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Australia’s Touring Companies Group for Now & Forever Concert for the Yes Campaign

Australian rapper Briggs and his Bad Apples Music company together with Live Performance Australia and Dungala Kaiela Foundation have brought together touring companies Frontier Touring, TEG Live and Live Nation for a concert to support the Yes campaign at the upcoming Australian referendum.

Tagged as: AB Original, Australia, Baker Boy, Barkaa, Briggs, Emma Donovan, Hilltop Hoods, Jimmy Barnes, Mo’ju, Paul Kelly, Yes Campaign

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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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Paul Kelly, Beck, Jamiroquai, Chic and Sparks Adelaide’s Harvest Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Harvest II has been announced for Adelaide with Jamiroquai (Australian exclusive), Beck (Australian exclusive), Paul Kelly, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Thelma Plum, Santigold, Sparks, Julia Jacklin, Bright Eyes, Flight Facilities (decade DJ set), Chet Faker, Chromeo, Ocean Alley, Vera Blue, Baker Boy, Ladyhawke, The Rolling Stones Revue (Ft. Adalita, Tex Perkins and Tim Rogers), The Lemon Twigs, Built to Spill, Bad//Dreems, Sam Barber and more to be announced.

Tagged as: Australia, Bad//Dreems, Baker Boy, Beck (Australian exclusive), Bright Eyes, Built to Spill, Chet Faker, Chromeo, Flight Facilities (decade DJ set), Harvest Festival, Jamiroquai (Australian exclusive), Julia Jacklin, Ladyhawke, live music, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Ocean Alley, Paul Kelly, Sam Barber, Santigold, Sparks, Tex Perkins and Tim Rogers), The Lemon Twigs, The Rolling Stones Revue (Ft. Adalita, Thelma Plum, Vera Blue

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ARIA Awards Trainwreck Pulled Less Viewers On Nine Than Last Year On YouTube

by Paul Cashmere

The trainwreck that was the 2022 ARIA Awards last night had more viewers on YouTube last year than on Channel 9 last night.

Tagged as: ARIA, ARIA Awards, Australia, Baker Boy

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The Aussie BBQ SummerStage from Central Park New York To Be Streamed Live

by Paul Cashmere

The Aussie BBQ SummerStage from New York, featuring Baker Boy, You Am I, Electric Fields, G Flip, Peking Duk and Haiku Hands, will be streamed live.

Tagged as: Aussie BBQ, Australia, Baker Boy, Central Park, Electric Fields, G Flip, Haiku Hands, live music, New York, Peking Duk, SummerStage, You Am I

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You Am I, Baker Boy To Play Aussie BBQ In Central Park New York City

by Paul Cashmere

The Aussie BBQ will return to Central Park in New York City on 18 June with You Am I, Baker Boy and Peking Duk.

Tagged as: Aussie BBQ, Baker Boy, Central Park, New York, Peking Duk, Sounds Australia, You Am I

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APRA Music Awards To Celebrate 40 Years Event In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

The APRA Music Awards is about to have its landmark 40 year edition with a major celebration in Melbourne on 3 May 2022.

Tagged as: APRA Music Awards, Australia, Baker Boy, Jerome Farah, Julia Zemiro, music industry

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New South Wales’ Great Southern Nights Puts 50 Acts Back On Stage

by Paul Cashmere

Courtney Barnett, Daryl Braithwaite, James Reyne, Julia Stone, The Veronicas and The Whitlams are some of the artists performing for Great Southern Nights in early 2022 in New South Wales.

Tagged as: Amy Shark, Baker Boy, Courtney Barnett, Daryl Braithwaite, James Reyne, Jessica Mauboy, Jimmy Barnes, Julia Stone, Missy Higgins, The Veronicas, The Whitlams

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Riverboats Music Festival Is Back For 2022 And Bandit From Bluey’s Band Custard Are Playing

by Paul Cashmere

Riverboats Music Festival will make its return in 2022 with a stunning line-up of Australian acts

Tagged as: Australia, Baker Boy, Boy & Bear, Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys, Custard, Freya Josephine Hollick, Fulton Street, Kutcha Edwards, Liz Stringer, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, music festival, Riverboats, Sarah Blasko, Shane Nicholson, Vika & Linda, Weddings Parties Anything, William Crighton

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Victoria’s Play On Victoria Comeback Concert 30 October Reveals Its Line-up

by Paul Cashmere

Victoria will welcome back live music on 30 October with 4000 fans attending the Play On Victoria concert at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

Tagged as: Amyl and the Sniffers, Australia, Baker Boy, Grace Cummings, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, live music, Play On Victoria, Victoria, Vika & Linda

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NIMA Nominees Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The Kid Laroi, Baker Boy and Sycco lead the 2021 National Indigenous Music Awards nominations.

Tagged as: Australia, Baker Boy, music industry, National Indigenous Music Awards, NIMAs, Sycco, The Kid Laroi

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Baker Boy, Alice Skye To Perform At National Indigenous Music Awards 2021

by Paul Cashmere

The line-up for the 2021 National Indigenous Music Awards has been revealed. Baker Boy, Miiesha, Electric Fields, King Stingray, Dallas Woods and Kee’Ahn and Alice Skye with more acts to be announced soon.

Tagged as: Alice Skye, Australia, Baker Boy, Dallas Woods, Electric Fields, Kee’ahn, King Stingray, Miiesha, music industry, National Indigenous Music Awards, NIDAs

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INXS Have A New Video With Baker Boy

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Indigenous rapper Baker Boy has collaborated with INXS for a new music video for their classic ‘New Sensation’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Baker Boy, INXS, L.L.A.M.A., Lego, pop, rap, rock

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Baker Boy Named Artist Of The Year At NIMAs

by Paul Cashmere

Baker Boy has been named Artist of the Year at the 2020 National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs).

Tagged as: Australia, Baker Boy, indigenous, music industry, National Indigenous Music Awards

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Announcement: National Indigenous Music Awards Finalists Unveiled

by Announcement

The nominations for this year’s National Indigenous Music Awards have been announced today, with a huge geographic and genre range, representing a true snapshot of Australia’s First Nations talent.

Tagged as: Australia, Baker Boy, indigenous, music industry, National Indigenous Music Awards

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Tones and I Leads Nominations for 2020 Virtual APRA Awards

by Paul Cashmere

Tones and I has been nominated four times for the 2020 APRA Awards and this year they’ll be virtual.

Tagged as: APRA Awards, Australia, Baker Boy, Guy Sebastian, music industry, Tones and I

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FireFight Australia Schedule Finalised

by Paul Cashmere

The timetable for Fire Fight Australia has been announced.

Tagged as: Australia, Baker Boy, Daryl Braithwaite, FireFight Australia, Icehouse, John Farnham, k.d. lang, Olivia Newton-John, Queen, Tina Arena

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Fire Fight Australia Sells 65000 Tickets In Five Hours

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian bushfire benefit Fire Fight Australia, starring Queen, Alice Cooper and Olivia Newton-John has sold 65,000 tickets in just five hours.

Tagged as: Alice Cooper, Australia, Baker Boy, bushfires, Conrad Sewell, Daryl Braithwaite, Delta Goodrem, Fire Fight Australia, Grinspoon, Guy Sebastian, Hilltop Hoods, Icehouse, Illy, music industry, Olivia Newton-John and kd lang will join Australia’s Amy Shark, Queen. Adam Lambert

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Celeste Barber to Host Fire Fight Australia with Alice Cooper, Queen, kd lang, Olivia Newton-John and more

by Paul Cashmere

Queen + Adam Lambert, Alice Cooper, Olivia Newton-John and kd lang will join Australia’s Amy Shark, Baker Boy, Conrad Sewell, Daryl Braithwaite, Delta Goodrem, Grinspoon, Guy Sebastian, Hilltop Hoods, Icehouse, Illy, Jessica Mauboy, John Farnham, Lee Kernaghan, Peking Duk, Pete Murray, Tina Arena and William Barton for Fire Fight Australia.

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Nine Out of 14 Australian Acts Added To SXSW Are From Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

14 more Australian acts have been added to the SXSW showcase roster for 2020 with nine out of 14 coming from Melbourne and once again demonstrating up a complete fuck up the New South Wales music industry has become under Premier Gladys.

Tagged as: Alex The Astronaut, Austin, Australia, Baker Boy, music conference, SXSW, Texas

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Baker Boy and Alex The Astronaut Are Heading To SXSW 2020

by Paul Cashmere

17 Australian acts and three New Zealand have been announced in the first round of SXSW acts for 2020.

Tagged as: Alex The Astronaut, Austin, Australia, Baker Boy, music conference, SXSW, Texas

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Baker Boy and Angie McMahon To Play Wollongong’s Yours And Owls Festival 2019

by Paul Cashmere

Wollongong’s ever growing Yours & Owls Festival has scored Baker Boy and Angie Young for the 2019 event.

Tagged as: Angie McMahon, Australia, Baker Boy, Eves Karydas, Floodway, Friday Park, Kim’s Laundry, Kwame, music festival, Ruel, Skegss, Wollongong, Yours and Owls

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Magic Dirt, Baker Boy and Harvey Sutherland Set For Community Cup 2019

by Paul Cashmere

The Reclink Community Cup 2019 line-up has been confirmed with Magic Dirt, Baker Boy and Harvey Sutherland along for 2019.

Tagged as: Australia, Baker Boy, Harvey Sutherland, Magic Dirt, music industry, Reclink Community Cup

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Baker Boy, Yothu Yindi and Archie Roach to play Boomerang 2019

by Paul Cashmere

Indigenous Arts & Culture Festival, the Boomerang Festival has its biggest line-up to date with Baker Boy, Archie Roach and Yothu Yindi & The Treaty Project to perform for 2019.

Tagged as: Archie Roach, Australia, Baker Boy, bluesfest, music festival, music industry, Yothu Yindi

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Danzal Baker aka Baker Boy named Young Australian of the Year

by Paul Cashmere

Indigenous rapper Danzal Baker aka Baker Boy has been named Young Australian of the Year.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Baker Boy, Danzal Baker, indigenous, rap

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Sampa The Great 13th AMP showcase Pop up at the Arts Centre Foyer Melbourne on a Flatbed Truck. Photo Ros O'Gorman

The Age Music Victoria Music Awards 2018 recognizes the heart and soul of the music business

by Paul Cashmere

The Age Music Victoria Music Awards were announced Wednesday night at the Melbourne Recital Centre and once again confirmed why Melbourne is Australia’s music capital.

Tagged as: Australia, Baker Boy, Courtney Barnett, Daniel Andrews, music industry, Sampa The Great, The Age Music Victoria Awards, Victoria

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Baker Boy to Receive the Corner Award for 2018

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s iconic venue The Corner Hotel has named indigenous hip-hop artist Baker Boy the recipient of its 2018 Corner Award.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Baker Boy, Corner Hotel, hip-hop, indigenous, rap

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Courtney Barnett performs in the ABC Melbourne Studio Foyer celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Archie Roach album Charcoal Road. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews Backs The Age Music Victoria Awards With $10000 Cash Prize

by Paul Cashmere

The Victorian government is once again leading the Arts community with support for The Age Music Victoria Awards. Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a $10,000 cash prize for Best Victorian Album.

Tagged as: Australia, Baker Boy, Courtney Barnett, Daniel Andrews, music industry, Sampa The Great, The Age Music Victoria Awards, Victoria

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Classic Yothu Yindi Track Treaty Updated With Baker Boy For 2018

by Paul Cashmere

The Yothu Yindi dance classic ‘Treaty’ featuring Gavin Campbell has been updated to include Baker Boy and Dhapanbal Yunupingu, the daughter of Dr M. Yunupingu.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Baker Boy, dance, Gavin Campbell, indigenous, Yothu Yindi

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AIR Awards Reveals The Class of 2018 Nominees

by Paul Cashmere

Alex Lahey, Baker Boy, Jen Cloher, Stella Donnelly and The Jungle Giants are the nominees for Best Independent Artist for the 2018 AIR Awards.

Tagged as: AIR Awards, Alex Lahey, Australia, Baker Boy, Jen Cloher, music industry, Stella Donnelly, The Jungle Giants

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Warren Costello Receives Posthumous AIR Awards

Australian Record executive Warren Costello, the co-founder of Liberation Records who passed away on 30 May, has been honored with a posthumous award at the 2022 AIR Awards in Adelaide.

August 5, 2022

AIR Awards Reveals 2021 Winners

DMA’s, Emma Donovan, Katie Noonan, Vika & Linda and Gordi are just a few of the AIR Award winners for 2021.

August 6, 2021

The 2021 AIR Awards Nominees List Is In

The 2021 AIR Awards nominees list has been revealed.

June 2, 2021

2020 Air Awards Nominees Announced

AIR is thrilled to return to the UNESCO City of Music this October for its annual AIR Awards and Indie-Con Australia Conference.

July 7, 2020

A.B. Original Cleans Up At 2017 AIR Awards

Briggs and Trials A.B. Original project has picked up five awards at the 2017 AIR Awards.

July 27, 2017

AIR Shortlist Best Independent Labels For 2017

AIR have revealed the nominees for the Best Indepent Label at the upcoming AIR Awards in Adelaide.

July 19, 2017

Music Conference Indie-Con Australia To Debut In Adelaide in July

Indie-Con, a music conference offering insights into the latest innovations and technological advancements in products, services and strategies available to the independent music sector, will debut in Australia in Adelaide in July.

June 27, 2017