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ARIA Hall Of Fame 2026 Inductees Signal Progress, But Heritage Gap Remains

ARIA has unveiled its 2026 Hall Of Fame inductees including Gurrumul, Jenny Morris and The Living End, a strong intake that still leaves many heritage Australian artists unrecognised.

Tagged as: ARIA, ARIA Hall of Fame, Australian music, Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End, Vika and Linda

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Pink I'm Not Dead 20th Anniversary Album Cover Art

Pink Celebrates 20 Years Of I’m Not Dead The Album That Defined Her Career

by Paul Cashmere

Pink is celebrating 20 years of I’m Not Dead, the pivotal album that broke her away from the manufactured pop machine and established her as a global rock force.

Tagged as: 20th anniversary, ARIA, Australian music, Billy Mann, Butch Walker, I'm Not Dead, Max Martin, Pink

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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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ARIA Charts Under Fire As Radio Proves It Is Still Carrying Australian Artists

by Paul Cashmere

ARIA is blaming radio for the absence of Australian artists in the charts, but airplay data shows radio is doing far more for local music than ARIA’s streaming driven rankings.

Tagged as: ACMA, ARIA, Australian music, Australian radio, charts, Tame Impala

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ARIA’s Top 100 Singles For 2025 Revealed – And It’s Not Good News For Aussie Artists

by Jeff Jenkins

ARIA’s Top 100 singles chart for 2025 shows KPop dominating while Australian artists struggle, with only five local entries making the Top 100.

Tagged as: ARIA, ARIA Top 100, Australian music, Crowded House, KPop, music charts, Royel Otis, Sonny Fodera, Vance Joy

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Meg Mac Announces Fourth Album ‘It’s My Party’ And National Theatre Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Meg Mac announces her fourth studio album It’s My Party and a national theatre tour, marking a new chapter of creative freedom and collaboration.

Tagged as: album release, ARIA, Australian music, live tour, Meg Mac

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Australians Shun New Local Music In 2025 As ARIA Fails Artists Once Again

by Paul Cashmere

Australians largely ignored new local music in 2025, with ARIA streaming charts dominated by classics, leaving contemporary artists sidelined

Tagged as: ARIA, Australian music, streaming charts, Tame Impala, Vance Joy

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ARIA Chart Positions Project A 2025 Australian Artist Chart Disgrace

by Paul Cashmere

ARIA’s first six months of published music charts are projecting that Australian artist chart figures for 2025 will be a disaster. All that recent fluff about changing the chart formula looks like just ‘deck chairs being rearranged on the Titanic’ based on how Australian artists have performed on the ARIA chart so far in 2025.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australian music, music industry

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Not One Australian Song Released In 2024 Made The ARIA Top 100 of 2024

by Paul Cashmere

The ARIA end of year chart has been revealed and it is another embarrassment for Australian artists. Not one Australian song released in 2024 made the Top 100. Just three Australian artists made the ARIA Top 100 albums for 2024. They were Cold Chisel, The Kid Laroi and INXS.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Cold Chisel, INXS, music industry, The Kid Laroi

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

The Artists Missy Higgins Skipped Over For The ARIA Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

Missy Higgins released her debut album ‘The Sound of White’ in 2004 and yes it was huge. It was a number one album that year and she had two more number one albums in a row. A position in the ARIA Hall of Fame is warranted. But for FFS ARIA, how about these artists first:

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Hall of Fame, Missy Higgins, music industry

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Not One Australian Song of 2023 Made The ARIA End of Year Top 100

by Paul Cashmere

Once again, ARIA has proven itself a disgrace with a complete lack of attention to Australian artists in 2023. Not one Australian song released in 2023 made the ARIA End of Year Top 100 Singles and only one Australian album released in 2023 made the ARIA End of Year Top 100 Albums.

Tagged as: 2023, ARIA, Australia, Australian chart, INXS, Kid Laroi, music industry, pop, Vance Joy

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Why Are The ARIA Awards Full Of Acts Who Can’t Even Make The ARIA Chart?

by Paul Cashmere

The nominations for the 2023 ARIA Awards have been announced and once again the glaring failures of the ARIA Chart disconnect with Australian acts and music consumers couldn’t be more obvious.

Tagged as: ARIA, ARIA Awards, ARIA Charts, Australia, music industry

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The ARIA Chart Is Something To Get ‘Angry’ About

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones ‘Angry’ debuted at 329 on the ARIA chart this week. Flop? Not really. It is another example of the how irrelevant the ARIA chart has become. It irrelevance is also having a negative impact on the perspective of Australian artist’s success.

Tagged as: Angry, ARIA, Australia, charts, Hackney Diamonds, music industry, rock, Rolling Stones

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Australian Album Chart Report 1 September 2023

by Gavin Ryan

The fifth album for Powderfinger “Vulture Street” returns to the chart at #1 this week as a deluxe 20th Anniversary Edition.

Tagged as: 90s, ARIA, Australia, charts, Powderfinger, rock, Vulture Street

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Australian Album Chart Report for 25 August 2023

by Gavin Ryan

The ‘Barbie The Album’ soundtrack regained the #1 spot in Australia this week.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australian charts, Barbie the Album, music industry, pop

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Australian Album Chart Report 18 August 2023

by Gavin Ryan

The second studio album for local singer and percussionist G Flip called “Drummer” debuts at #1 on both the ARIA Albums and Vinyl Sales chart this week.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australian charts, G Flip, music industry

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Australian Album Chart Report for 11 August 2023

by Gavin Ryan

Travis Scott holds for a second week at the top with his fourth album “Utopia”.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australian charts, music industry, Travis Scott, Utopia

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Taylor Swift Extends Eras Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Taylor Swift has added more dates to her Eras Tour. Swift announced on Thursday that she had added several new North American dates to her world tour.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, music industry, pop, Taylor Swift

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Australia’s Album Chart Report for 4 August 2023

by Gavin Ryan

The fourth studio album for Travis Scott titled “Utopia” debuts at #1 this week, becoming his second chart-topping album in Australia.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, chart, music industry, Travis Scott

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Australian Album Chart Report 28 July, 2023

by Gavin Ryan

The soundtrack for the newly opened film ‘Barbie’ sees its set ‘The Album’ enter at #1 this week.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australian chart, Barbie, music industry

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Australian Album Chart Report for 21 July 2023

by Gavin Ryan

For the first time a ‘Taylor’s Version’ for one of her albums has held the #1 spot for a second week, as “Speak Now” remains the biggest seller locally.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, music industry, pop, Taylor Swift

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Australian Album Chart Report 14 July 2023

by Gavin Ryan

For the first time this century, an artist has replaced themselves at #1, as Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” debuts at the top in Australia this week.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australian chart, pop, Taylor Swift

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Australian Albums Chart Report 7 July 2023

by Gavin Ryan

Taylor Swift dominates the top five positions on the ARIA Albums Chart this week, a first for the chart, as her “Midnights” set leads the pack.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, charts, pop, Taylor Swift

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ARIA Australian Album Chart Report for 30 June 2023

by Gavin Ryan

The tenth and final album from local MC and rapper Kerser called “A Gift & a Kers” becomes his first #1 Album locally.

Tagged as: A Gift & A Kers, ARIA, Australia, Australian charts, Kerser, music industry

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ARIA Albums Chart Wrap-Up for 16 March 2023

by Gavin Ryan

The third studio album for 1D member Niall Horan called “The Show” debuts at the top of the Australian Album Charts this week.

Tagged as: ARIA, ARIA Charts, Australian charts, Niall Horan, pop, The Show, UK

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Australian Album Report 2 June 2023

by Gavin Ryan

Four months after its last appearance at No.1, an expanded edition of Taylor Swift’s “Midnight” sees it jump back to the top of the ARIA Albums Chart.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australian charts, music industry, Taylor Swift

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ARIA Album Chart Report 19 May 2023

by Gavin Ryan

– (subtract) for Ed Sheeran remains at No.1 in Australia for a second week, becoming his longest running chart-topping album this decade.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, ARIA, Australian chart, Ed Sheeran, folk, pop, rock, Subtract, UK

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Australian Album Chart: Metallica ’72 Seasons’ Is Number One

by Gavin Ryan

Metallica see their new album “72 Seasons” debut at No.1 in Australia this week, becoming their eighth chart-topping album locally.

Tagged as: 72 Seasons, 80s, 90s, ARIA, Australia, Australian chart, metal, Metallica

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Australian Album Chart: Melanie Martinez ‘PORTALS’ Is Number One

by Gavin Ryan

The third studio album for American artist Melanie Martinez called “PORTALS” debuts at the top in Australia this week.

Tagged as: 20s, ARIA, Australian charts, Melanie Martinez, pop, Portals

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Australian Album Chart: Morgan Wallen ‘One Thing At A Time Hits No 1

by Gavin Ryan

>Morgan Wallen sees his third studio album “One Thing at a Time” climb to the top in Australia after his visit here this past week.

Tagged as: 20s, ARIA, Australia, country, Morgan Wallen, One Thing At A Time, USA

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TX2 Teams With DeathbyRomy On Dark New Anthem ‘Feed’

TX2 is set to unleashed his latest single Feed, a collaboration with the equally enigmatic DeathbyRomy.

August 28, 2025

Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers Announce Second Album GLORY With New Single ‘MOTHER’

ARIA Award-winning indie-rock powerhouse Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers are back with their second album GLORY, set for release on 7 November 2025 via Community Music / Mom + Pop. To mark the announcement, the band have dropped a fiery new single MOTHER, featuring guitarist Scarlett McKahey on lead vocals for the first time. Its accompanying video premieres tonight at 6pm AEST (27 August 2025) on YouTube.

August 27, 2025

Dick Move Announce New Album Dream, Believe, Achieve With Protest Anthem ‘Nurses’

Aotearoa punk agitators Dick Move have announced the release of their third studio album Dream, Believe, Achieve, due out 14 November via 1:12 Records and Flying Nun Records. The band has also unleashed the snarling single ‘Nurses’, a furious protest anthem that takes aim at neoliberal policy and the chronic underfunding of frontline healthcare.

August 27, 2025

Mechatok Locks in First Australian Headline Tour to Celebrate Debut Solo Album Wide Awake

Berlin-based producer Mechatok, born Emir Timur Tokdemir in 1998, is set to make his Australian debut with a four-city headline tour in March 2026. Kicking off in Brisbane before heading to Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth, the tour marks a new chapter in the rising star’s career. Tickets go on sale at 11 am local time on Friday, 29 August.

August 26, 2025

Arthur Hill Announces First Ever Australian Headline Tour “Stella AusTour” Set for January 2026

Britain’s brightest new pop phenomenon, Arthur Hill, has confirmed that his electric stage presence will finally reach Australian shores with the “Stella AusTour”, marking his long-awaited Aussie debut. The London-based singer-songwriter is set to ignite crowds at three headline shows: The Triffid, Brisbane (14 January), Factory Theatre, Sydney (15 January), and Max Watts, Melbourne (16 January).

August 25, 2025

Better Lovers Announce Australian Debut Tour with Support From Split Chain and Blind Girls

Better Lovers, the hardcore supergroup, featuring members of Every Time I Die, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and Fit For An Autopsy, are finally bringing their live show Down Under, with six cities locked in for January 2026.

August 25, 2025

Doja Cat photo by Jacob Webster supplied Live Nation

Doja Cat Announces Australia and New Zealand Tour

US pop star Doja Cat has announced her first-ever arena run across Australia and New Zealand as part of her “Ma Vie World Tour”. The Grammy Award-winning artist will bring her chart-topping catalogue and how to major cities in November and December 2025.

August 22, 2025