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Ninajirachi Dominates 2026 AIR Awards With Five Wins As Independent Music Sector Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Ninajirachi claimed five honours at the 2026 AIR Awards in Adelaide, leading the winners as the Australian independent music industry celebrated the event’s 20th anniversary.

Tagged as: Adelaide, AIR Awards, Australian music, Folk Bitch Trio, independent music, Ninajirachi, NLV Records, Sebastian Chase, Thornhill, WILSN

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Melbourne band Private Function announce their break-up

LuliePalooza 5 Announces Explosive Line-Up For 2026

by Noise11.com

Melbourne’s LuliePalooza 5 is back on 21 March 2026 with a reworked site, full accessibility upgrades, and a huge line-up including Private Function, Grace Cummings, Big Noter and WILSN

Tagged as: Big Noter, Grace Cummings, LuliePalooza, Melbourne music, Private Function, Rock festival, WILSN

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WILSN Blooms Into Full Soul Power With New Album ‘Bloom’

by Noise11.com

Australian soul artist WILSN returns with Bloom, recorded in New York with members of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. The album showcases her evolution into one of Australia’s most powerful soul voices.

Tagged as: Australian soul, Bloom, Daptone, Melbourne, new music, Sharon Jones, soul music, The Dap-Kings, WILSN

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WILSN Takes a Cheeky Swing on New Single ‘Big Star’ Ahead of Album Bloom

by Labelle Hayes

Melbourne soul powerhouse WILSN has dropped one final track before her new album Bloom lands on 17 October, and it’s a spicy one. The new single, Big Star, is a playful, tongue-in-cheek dig at an ex who thought he was rock’n’roll royalty – even while still living at home, driving Dad’s car and getting dinner made for him.

Tagged as: 2025 album releases, Australian artists, Australian soul, Big Star, Bloom, female soul singers, Melbourne music, Mushroom Music, new Australian music, new music 2025, soul music, TikTok music, WILSN

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Shannon Busch (WILSN) photo from Vanda and Young Songwriting Competition

Vanda and Young Global Songwriting Competition Winners Announced

by Noise11.com

Shannon Busch (aka WILSN) has taken out first prize in the Vanda and Young Global Songwriting Competition.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, Shannon Busch, Vanda and Young Songwriting Competition, WILSN

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Queenscliff Music Festival First Line-up Announcement for 2023

by Paul Cashmere

International acts Aloe Blacc, Foy Vance and G. Love & Special Sauce will join Australia’s Boy & Bear, Something For Kate and Ian Moss for the 2023 Queenscliff Music Festival.

Tagged as: Alice Ivy, Australia, Beans, Dan Sultan, Eils & The Drip, Emily Barker, Felipe Baldomir, Full Flower Moon Band, Ian Moss, Illy, JAZZPARTY, Jem Cassar-Daley, Leah Senior, live music, Liz Stringer, Mindy Meng Wang x Tim Shiel, Ngulmiya, Queenscliff Music Festival, Something For Kate, The Badloves, The Dreggs, William Crighton, Willie J & The Bad Books, WILSN, Xylouris White

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Anya Alchemy Melbourne singer-songwriter portrait for Don’t Say You Never Felt It

Anya Alchemy Teams With Alice Ivy For New Single Don’t Say You Never Felt It

Melbourne singer-songwriter Anya Alchemy has released Don't Say You Never Felt It, a new collaboration with producer and songwriter Alice Ivy that signals a new phase in her evolving alt-pop sound.

August 20, 2026

The Push Revives Push Over Festival To Mark 40th Anniversary With One Day Melbourne Event

Australia's youth music charity The Push will mark its 40th anniversary by reviving the iconic Push Over festival for a one day celebration in Melbourne, bringing together some of the defining Australian alternative and punk acts of the 1990s and 2000s alongside a new generation of artists.

July 21, 2026