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Chris Cheney photo by Ros OGorman

The Living End’s Chris Cheney Sells Publishing Catalogue To BMG

by Paul Cashmere

The Living End frontman Chris Cheney has sold his songwriting publishing catalogue to BMG, strengthening a partnership that began a decade ago and comes just days after the band’s induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame.

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Paul Kelly performs Walking In The Rain at the APRA Awards 2026

APRA Celebrates 100 Years As Paul Kelly Performs Flash And The Pan Classic Walking In The Rain At 2026 APRA Awards

by Paul Cashmere

APRA marked its centenary at the 2026 APRA Awards with Paul Kelly performing Flash And The Pan’s Walking In The Rain, written by Harry Vanda and George Young.

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Image L-R Dean Ormston APRA AMCOS, Jennifer Brown SOCAN, Gadi Oron CISAC Credit Tori Hyland

APRA And CISAC Mark 100 Years As Global Copyright Leaders Convene In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Apra and Cisac gather in Sydney to celebrate 100 years of protecting creators’ rights, with Generative AI dominating the global copyright agenda.

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APRA Marks 100 Years of Australian and New Zealand Songwriting

by Paul Cashmere

APRA AMCOS marks 100 years of supporting songwriters in Australia and New Zealand with awards, anthology and a new digital timeline

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Angelina Zucco, Jack Symonds, Claire Edwardes Credit Jess Gleeson

The Art Music Awards 2025 Winners List

by Paul Cashmere

The 2025 Art Music Awards were celebrated in grand style at Sydney’s City Recital Hall on Thursday, 21 August, bringing together Australia’s leading voices in contemporary classical, jazz, experimental music and sound art. Presented by APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre (AMC), the event recognised outstanding achievement, innovation, and contribution across the national art music community.

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Australian Music Vault -Ted Albert Award Kylie Minogue 2025 Photo by Jason Jason

Kylie Minogue Honored With Free Exhibition At Australian Music Vault

by Paul Cashmere

Just a week after accepting the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australia Music from APRA, Kylie Minogue artifacts have gone on display at the Australian Music Vault in Melbourne.

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Here are the 2025 APRA Screen Music Award Winners

by Paul Cashmere

The APRA Screen Music Awards were held at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne tonight (29 October 2024) with host Susie Youssef and by co-presenters Elaine Crombie and Heather Mitchell AM.

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2024 APRA Screen Music Awards

APRA Screen Music Awards Nominees For 2024 Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

APRA has revealed the nominees for the 2024 Screen Music Awards.

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2024 Screen Music Awards

Screen Music Awards 2024 Has Three New Categories @apraamcos

by Noise11.com

The 2024 Screen Music Awards has recognised the changing landscape for the business and has added three new categories for 2024.

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Ian Kenny of Birds of Tokyo photo by Winston Robinson

APRA Awards Winners For 2024 Announced

by Paul Cashmere

The APRA Awards have been revealed with The Teskey Brothers, Birds of Tokyo and Casey Barnes taking home awards this year.

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Sarah Aarons (photo supplied by APRA)

APRA Song of the Year Nominees Announced

by Paul Cashmere

Sarah Aarons leads the ARPA Song of the Year nominees for the 2024 APRA Awards.

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2023 APRA Screen Music Awards Winners List

by Paul Cashmere

The APRA Screen Music Awards celebrating excellence in music across small and large screens, was held at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne tonight 9 November 2023.

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Nick Cave and Warren Ellis photo by Kerry Brown

The 2023 Screen Music Awards Nominees Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

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

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Screen Music Awards host Susie Youssef and Musical Director Erkki Veltheim

Susie Youssef To Host The 2023 Screen Music Awards

by Paul Cashmere

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.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Applications now open for 2024 APRA Professional Development Awards

by Announcement

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.

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Colin Hay performs at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 11 February 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

APRA To Honor Colin Hay and Colleen Ironside With the Ted Albert Award for 2023

by Paul Cashmere

APRA has announced that the recipient of the 2023 Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services To Australian Music will go to both Colin Hay and Colleen Ironside.

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The 2017 APIA Good Times tour in Melbourne at Hamer Hall on Friday 26 May 2017 with Deborah Conway, Colin Hay, Mental As Anything, Black Sorrows.

2023 APRA Music Awards Nominees Announced

by Paul Cashmere

The 2023 APRA Music Awards nominees have been announced ahead of the event taking place in Sydney on 27 April.

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Archie Roach: Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

2023 APRA Song Of The Year Nominees Announced

by Paul Cashmere

The APRA Awards will be announced on 27 April, 2023 in Sydney.

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APRA Screen Music Awards WIlliam Barton

The Winners of the APRA AMCOS 2022 Screen Music Awards

by Paul Cashmere

The APRA AMCOS Screen Music Awards were held in Melbourne tonight (15 November) with dual wins going to dual winners Caitlin Yeo, William Barton, Richard Tognetti and Piers Burbrook de Vere.

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Missy Higgins AWITG on Sunday 19 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Missy Higgins and Josh Pyke Nominated for APRA Screen Music Awards

by Paul Cashmere

The nominees for the 2022 Screen Music Awards have been announced. Missy Higgins and Josh Pyke are two of the contemporary names nominated for a 2022 Screen Music Award.

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2022 Screen Music Awards co-hosts Akina Edmonds, Anne Edmonds and Musical Director Jessica Wells

Screen Music Awards To be Announced 15 November In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

APRA AMCOS will honour the creators of film, television, documentary and advertising music at the 21st Screen Music Awards in Melbourne/Naarm on Tuesday 15 November 2022.

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2022 APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards Winners

by Paul Cashmere

The APRA AMCOS 2022 Art Music Awards have been held in Melbourne.

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Nigel Butterley AM photo by Josh Raymond

Nigel Butterley AM To Receive Posthumous Art Music Award

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney composer, pianist, teacher and broadcaster Nigel Butterley AM will be honored with the Richard Gill Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music at the 2022 Art Music Awards.

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2022 Art Music Awards Finalists Announced

by Announcement

The 2022 Art Music Awards will take place in Melbourne on August 31.

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2022 Art Music Awards hosts Aaron Wyatt, Emma Donovan and Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe

ANNOUNCEMENT: Art Music Awards To Return To Melbourne

by Announcement

As the only event that specifically acknowledges the achievements of Australia’s outstanding talent in the fields of composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian art music, APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre (AMC) are delighted to announce details of the 2022 ART MUSIC AWARDS to be held on Wednesday 31 August at Meat Market, North Melbourne.

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

Check Out Every 2022 APRA Song of the Year Short List Nominee

by Paul Cashmere

The short list for the 2022 APRA Song of the Year has been revealed. Here is every song nominated.

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Crowd at the Red Hot Summer tour in Mornington at the Mornington Racecourse.

APRA AMCOS Calls NSW Government Event Saver Lifeline “An Important First Step”

by Noise11.com

APRA AMCOS has welcomed the New South Wales Government’s Event Saver Lifeline calling the initiative “an important first step”.

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Screen Music Awards live in Melbourne (photo supplied)

The Screen Music Awards To Return To Melbourne in 2022

by Paul Cashmere

The APRA AMCOS Screen Music Awards will be back in Melbourne as a live event in 2022. It will be the first live Screen Music Awards since 2019.

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Announcement: APRA AMCOS Open Applications for Professional Development Awards

by Announcement

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.

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Andrew Farriss and his APRA AMCOS award

Andrew Farriss Clocks Up Over 1 Billion Streams For Dua Lipa’s ‘Break My Heart’

by Paul Cashmere

‘Break My Heart’, the Dua Lipa hit based around Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence’s INXS classic ‘Need You Tonight’ has been streaming over one billion times earning Farriss a round thing from APRA.

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