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Resonate Program Opens Applications For 2026 Indigenous Songwriters And Producers

APRA AMCOS launches the 2026 Resonate initiative, bringing leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists together in Brisbane for an intensive creative exchange

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Australian music industry, Emily Wurramara, Indigenous music, Nicholas Littlemore, Resonate

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Australian Creator Groups Unite Against Copyright Expansion Push

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s leading creator organisations have متحد against proposed copyright changes, warning they could significantly impact artist income.

Tagged as: AMPAL, APRA AMCOS, ARIA, Australian music industry, Copyright Agency, copyright law, PPCA, Screenrights

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SongHubs Academy Townsville Launches With Cameron Deyell Curating Six Week Songwriting Program

by Paul Cashmere

SongHubs Academy will launch in Townsville for the first time with Cameron Deyell curating a six week songwriting program in collaboration with the North Australian Festival Of Arts.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Australian Songwriters, Cameron Deyell, Liars band, Lior, Missy Higgins, North Australian Festival Of Arts, Sia, SongHubs Academy, Townsville music

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APRA AMCOS And SOCAN Call For Creator Protections In Artificial Intelligence Era

by Paul Cashmere

APRA AMCOS and SOCAN are urging Australia and Canada to create Artificial Intelligence rules that protect songwriters, composers and publishers as AI systems increasingly rely on creative works.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, artificial intelligence, Cisac, copyright, Dean Ormston, Jennifer Brown, music industry policy, SOCAN, songwriter rights

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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.

Tagged as: APRA, APRA AMCOS, Cisac, copyright law, creators rights, Dean Ormston, Gadi Oron, Generative AI, music business, Sydney

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NATSIMO Announces Three New Lifecycle Grant Streams For Indigenous Creators

by Paul Cashmere

NATSIMO has revealed three new streams of Lifecycle Grants for 2026, providing $10,000 and $20,000 boosts for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians.

Tagged as: Akala Newman, APRA AMCOS, Australian Music Grants, Baker Boy, BUMPY, Indigenous music, Music Australia, NATSIMO, Sue Ray, Zaachariaha Fielding

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2026 Lighthouse Award Opens Applications For Women And Gender Diverse Artist Managers

by Paul Cashmere

The 2026 Lighthouse Award is now open, offering a $5,000 grant to support women and gender diverse artist managers in Australian music.

Tagged as: 2026 Lighthouse Award, APRA AMCOS, Artist Managers, Association Of Artist Managers, Australian music industry, Linda Gebar, Unified Music Group

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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

Tagged as: APRA, APRA AMCOS, Australian music, music awards, New Zealand Music, songwriting

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APRA Professional Development Awards 2026 Finalists Announced

by Paul Cashmere

APRA AMCOS has revealed the 61 finalists for the 2026 Professional Development Awards, recognising outstanding Australian songwriters and composers across 13 genres.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Australian music industry, Composers, Professional Development Awards, songwriters

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Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition 2025 Winners Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition has revealed its 2025 winners, recognising outstanding songwriting talent from 52 countries and awarding A$80,000 across 14 songs.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Australian Songwriters, Global Music Awards, Noro Music Therapy, Songwriting Competition, Vanda & Young

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Vanda & Young Global Song Comp Breaks Records As 2025 Top 50 Are Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition has announced its 2025 Top 50, marking a record year with more than 4,000 global entries and A$80,000 in prizes.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Australian music, Global Songwriters, Noro, Songwriting Competition, Vanda & Young

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SongMakers Program Secures Major Funding Boost For NSW Expansion In 2026 And 2027

by Paul Cashmere

SongMakers will expand across NSW in 2026 and 2027 with major funding from Sound NSW, supporting new workshops, mentoring and teacher development.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Australian music news, Emerging Artists, music education, NSW Government, SongMakers, Sound NSW

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Victoria’s Young Music Talent To Shine At The Espy For SongMakers LIVE Debut

by Paul Cashmere

Victoria’s next generation of musicians will take the stage at The Espy for the first-ever SongMakers LIVE on 23 November, featuring 16 emerging acts mentored by Australian artists.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Creative Victoria, Electric Stardust, Melbourne Live Music, SongMakers LIVE, The Espy, The Routine, The Viceroys, Victorian music, youth programs

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Cornel Wilczek, Megan Washington And Joff Bush Among Major Winners At 2025 Screen Music Awards In Brisbane

by Paul Cashmere

Cornel Wilczek, Megan Washington and Joff Bush were among the major winners at the 2025 Screen Music Awards in Brisbane, celebrating the best in Australian screen music across film, television and gaming.

Tagged as: AGSC, APRA AMCOS, Australian composers, Brisbane, Cornel Wilczek, Film Music, Jed Kurzel, Joff Bush, Megan Washington, Screen Music Awards, TV Music, Video Game Music

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SongHubs Expands to Africa in Historic Collaboration with AMA, CAPASSO and SAMRO

by Noise11.com

SongHubs heads to Johannesburg for its first African edition in October, joining forces with AMA, CAPASSO and SAMRO to unite artists including Ngaiire, TAWAZ, David Rodriguez and Brenden Praise.

Tagged as: African Music Academy, APRA AMCOS, Brenden Praise, CAPASSO, Cleo Ice Queen, David Rodriguez, Elaine, Johannesburg, Ngaiire, SAMRO, SongHubs, TAWAZ

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Adam Gock, Antony Partos, Cassie To, Dinesh Wicks, Jed Kurzel and Mitch Stewart Dominate 2025 Screen Music Award Nominations

by Noise11.com

The nominees for the 2025 Screen Music Awards have been announced, with Antony Partos, Jed Kurzel, Adam Gock, Cassie To, Dinesh Wicks and Mitch Stewart leading with three nominations each. The event will be hosted by David Wenham AM at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall.

Tagged as: Adam Gock, AGSC, Antony Partos, APRA AMCOS, Australian music, Cassie To, David Wenham, Dinesh Wicks, film composition, Jed Kurzel, Mitch Stewart, Screen Music Awards

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APRA Reveals Professional Development Awards Finalists

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The 61 songwriter and composer finalists for the 2025 APRA Professional Development Awards (PDA) have been revealed and are now one step closer to receiving one of 13 awards when they’re announced in Sydney on Thursday 13 February.

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

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If APRA Can Reward Misogynist Act ONEFOUR Then Something Needs To Change

by Paul Cashmere

A misogynist rap song glorifying violence against women and sex acts has won the APRA Award for Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap song at the 2024 APRA Music Awards.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Australia, music industry, ONEFOUR

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ANNOUNCEMENT: The Art Music Awards From APRA AMCOS Complete Winners List 2023

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

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

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Australian Music Industry Takes Over Parliament House In Sydney

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The second NSW Parliamentary Friends of Australian Music (PFOAM) event rocked Macquarie Street last night, with a delegation of New South Wales songwriters, musicians, recording artists and key industry leaders highlighting the contribution the contemporary music industry makes to our economy, our community and our culture.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Australia, music industry

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Brett Cottle Set For His Final APRA AMCOS Awards After 28 Years

by Paul Cashmere

The 2018 APRA AMCOS Awards will have a different feel to it this year. It will be Brett Cottle’s final event after 28 years of leadership.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Australia, Brett Cottle, music industry

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Malcolm Black, Marianna Annas, Clive Hodson Join APRA and AMCOS Board

by Paul Cashmere

Songwriter Malcolm Black and ANC Music Publishing manager Marianna Annas have been announced as the new APRA board members while Pitch Perfect Publishing co-MD Clive Hodson has joined the AMCOS board.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Australia, Clive Hodson Join APRA and AMCOS Board, Malcolm Black, Marianna Annas, music industry, songwriter

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

by Paul Cashmere

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.

Tagged as: 000, 000 In 15-16, 2016, 994 Songwriters $294, AMCOS, APRA, APRA AMCOS, APRA AMCOS Paid 248, Australia, music industry, songwriters

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APRA AMCOS Ask Songwriters To Submit Performance Report For Payday

by Paul Cashmere

Songwriters are advised to get their Performance Report into APRA AMCOS by July 31 to receive payment for their work.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, music news

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Resonate Program Opens Applications For 2026 Indigenous Songwriters And Producers

APRA AMCOS launches the 2026 Resonate initiative, bringing leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists together in Brisbane for an intensive creative exchange

6 days ago

Australian Creator Groups Unite Against Copyright Expansion Push

A coalition of Australian creator organisations including APRA AMCOS and ARIA has warned that proposed changes driven by the education sector could significantly erode the income of artists, writers and musicians.

March 21, 2026

SongHubs Academy Townsville Launches With Cameron Deyell Curating Six Week Songwriting Program

SongHubs Academy will make its Townsville debut with Cameron Deyell leading a six week collaborative songwriting program in partnership with the North Australian Festival Of Arts.

March 10, 2026

APRA AMCOS And SOCAN Call For Creator Protections In Artificial Intelligence Era

APRA AMCOS and SOCAN have issued a joint statement during the visit of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to Australia, urging governments to ensure songwriters and composers are protected as Artificial Intelligence reshapes the global creative economy.

March 6, 2026

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

APRA and CISAC unite in Sydney to celebrate a century of creators' rights advocacy, with APRA and CISAC confronting the accelerating impact of Generative AI on the global creative economy.

March 4, 2026

NATSIMO Announces Three New Lifecycle Grant Streams For Indigenous Creators

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Office, NATSIMO, has launched the 2026 round of Lifecycle Grants to support marketing, recording, and touring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music creators.

February 25, 2026

2026 Lighthouse Award Opens Applications For Women And Gender Diverse Artist Managers

The 2026 Lighthouse Award, honouring Linda Gebar, offers a $5,000 grant to support the next generation of Australian music managers

February 24, 2026