The longlist for the Australian Music Prize has been announced. Judges have shortlisted 26 albums, after listening to 130 of the 230 Australian album releases in the past 12 months.
Jagermeister Independent Music Awards Announce Best Label Nominees
The 2012 Jagermeister Independent Music Awards sees the opening of a new awards category-Best Australian Independent Label and the nominees have been announced!
Angus Stone
Angus Stone is an Australian singer/songwriter hailing from Newport , and half of brother/sister folk duo Angus and Julia Stone. Angus Stone’s latest album release Broken Brights reached #2 on the ARIA chart, and more importantly, Angus was recently nominated for 2 ARIA awards including Best Male Artist and Best Blues and Roots Album. Amongst
FBI Radio announce Northern Lights Competition Finalists
FBi Radio are pleased to announce the 8 finalists in the second ever Northern Lights Competition. Get voting!
EMI and Warner CEO’s step down
The CEO’s of two of the world’s biggest record labels (EMI Music and Warner Music Group) have stepped down from their respective recorded music divisions.
2012 ARIA Award nominees announced
ARIA have just announced the full list of nominees up for this year’s awards, which will be held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Darling Harbour on Thursday, November 29
MusicNSW Quick Response Grants: Round 3 Now Open!
MusicNSW, through support received by Arts NSW, is pleased to announce Round 3 of the 2012 Quick Response Grant program to support artists and artist managers in developing export opportunities whilst attending Australian industry conferences, trade fairs and other career defining opportunities in 2012/2013. MusicNSW is proud to announce that we have recently funded $23,000
Virgin Welcomes More Musical Instruments On Board
Virgin Australia continues to work with the Australian music industry in creating better travel options for musicians, having announced today that Virgin have changed their carry-on baggage allowance for musical instruments. After a consultation with music industry representatives, Virgin’s new baggage policy means that whilst the number or weight of standard pieces of luggage on
Round 3 Quick Response Grants Open Next Week!
MusicNSW, through support received by Arts NSW, is pleased to announce the third round of the 2012 Quick Response Grant will be open from Tuesday October 2nd, 2012.
Homebake and Chugg Entertainment forge new partnership
The promoters of Homebake festival have just announcing a new partnership with Chugg Entertainment.