The war between the PPCA and commercial radio over simulcast payments is heating up as it goes into another round of legal action.
Unsigned Artists Competition Deadline Extended!
Due to overwhelming demand the Unsigned Artists Only Competition deadline has been extended! The new deadline for Unsigned Only has been extended to April 11 so applicants need to get in quick!
And The AMP goes to…The Jezabels!
The MusicNSW team have just arrived back in the office after a great afternoon of celebration at The Basement for the 7th annual Australian Music Prize Awards (AMPs). Congratulations to The Jezabels who took out the PPCA’s $30, 000 cash prize for achieving outstanding excellence with their debut album Prisoner. Besides the ravishing lunch, our
Nominate in the Betty Makin Youth Awards
Youth Week is inviting the public to nominate young people, young collectives, youth workers and/or police offers who have made a significant contribution to our local City of Sydney community in 2011. The nominations will be considered for the Betty Makin Youth Awards which will be run as part of the National Youth Week in 2012.
Katie Noonan and Karin Shaupp’s Composition Competition
Two of Australia’s most respected female singer songwriters Katie Noonan and Karin Shaupp have opened up a composition competition for young Australian composers under 35! The winning composer will not only receive a $2000 cash prize but also the opportunity to have their composition recorded and released on the duo’s new record (to be released
2012 Art Music Award Finalists Announced
The Art Music Awards have announced their finalists for 2012! The awards which will be presented on Tuesday April 3rd at The Playhouse Theatre, Sydney Opera House. The awards acknowledge the outstanding achievements of Australia’s finest composers and performers across ten categories.
Indigenous Scholarship Opportunity
The CMAA Academy of Country Music is offering Indigenous Australians the opportunity to jump start their music career by offering two scholarships.
2012 Sound Summit Co-Directors Announced
Sound Summit festival of independent and innovative music is delighted to announce the appointment of two new Co-Directors. Nic Warnock and Daniel Gottlieb will work on the 13th annual program of events alongside ongoing Co-Director Brooke Olsen and an expanded team of highly skilled individuals. Nic Warnock is an extremely active member of the independent music
Neil Finn at Song Summit 2012
Neil Finn will be joining Song Summit this year to present an extraordinary documentary called The Sun Came Out. The documentary captures the world class group of musicians he gathered together for 3 weeks only in 2009 to record The Sun Came Out charity album for Oxfam. The album featured acts such as The Smiths’
The Bali Songwriting Summit Scholarship
Songwriters who are planning to attend Song Summit are encouraged to apply for the Bali Songwriting Summit Scholarship. The scholarship offers one lucky person the chance to have an all-expenses paid trip to join the 2012 Bali Songwriting Summit (June 1-10, 2012) in Ubud, Bali.