APRA AMCOS

A hundred members, ministers, senators and Parliament House staff were on hand at the second NSW Parliamentary Friends of Australian Music (PFOAM) event.

Beloved Australian comedian and writer Denise Scott is back for hosting duties in 2018.

The band will now receive the support of up to $12,000 towards a pub tour, $3,000 towards a dedicated tour publicist and a mentoring session with an APRA AMCOS industry ambassador.

Now in its sixth year, the mentorship program partners emerging Aussie managers with established and successful managers for a six to 12-month mentorship.

“High Score is the kind of event I wish I could have attended when I was just starting out.”

Qantas start quietly removing music from in-flight entertainment in July, saying that less than 10% of passengers were tuning in. But APRA AMCOS Dean Ormston has hit back, saying they're "not seeing the opportunity to celebrate Australian songwriters and composers through better, researched curation."

The $15,000 prize package also includes the tour, a dedicated tour publicist and mentoring sessions with industry experts.

As far as the entertainment industry is concerned, the win is not just confined to Europe. APRA AMCOS’ chief executive Dean Ormston explains why.

ARIA say we're on track to have the best growth outcome in 20 years, while APRA AMCOS is going to report group earnings of just over $420 million - 8.7% up from last year.

He didn’t utter the words “content” and “quotas,” but Tony Burke’s message to the Australian music industry was clear. Intellectual copyright matters, and legislators need to keep tabs on the…