOUNCEMENT: BigSound Returns To Brisbane As Live Event in 2021

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The Southern Hemisphere’s biggest music industry gathering, BIGSOUND is back in Brisbane September 7-9 with three fun-filled days of music discovery, connection and a timely conference program focusing on building a new future for the music industry.

Tagged as: Australia, BigSound, music festival, music industry

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ANNOUNCEMENT: National Indigenous Music Awards To Return In 2021

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The National Indigenous Music Awards are proud to announce that 2021 will see the return of Australia’s biggest First Nations gala music gathering at their traditional home, the Darwin Amphitheatre on August 7. The night will once again be broadcast via NITV and online platforms and incorporate contributions from across the country, building on last year’s record-breaking audience and bringing the magic of the night to the living rooms and phones of all Australians.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, National Indigenous Music Awards, NIDA

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Announcement: Live Performance Australia Welcomes Government Support For Music Industry

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Live Performance Australia (LPA), the arts and entertainment industry peak body, welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement today of $125 million in new RISE funding plus an additional $10 million for Support Act.

Tagged as: Australia, Live Performance Australia, music industry

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Peter Noble of Bluesfest - Image By Ros O'Gorman, noise11.com, photo

ANNOUNCEMENT: Bluesfest Given Go Ahead With Covid Plan Approved

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Peter Noble OAM, Bluesfest Festival Director and Chairman of the Bluesfest Group of Companies announced this morning:

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, music festival, music industry, Peter Noble

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Bernard Fanning of Powderfinger photo by Ros O'Gorman

ANNOUNCEMENT: South Australia’s Summer Sounds Festival To Go Ahead

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Secret Sounds, Five Four Entertainment and Groove today confirm that their forthcoming concert series, Summer Sounds Festival, will proceed with the first shows taking place this weekend.

Tagged as: live music, music festival, Sounds of Summer, South Australia

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Announcement: ARIA, PPCA, Arts Council Reveal First Nations Grand Recipients

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The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in partnership with the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) and the Australia Council for the Arts today announced the grant recipients of the First Nations Sound Recording Partnership.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australia Council, Dan Rankine, Daniel Wilfred, indigenous, Jess Hitchcock, Luke Riches, Miiesha Young, music industry, PPCA, The Struggling Kings, trials

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Announcement: QMusic Billy Thorpe Scholarship Open

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QMusic today announced the return of the Billy Thorpe Scholarship, funded by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, with applications open until 11:59pm (AEST), Thursday 14 January 2021 for all Queensland early-career artists to apply.

Tagged as: Australia, Billy Thorpe, music industry, QMusic

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Announcement: Music Victoria Partners With Isol-Aid

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This week, the instagram music festival Isol-Aid is rolling out the red carpet to highlight some of Victoria’s finest musicians as it partners with the MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS to present a lineup jam packed with nominees. The awards celebrate the vast achievements of Victoria’s music community over the last year, recognising that despite live music coming to a standstill, there have still been huge achievements by the Victorian music community.

Tagged as: Australia, Isol-Aid, music festival, music industry, Music Victoria, Victoria

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Announcement: Adelaide Festival Centre Moves Shows Due to Covid

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A number of performances at Adelaide Festival Centre venues have been postponed in light of the ongoing advice from SA Health and the State Emergency Controller.

Tagged as: Adelaide, Adelaide Festival Centre, Australia, Coal Miners Daughter, theatre

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Whats On At Bigsound 2020

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Moving to 100% virtual and 100% free this year, BIGSOUND 2020 gets ready to go live in your living rooms, laptop screens, and office spaces from tomorrow on Wednesday October 21st and Thursday 22nd.

Tagged as: Australia, BigSound, music industry, Nathan Cavaleri, Queensland

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2020 Screen Music Awards To Be Streamed

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A pandemic isn’t stopping APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) from honouring its finest creators of film, television, documentary and advertising music.

Tagged as: Australia, Justine Clarke, music industry, Screen Music Awards

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Announcement: The AFL To Have All-Australian Music At Grand Final

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The AFL is pleased to announce the 2020 Toyota AFL Grand Final entertainment artists,featuring an All-Australian and quintessential Queensland line-up set to perform under lights at the Gabba, Saturday October 24, 2020.

Tagged as: AFL, Australia, DMAs, Football, Gradn Final, music industry, Sheppard

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Partners To The AFL For Orchestrated Footy Themes

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has teamed up with the AFL to create the AFL Club Anthem Project.

June 24, 2020

What The Hell Was That Black Eyed Peas AFL Thing All About?

The AFL has once again dished up another Grand Final performance of Meat Loaf proportions with Black Eyed Peas causing Australia to ask the question… WHY?

September 29, 2018

Sting To Perform At AFL Grand Final Melbourne

Sting, the AFL’s worst kept secret, has been officially confirmed.

September 16, 2016

Cold Chisel Prove Why Grand Final Talent Should Be Australian

Cold Chisel’s brilliant performance at the NRL Grand Final in Sydney was the perfect example of what the AFL Grand Final in Melbourne did so horribly wrong.

October 5, 2015

Rock The Granny Petition Requests AFL To Use Aussie Acts At Grand Final

The Rock The Granny petition has launched to persuade the AFL to present Australian artists for the pre-match entertainment at this year’s Grand Final in Melbourne.

April 10, 2015