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Nirvana and The Supremes To Receive Lifetime Achievement Awards

by Music-News.com

Nirvana and The Supremes are set to be honoured with Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards next month.

Tagged as: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards, music industry, Nirvana, the Supremes, USA

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The Closure Of Sanity Talks More About An Industry Than A Business

by Paul Cashmere

The forthcoming closure of Australian music retailer Sanity tells more about the music industry than the Sanity business.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Greville, music industry, Sanity, Songland

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ARIA Albums: Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train Is The No 1 Album in Australia

by Gavin Ryan

Returning to the chart this week and taking out the No.1 slot is “Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train” set, scoring a new peak in the process.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, music industry, Paul Kelly, rock

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Australian Record Industry Pioneer John McDonald Dies At Age 88

by Paul Cashmere

John McDonald, one of Australia’s great music industry pioneers, has died at age 88.

Tagged as: Australia, Fable Music, John McDonald, music industry

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Ash Grunwald performs at Melbourne Music Show 2019

Melbourne Guitar Show To Return in 2023

by Paul Cashmere

The Melbourne Guitar Show will be back for the first time since 2019 at the Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne.

Tagged as: Australia, Caulfield Racetrack, Melbourne, Melbourne Guitar Show, music industry

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The Soul Train Award Winners 2022

by Music-News.com

Beyoncé was the big winner at the 2022 Soul Train Awards.

Tagged as: Beyonce, music industry, R&B, soul, Soul Train Awards, USA

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ARIA Album Chart: Nickelback and Disturbed Have Top 10 Debuts

by Gavin Ryan

Racking up five weeks at No.1, the Taylor Swift “Midnights” album achieves ▲Platinum in sales, its first sales certification.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Disturbed, music industry, Nickelback

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AusMusic T-Shirt Day 18 November 2022

by Paul Cashmere

AusMusic T-Shirt Day, the day were fans of Australian music wear their favourite act for the day, has arrived.

Tagged as: AusMusic T-Shirt Day, Australia, Clive Miller, music industry, SupportAct

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The Winners of the APRA AMCOS 2022 Screen Music Awards

by Paul Cashmere

The APRA AMCOS Screen Music Awards were held in Melbourne tonight (15 November) with dual wins going to dual winners Caitlin Yeo, William Barton, Richard Tognetti and Piers Burbrook de Vere.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Australia, Caitlin Yeo, music industry, Piers Burbrook de Vere, Richard Tognetti, Screen Music Awards, William Barton

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Snoop Dogg and Patti Smith Nominated For Songwriters Hall of Fame

by Music-News.com

Snoop Dogg, Patti Smith, and Gloria Estefan have been nominated for the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Tagged as: music industry, Patti Smith, Snoop Dogg, Songwriters Hall Of Fame, USA

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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

More Music Victoria Awards Nominees Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

Music Victoria has revealed the nominees in the Public Voting category for the 2022 Music Victoria Awards.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, Music Victoria, music victoria awards

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Steven Tyler, Aerosmith, Stone Music Festival, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Steven Tyler Joins Eminem At Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

Steven Tyler of Aerosmith was a surprise guest performer with Eminem at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this weekend.

Tagged as: Aerosmith, Dr Dre, Ed Sheeran, Eminem, music industry, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Steven Tyler

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Australia’s Album Chart: Taylor Swift ‘Midnights’ No 1, The Beatles ‘Revolver’ No 2

by Gavin Ryan

For only the fifth time this year an album has held onto the No.1 spot for a second week, as Taylor Swift’s “Midnights” ticks away at the top of the ARIA Album Charts.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, music industry, pop, rock, Taylor Swift, The Beatles

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Carrie Underwood. image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Carrie Underwood and Pink To Perform At American Music Awards

by Music-News.com

Carrie Underwood and Pink are among the performers at this year’s American Music Awards.

Tagged as: American Music Awards, Carrie Underwood, music industry, Pink, pop, USA

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Music Victoria Reveal Nominees For 2022 Awards

by Paul Cashmere

Music Victoria’s nominees for the 2022 award have been revealed.

Tagged as: industry, music industry, music victoria awards, Victoria

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Missy Higgins and Josh Pyke Nominated for APRA Screen Music Awards

by Paul Cashmere

The nominees for the 2022 Screen Music Awards have been announced. Missy Higgins and Josh Pyke are two of the contemporary names nominated for a 2022 Screen Music Award.

Tagged as: APRA, Australia, Josh Pyke, Missy Higgins, music industry, Screen Music Awards

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Melbourne’s Music Bus Tour Is Back On The Road

by Paul Cashmere

The good time Melbourne Music Bus tour of Melbourne’s iconic music spots is back for 2022 from this weekend.

Tagged as: Arts Centre Melbourne, Australia, Bruce Milne, Mary Mihelakos, Melbourne Music Bus, Melbourne Music Vault, music industry

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The 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The nominees for the 2022 ARIA Awards have been announced with RÜFÜS DU SOL, Amyl and The Sniffers and Flume scoring most nominations.

Tagged as: Amyl and the Sniffers, ARIA Awards, Australia, Flume, music industry, RÜFÜS DU SOL

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Melbourne To Lose Another Music Venue With Closure of Jimmy Hornet in Richmond

by Paul Cashmere

Popular Melbourne music venue Jimmy Hornet will close at the end of 2022 with venue owner Anthea Palmer citing rising costs of insurance verses the venue capacity as not a workable business model moving forward.

Tagged as: Anthea Palmer, Australia, Jimmy Hornet, Melbourne, music industry, music venue, Richmond

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Screen Music Awards To be Announced 15 November In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

APRA AMCOS will honour the creators of film, television, documentary and advertising music at the 21st Screen Music Awards in Melbourne/Naarm on Tuesday 15 November 2022.

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

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Elvis Costello To Play Sydney And Melbourne Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Elvis Costello has added dates in Sydney and Melbourne in April when he is in the country for Bluesfest.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, bluesfest, Elvis Costello, live music, music industry, punk, rock

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Drake Leads BET Awards Nominations

by Music-News.com

Drake leads the BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 nominations with 14.

Tagged as: BET Awards, Drake, hip-hop, music industry, R'n'B, rap, USA

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Scott Dorsey Joins The Langham Hotel Group

by Paul Cashmere

Music impresario Scott Dorsey has picked up a new client – The Langham Hotel Group.

Tagged as: Australia, Engelbert Humperdinck, music industry, Scott Dorsey, The Langham

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Mercury Prize Postponed Because of Death of the Queen

by Paul Cashmere

The Mercury Prize has been put on hold following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Tagged as: Mercury Prize, music industry, Queen Elizabeth II, UK

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BRIT Awards Date Set for 11 February 2023

by Music-News.com

The BRIT Awards 2023 with Mastercard will return on Saturday 11 February.

Tagged as: Brit Awards, music industry, UK

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2022 APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards Winners

by Paul Cashmere

The APRA AMCOS 2022 Art Music Awards have been held in Melbourne.

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

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Australian Album Chart: Madonna ‘Finally Enough Love’ Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Madonna scores her twelfth No.1 Album in Australia this week as her new collection of remixes “Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones” debuts at the top of the ARIA Album Charts.

Tagged as: 80s, Australian charts, Finally Enough Love, Madonna, music industry, pop

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KISS End of the Road Australian Tour Kicks Off In Melbourne #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

The KISS End of the Road tour has finally reached Australia after three delays due to the pandemic and they are literally going out with a bang.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, End of the Road, Kiss, live music, music industry, One World Entertainment, rock, TEG Live, USA

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Lalah Hathaway (supplied Melbourne International Jazz Festival)

Lalah Hathaway, Al Di Meola Join Melbourne International Jazz Festival Line-up

by Paul Cashmere

The Melbourne International Jazz Festival will return after a two-year pandemic hiatus with Grammy winners Al Di Meola and Lalah Hathaway leading the international line-up.

Tagged as: Al Di Meola, Australia, Harry Angus, jazz, Lalah Hathaway, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, music industry

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Nigel Butterley AM To Receive Posthumous Art Music Award

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney composer, pianist, teacher and broadcaster Nigel Butterley AM will be honored with the Richard Gill Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music at the 2022 Art Music Awards.

Tagged as: APRA, Art Music Awards, Australia, music industry, Niger Butterley

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Here are the 2025 APRA Screen Music Award Winners

The APRA Screen Music Awards were held at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne tonight (29 October 2024) with host Susie Youssef and by co-presenters Elaine Crombie and Heather Mitchell AM.

October 29, 2024

APRA Screen Music Awards Nominees For 2024 Revealed

APRA has revealed the nominees for the 2024 Screen Music Awards.

October 1, 2024

Screen Music Awards 2024 Has Three New Categories @apraamcos

The 2024 Screen Music Awards has recognised the changing landscape for the business and has added three new categories for 2024.

September 3, 2024

Ian Kenny of Birds of Tokyo photo by Winston Robinson

APRA Awards Winners For 2024 Announced

The APRA Awards have been revealed with The Teskey Brothers, Birds of Tokyo and Casey Barnes taking home awards this year.

May 1, 2024

APRA Song of the Year Nominees Announced

Sarah Aarons leads the ARPA Song of the Year nominees for the 2024 APRA Awards.

April 4, 2024

2023 APRA Screen Music Awards Winners List

The APRA Screen Music Awards celebrating excellence in music across small and large screens, was held at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne tonight 9 November 2023.

November 9, 2023