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

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.

The CMAA Academy of Country Music is offering Indigenous Australians the opportunity to jump start their music career by offering two scholarships.

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.

For the past 8 years Vivid Live has been curated by some of the world’s most respected artists such as Brian Eno, Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed and Steve Pavlovic. This year however, the will be taking a different approach. Held at the Opera House between May 25 to June 3, Vivid Live will be organised

The Australia Council is offering the public an opportunity to contribute to their review by offering an online survey which will assist them in gaging some key points about their relevance and support to the arts, culture and creative industries.

Sydney label Rice is Nice (Seekae, Straight Arrows, Richard in Your Mind) will be now be distributed through Inertia. 

Digital music consumption is definitely the way of the future. Digital music now makes up 36.7% of the industry’s value, compared to 27.2% last year.