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SXSW Announce First Round Of Showcasing Artists for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

SXSW Announce First Round Of Showcasing Artists for 2024

Tagged as: 2024, Austin, music conference, SXSW, Texas

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Mushroom 50th Live Line-Up Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

he line-up and date for the Mushroom 50th Live concert has been revealed. Sunday, 26 November, 2023, is the day Australian music fans will get to celebrate the iconic Mushroom Group’s successes with the concert set for Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena.

Tagged as: Always Live, Australia, Jimmy Barnes, Matt Gudinski, Mushroom 50th, music industry

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Josh Pyke and Tiptoe Giants Little River Runs

Josh Pyke Wins A Children’s Music Award

by Paul Cashmere

The Major Minor Music Australia Awards (The Ma’s) were held in Sydney on Sunday and Josh Pyke is the winner of a Ma.

Tagged as: Australia, children's music, Josh Pyke, Ma Awards, Major Minor Music Awards, music industry

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The 2023 Screen Music Awards Nominees Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

APRA AMCOS and the AGSC (Australian Guild of Screen Composers) Screen Music Awards for 2023 will be held in Melbourne on 9 November, 2023.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Australia, music industry, Nick Cave, Screen Music Awards

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Frog At Songland Wants To Release v. Spy .v Spy Live If Enough Fans Want It

by Paul Cashmere

Fans of Australian 80s pub band v. Spy v. Spy could become owners of a limited edition live CD of ‘Live At The Prince of Wales 1984’, released digitally by ARCA in 2021, if enough fans are interested.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, ARCA, Australia, Frog, metal, rock, Songland, V Spy V Spy

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BRIT Awards 2024 Date Announced

by Music-News.com

The BRIT Awards 2024 is returning on Saturday, March 2, after the success of last year’s bash.

Tagged as: Brit Awards, Harry Styles, music industry, UK

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Rolling Stones To Manipulate US Chart With MLB Customised ‘Hackney Diamonds’ Albums

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones have come up with a genius marketing plan to inflate the US chart position of the upcoming ‘Hackney Diamonds’ album by creating customised Major League Baseball editions of the new album.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Hackney Diamonds, Lady Gaga, Major Baseball League, rock, Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, UK

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Ian Moss, The Cruel Sea, Rickie Lee Jones Added To Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest have announced Part 2 of the 2024 line-up with Ian Moss, The Cruel Sea, Tim Finn and Rickie Lee Jones leading the charge.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Ian Moss, live music, Rickie Lee Jones, The Cruel Sea, Tim Finn

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2023 Groundwater Country Music Festival Line-up Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The line-up for the Groundwater Country Music Festival on the Gold Coast has been announced with headliner Lee Kernaghan joined by Casey Barnes, Amber Lawrence and Asleep At The Wheel for the 2023 event.

Tagged as: Amber Lawrence, Asleep at the Wheel, Australia, Casey Barnes, Groundwater Country Music Festival, music festival

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Why Are The ARIA Awards Full Of Acts Who Can’t Even Make The ARIA Chart?

by Paul Cashmere

The nominations for the 2023 ARIA Awards have been announced and once again the glaring failures of the ARIA Chart disconnect with Australian acts and music consumers couldn’t be more obvious.

Tagged as: ARIA, ARIA Awards, ARIA Charts, Australia, music industry

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Jet To Be Inducted Into ARIA Hall of Fame Ahead of …

by Paul Cashmere

Jet will be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2023 and so they should … eventually … but not just yet.

Tagged as: 10s, ARIA Hall of Fame, Australia, Jet, rock

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The ARIA Chart Is Something To Get ‘Angry’ About

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones ‘Angry’ debuted at 329 on the ARIA chart this week. Flop? Not really. It is another example of the how irrelevant the ARIA chart has become. It irrelevance is also having a negative impact on the perspective of Australian artist’s success.

Tagged as: Angry, ARIA, Australia, charts, Hackney Diamonds, music industry, rock, Rolling Stones

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+Live+ and Incubus To Headline Inaugural Lookout Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Australia will have a brand-new music festival in 2024. Lookout Festival will feature +Live+ and Incubus with Birds of Tokyo, Eskimo Joe and The Superjesus.

Tagged as: +Live+, Australia, Duane mcDonald, Face To Face, Incubus, live, music festival, Regional Touring, rock, Zaccaria

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Susie Youssef To Host The 2023 Screen Music Awards

by Paul Cashmere

The 2023 Screen Music Awards will return to Melbourne this year. The Screen Music Awards honors Australia’s finest creators of film, television, streaming, documentary and advertising music.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Australia, music industry, Screen Music Awards, Susie Youssef

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Jimmy Fallon Is This Month’s Lizzo

by Paul Cashmere

Just a month after Lizzo was outed for her treatment of co-workers, we now learn Jimmy Fallon is a bit of a c*nt as well.

Tagged as: Jimmy Fallon, Lizzo, music industry, television, USA

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John Farnham Management Confirm No Payment Was Made For Use of ‘You’re The Voice’ For The YES Campaign

by Paul Cashmere

Contrary to suggestions by Nine Media, John Farnham has not charged the Yes campaign for the licensing of his classic ‘You’re The Voice’ for the upcoming referendum.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Australian referendum, John Farnham, pop, Yes Campaign, You're The Voice

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John Farnham Speaks Up For The Voice Sharing You’re The Voice For First Nations

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham has given permission for First Nations to use his classic ‘You’re The Voice’ in support of the Yes campaign.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Australian referendum, John Farnham, pop, Yes Campaign, You're The Voice

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Paul Kelly AWITG on Friday 17 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Paul Kelly Asks ‘If Not Now’ For The YES Vote

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has released a new song asking ‘If Not Now’ for the Yes campaign for the Voice to Parliament referendum in Australia in October.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, folk, If Not Now, Jan Fran, Paul Kelly, rock

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Australian Album Chart Report for 25 August 2023

by Gavin Ryan

The ‘Barbie The Album’ soundtrack regained the #1 spot in Australia this week.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australian charts, Barbie the Album, music industry, pop

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Liam Gallagher Scores His Fifth UK No 1 Solo Album

by Music-News.com

Liam Gallagher secures his fifth solo Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart with Knebworth 22.

Tagged as: 90s, Knebworth, Liam Gallagher, rock, UK

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Australian Album Chart Report 18 August 2023

by Gavin Ryan

The second studio album for local singer and percussionist G Flip called “Drummer” debuts at #1 on both the ARIA Albums and Vinyl Sales chart this week.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australian charts, G Flip, music industry

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Tom Jones, Jack Johnson, The Teskey Brothers Lead First Bluesfest Announcement for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Sir Tom Jones, Jack Johnson, The Teskey Brothers and Matt Corby lead the first announcement for Bluesfest 2024. (Well, actually the first and a half announcement. Elvis Costello couldn’t make 2023 and rescheduled so we already knew that.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Jack Johnston, live music, music festival, Teskey Brothers, Tom Jones

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ANNOUNCEMENT: The Art Music Awards From APRA AMCOS Complete Winners List 2023

by Announcement

APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards were held in Sydney tonight (15 August 2023).

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Art Music Awards, Australia, music industry

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Motown Chairman Clarence Avant Dies At Age 92

by Music-News.com

Music executive Clarence Avant has passed away at the age of 92.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Clarence Avant, motown, pop, soul, USA

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One Electric Day at Werribee Mansion on Sunday 27 November 2016 with Russell Morris, Icehouse, James Reyne, Jimmy Barnes.

Red Hot Summer Is Coming To Mildura In November

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer has added an extra show with Mildura scoring a Jimmy Barnes’ headline event in November.

Tagged as: Australia, Birds Of Tokyo, Jimmy Barnes, Kasey Chambers, live music, Mahalia Barnes, Mildura, music festival, Pete Murray, Red Hot Summer, rock, Sam + Sam, The Living End

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Australian Album Chart Report for 11 August 2023

by Gavin Ryan

Travis Scott holds for a second week at the top with his fourth album “Utopia”.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australian charts, music industry, Travis Scott, Utopia

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Taylor Swift Leads VMA Nominations

by Music-News.com

MTV today revealed the highly-anticipated nominations for the 2023 “VMAs,” celebrating artists whose cultural impact and work during the last 12 months have transformed the music industry and cultivated global conversations.

Tagged as: 10s, MTV, pop, Taylor Swift, USA, VMAs

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Applications now open for 2024 APRA Professional Development Awards

by Announcement

APRA AMCOS is proud to announce applications are now open for the 2024 APRA Professional Development Awards, a career-boosting initiative that has helped further the musical success stories of Gotye, Ecca Vandal, Melanie Dyer, Ngaiire, Angie McMahon, Yirrmal, Morgan Evans, Baker Boy, Amanda Cole, Jem Cassar-Daley and many more.

Tagged as: Amanda Cole, AMCOS, Angie McMahon, APRA, Baker Boy, Ecca Vandal, f Gotye, Jem Cassar-Daley, Melanie Dyer, Morgan Evans, music industry, Ngaiire, Professional Development Awards, Yirrmal

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Melbourne’s Iconic Sing Sing Studios South Yarra Shuts Up Shop

by Paul Cashmere

Sing Sing Studios, the Melbourne recording studio, where literally hundreds of artists have recorded thousands of songs, has closed its doors and will soon for knocked down to make way for a high rise apartment building.

Tagged as: Australia, Melbourne, music industry, Sing Sing Studios

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Australia’s Album Chart Report for 4 August 2023

by Gavin Ryan

The fourth studio album for Travis Scott titled “Utopia” debuts at #1 this week, becoming his second chart-topping album in Australia.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, chart, music industry, Travis Scott

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Missy Higgins AWITG on Sunday 19 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Artists Missy Higgins Skipped Over For The ARIA Hall of Fame

Missy Higgins released her debut album ‘The Sound of White’ in 2004 and yes it was huge. It was a number one album that year and she had two more number one albums in a row. A position in the ARIA Hall of Fame is warranted. But for FFS ARIA, how about these artists first:

August 18, 2024

Not One Australian Song of 2023 Made The ARIA End of Year Top 100

Once again, ARIA has proven itself a disgrace with a complete lack of attention to Australian artists in 2023. Not one Australian song released in 2023 made the ARIA End of Year Top 100 Singles and only one Australian album released in 2023 made the ARIA End of Year Top 100 Albums.

January 12, 2024

Why Are The ARIA Awards Full Of Acts Who Can’t Even Make The ARIA Chart?

The nominations for the 2023 ARIA Awards have been announced and once again the glaring failures of the ARIA Chart disconnect with Australian acts and music consumers couldn’t be more obvious.

September 21, 2023

The ARIA Chart Is Something To Get ‘Angry’ About

The Rolling Stones 'Angry' debuted at 329 on the ARIA chart this week. Flop? Not really. It is another example of the how irrelevant the ARIA chart has become. It irrelevance is also having a negative impact on the perspective of Australian artist's success.

September 18, 2023

Australian Album Chart Report 1 September 2023

The fifth album for Powderfinger "Vulture Street" returns to the chart at #1 this week as a deluxe 20th Anniversary Edition.

September 1, 2023

Australian Album Chart Report for 25 August 2023

The 'Barbie The Album' soundtrack regained the #1 spot in Australia this week.

August 25, 2023

Australian Album Chart Report 18 August 2023

The second studio album for local singer and percussionist G Flip called "Drummer" debuts at #1 on both the ARIA Albums and Vinyl Sales chart this week.

August 18, 2023