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Triple J Unearthed reveals five finalists for its 2025 Unearthed High competition, spotlighting Australia’s top young musical talent. These artists were selected from more than 1,300 entries…

Lady Gaga dominates the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards nominations with 12 nod, her biggest haul in years. As per Rolling Stone, the pop icon's collaboration with Bruno Mars on "Die With a Smile" has…

ARIA and PPCA have opposed a proposed AI copyright law change, warning it could harm Australian creators. The proposed amendment, outlined in the Productivity Commission’s Harnessing Data and Digital…

Ahead of the 2025 National Indigenous Music Awards ceremony, Jessica Mauboy is set to be honoured with a Hall of Fame induction. The ceremony will return to Darwin Amphitheatre on Saturday, August…

Harvest Rock Festival is set to return to Adelaide this October for its third edition, taking place on October 25th and 26th at Rymill and King Rodney Parks. The festival will feature two main music…

The former owners of Collingwood’s iconic live music venue, The Gasometer Hotel, have spoken out against its upcoming relaunch. They say they were excluded from the process and claim the new…

Kicks Entertainment, the promoter behind Spilt Milk, is expanding into country with the launch of a new festival, Strummingbird, set to debut this spring. The first edition will take place in three…

A new report from Green Music Australia suggests that New South Wales live music venues could collectively slash more than 70,000 tonnes of emissions and save upwards of $1.53 million annually by…

Jimmy Barnes will mark 40 years since the release of his landmark album For the Working Class Man with a national tour and a deluxe reissue of the record. The 'Working Class Man 40th Anniversary…

Australian music company Chugg Music has signed Midnight Til Morning, a new pop group formed on Netflix’s global reality series Building the Band, which was the final project of the late Liam Payne.…

The 2025 Australia Women in Music Awards (AWMA) finalists have been announced, featuring artists such as Dr Shellie Morris AO, Kate Miller-Heidke, Karen Norris, Dallas Frasca, Vikki Thorn and Donna…

Good Things Festival has locked in its 2025 dates, confirming a new Sydney venue as it returns to the East Coast this December. The three-city event will kick off at Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse…