APRA AMCOS

Last month, entries opened for the 2018 Vanda Young Songwriting Competition, with songwriters around the world encouraged to go into the running for a $50,000 cash prize. Now, APRA AMCOS has revealed…

This year's BIGSOUND conference in Brisbane has sparked a review of Australian radio's quota laws. During the panel 'Why is it Important to Program Australian Content?', triple j's Nick Findlay, Hit…

Australian expats are achieving incredible things for the music industry from the US. To celebrate the countless Australians crushing it in America, we interviewed four industry figures about their…

APRA AMCOS and PPCA's joint licensing venture OneMusic Australia has invited venues who are playing recorded music for the purpose of dancing to provide feedback on an initial licence proposal.…

Escape Bar Nightclub on the Gold Coast flagrantly refused to pay music licence fees for three years, despite early intervention from APRA AMCOS - a decision which has cost them a whopping $115,000. A…

Back in June, the Australian Hotels Association NSW, in conjunction with APRA AMCOS and the Live Music Office announced the creation of the 'Rockin' The Puburbs' band competition. Dedicated to…

For the third year running, APRA AMCOS are offering up $100,000 worth of funding for new commissioned work through the Art Music Fund. Applications are open now (QUICK!), and close on February 20. As…

To shine a light on all the incredible LGBTQI executives and creatives in our industry, TIO has teamed up with Wonder founder Matt Emsell (5SOS, Matt Corby) to launch an article series. We'll ask…

The health of the Australian music industry was prodded and probed for the “state of the industry” session at the Contemporary Music Roundtable in Sydney, a session which featured three key players…

Australian expats are achieving incredible things for the music industry from the UK. Many of them will tell you the lessons learned on home soil gave them many of the tools they still use today. To…