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Russell Morris and Rick Springfield Jack Chrome and the Darkness Waltz

The Russell Morris and Rick Springfield Collaboration Tops Jazz and Blues Chart

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, Blues Rock, Jack Chrome, Jack Chrome and the Darkness Waltz, Rick Springfield, Russell Morris, The Morris Springfield Project, USA

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Melbourne International Jazz Festival To Go Ahead In December

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne International Jazz Festival artistic director Michael Tortoni has confirmed that the festival is definitely going ahead for 2021.

Tagged as: Australia, live event, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Michael Tortoni, music festival

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Covid Wiped $1.4 Billion From Live Entertainment in Australia in 2020

by Paul Cashmere

The Live Entertainment Industry had a $1.4 billion decline in 2020 causing a major impact on the Australian economy.

Tagged as: Australia, Entertainment, live music, Live Performance Australia

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Artist Manager and Promoter Scot Crawford Launches Reckless Records

by Paul Cashmere

Band manager and concert promoter Scot Crawford has launched a new record label Reckless with new music coming soon from James Reyne, The Poor, Palace Of The King, Angry Anderson, and Rose Tattoo.

Tagged as: Australia, Boom Crash Opera, James Reyne, music industry, Palace of the King, Reckless Records, Rose Tattoo, Scot Crawford

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The Darkness Have A New Song About An Alien Encounter

by Music-News.com

The Darkness have released the new single, ‘It’s Love, Jim’, about an “intimate” encounter with an “extra-terrestrial goddess of otherworldly beauty.”

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, blues, rock, The Darkness, USA

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Victoria’s Play On Victoria Comeback Concert 30 October Reveals Its Line-up

by Paul Cashmere

Victoria will welcome back live music on 30 October with 4000 fans attending the Play On Victoria concert at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

Tagged as: Amyl and the Sniffers, Australia, Baker Boy, Grace Cummings, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, live music, Play On Victoria, Victoria, Vika & Linda

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INXS Underneath The Colours Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

INXS’ second album ‘Underneath The Colours’ was released 40 years ago this week.

Tagged as: 80s, Andrew Farriss, Australia, INXS, Michael Hutchence, Richard Clapton, rock, Underneath The Colours

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Strange Tenants Clock Up 40 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Strange Tenants were one of Australia’s first Ska bands. In November 1981 Strange Tenants played their first gig at the Lygon Street Festival. That was just two years after the first acknowledged Australian Ska band The Jumpers formed in Adelaide in 1979.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Bruce Hearn, Ian Hearn, ska, Strange Tenants

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Jem Cassar-Daley Debuts Her Second Single ‘Changes’

by Paul Cashmere

Jem Cassar-Daley, daughter of Australia’s country legend Troy Cassar-Daley, has released her second single ‘Changes’.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, country, Jem Cassar-Daley, Troy Cassar-Daley

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Summersalt Opens Up For Victoria

by Paul Cashmere

As Victoria realigned in a post-Covid world, Summersalt is coming in with dates for Melbourne and Ballarat.

Tagged as: Australia, Birds Of Tokyo, live music, Missy Higgins, music festival, Pete Murray, Summersalt, The Dreggs, The Waifs, Tulliah, Xavier Rudd

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Vika & Linda Bull Bump The Wait To 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Vika & Linda Bull fans will have to wait for The Wait. The tour has been bumped to June 2022 because of the current restrictions.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, contemporary, folk, Gospel, live music, rock, The Wait, Vika & Linda

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Announcement: NIDA Announces 2022 Scholarships

by Announcement

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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Australian Album Chart: Olivia Rodrigo Returns To No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The debut album for Olivia Rodrigo called “SOUR” returns twelve weeks after it last topped the ARIA Albums Chart, now logging an eighth overall stay at the top in Australia.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Australia, Australian charts, Gavin Ryan, music industry, Olivia Rodrigo, pop, USA

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Paul Kelly Gathers His Friendly Elves For A Christmas Album

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has gathered by is friendly elves including Vika and Linda, Kate Miller-Heidke and Waleed Aly for his Christmas album ‘Christmas Train’ coming 19 November.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Christmas, Christmas Train, Paul Kelly, rock

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Denis Handlin AM, Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Australasia

ARIA Withdraws Denis Handlin Industry Icon Award

by Paul Cashmere

ARIA has withdrawn the Industry Icon Award given to Sony Chairman Denis Handlin in 2014.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Denis Handlin, music industry, Sony Music

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Full Tilt Festival Reschedules Sydney and Melbourne Dates

by Noise11.com

The Full Tilt Festival dates for Sydney and Melbourne will happen now in March 2022.

Tagged as: Australia, Full Tilt, metal, music festival, Northlane, rock

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

Missy Higgins Debuts New Music ‘Edge of Something’

by Paul Cashmere

Missy Higgins has delivered a new song ‘Edge of Something’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, acoustic, Australia, contemporary, indie, Missy Higgins, rock

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Australia To Debut A New Music Festival For 2022 Called Wildflower

by Paul Cashmere

A new Australian music festival called Wildflower will debut in March 2022.

Tagged as: Alice Skye, Australia, Deborah Conway, Kasey Chambers, Kate Miller-Heidke, Missy Higgins, music festival, Sarah Blasko, Thornbird, Wildflower

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Amy Shark, Casey Barnes Added To Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

More Australian acts have been added to Bluesfest 2022. Amy Shark and Casey Barnes lead a list including Stan Walker, Kevin Borich Express, Lachy Doley, Lisa Hunt and Geoff Achison.

Tagged as: Amy Shark, Australia, Bluesfest 2022, Casey Barnes, Geoff Achison, Kevin Borich Express, Lachy Doley, Lisa Hunt, music festival, Stan Walker

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Four Corners Sony Music Expose Is Just The Tip of the Iceberg

by Paul Cashmere

Let me start by saying I am not a fan of ‘Trial By Media’. The objective for a television program is eyeballs, not a legal conclusion. That is precisely what a huge brand name like Sony Music can deliver. Four Corners simply opened a door and allowed viewers a peak inside the entertainment industry and it was pretty ugly.

Tagged as: ABC, Australia, Denis Handlin, Four Corners, music industry, Sony Music

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Seawitch Take To Mt Duckworth WA For ‘Trial Of Love’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Seawitch, the band featuring ex-Def FX member Fiona Horne with Dave (Spiff) Hopkins of The Hellmen, have generated a stunning video from Mt Duckworth, Western Australia for their latest song ‘Trial of Love’.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Australia, Dave Hopkins, Def FX, Fiona Horne, rock, Seawitch, The Hellmen

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Announcement: AusMusic T-Shirt Day In 19 November 2021

by Announcement

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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Joe Dolce’s 1980 Novelty Hit Shaddup You Face Makes It Way Into ‘Morning Wars’

by Paul Cashmere

Joe Dolce’s no 1 novelty track ‘Shaddup You Face’ has been given some acceleration this week with placement in the hit Apple TV series ‘Morning Wars’.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Billy Crudup, Jennifer Anniston, Joe Dolce, Morning Wars, novelty, Reese Witherspoon, Steve Carell

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David Briggs Formerly of Little River Band Scores An Addams Family Windfall

by Paul Cashmere

Former Littler River Band guitarist David Briggs has just scored a windfall with one of his songs. The LRB classic ‘Lonesome Loser’ is included in the new ‘Addams Family 2’ movie.

Tagged as: 70s, Addams Family 2, Australia, Bette Midler, David Briggs, Little River Band, rock, Snoop Dogg

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Nick Cave Releases Song With Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

by Paul Cashmere

Nick Cave has released a live version of ‘Push The Sky Away’ with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Bad Seeds, Nick Cave, rock

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Olivia Newton-John Expands ‘Physical’ For Its 40th

by Paul Cashmere

Olivia Newton-John’s ode to cardiology ‘Physical’ will turn 40 next week with an expanded edition coming as well.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Olivia Newton-John, Physical, pop

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Cold Chisel To Release Ringside of Vinyl

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel’s 2003 live album ‘Ringside’ will be released on vinyl for the first time.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Jimmy Barnes, Ringside, rock, Steve Prestwich

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Announcement: Valley Sounds Postponed Until 2022

by Announcement

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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Hoodoo Gurus Reschedule Shows Into 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Hoodoo Gurus will get their show back on the road in April 2022. The 40th Anniversary Tour will now start in Perth on 2 April, 2022.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Dandy Warhols, Hoodoo Gurus, live music, rock

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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.

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

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

‘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.

October 5, 2021

ANNOUNCEMENT: Art Music Awards Finalists Announced

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.

July 20, 2021

Announcement: Music Industry Welcomes Covid-19 Support Packages

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.

July 14, 2021