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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.

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.

The prize is back for a second year, with Nile Rodgers returning as a mentor, alongside acclaimed songwriters, producers, and musicians Cathy Dennis, Jamie Hartman, Jamie Scott, and Fiona Bevan.

Joni Mitchell and Bette Midler have been announced as recipients of the 44th Kennedy Center Honors.

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.

The 2021 Bigsound music conference in Queensland has been cancelled.

After one week away from the top spot, Olivia Rodrigo retakes the No.1 ARIA Albums position with her debut album “SOUR”.

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.

It’s been two years and one month since Jimmy Barnes hit No.1 in Australia, and this week his 19th studio album “Flesh and Blood” becomes his 13th chart topping set locally.

The Full Tilt Festival in Adelaide and Sydney has been rescheduled.

The Kid Laroi, Baker Boy and Sycco lead the 2021 National Indigenous Music Awards nominations.

Ticket reseller Viagogo is in the shit with New South Wales Fair Trading.

The APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards will return for 2021. The Art Music Awards are set for the Meat Market in North Melbourne for 17 August.

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.

Australian music exec Justin Cosby, co-founder of Inertia, has died at the age of 50.

It’s a fifth week atop both charts for teenager Olivia Rodrigo with her track “Good 4 U” and it’s parent album “SOUR”, which is newly Gold (●) in sales.

Henry Rollins has been announced as the keynote speaker for BigSound 2021.

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.

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

It’s a fourth week of Olivia Rodrigo holding the top of both the Singles and Albums Charts with her “Good 4 U” track and her “SOUR” album.

Promoter Duane McDonald’s faith in Australian artists is paying off for Australian music fans with yet another all-Australian tour announced with John Williamson.

Sony Music CEO Denis Handlin will leave the company he has headed since 1984 as the Australian operation is accused of “a toxic culture”.

Olivia Rodrigo remains for a third week at No.1 in Australia with her debut album “SOUR”, while she also retains the No.1 singles spots again with “Good 4 U”.

Nick Barker will head to the Yarra Valley in November for the acoustic music festival Yarra Sounds.

“SOUR” by Olivia Rodrigo remains the No.1 Album in Australia for a second week, becoming the third artist (and female act) to hold for two consecutive weeks at the top during 2021.

AC/DC have a special limited edition 12” vinyl single release of ‘Through The Mists of Time’ on the way for Record Store Day on June 12.

The 2021 AIR Awards nominees list has been revealed.

APRA’s Professional Development Awards will be announced on 24 June 2021.

The line-up for the 2021 National Indigenous Music Awards has been revealed. Baker Boy, Miiesha, Electric Fields, King Stingray, Dallas Woods and Kee’Ahn and Alice Skye with more acts to be announced soon.