Jade Kennedy

Australian composer, educator and researcher Professor Liza Lim AM will receive the Richard Gill Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music at the 2026 Art Music Awards in Melbourne this…

BIGSOUND has unveiled an expanded Goowal Goowal program for its 25th anniversary, bringing together established artists, emerging talent and international First Nations delegates for a series of…

New Annual has unveiled its full 2026 program, with Hermitude, Ngaiire, Trophy Wyfe and three generations of Newcastle punk among the music highlights set to take over the city from September 25th to…

The federal government will commit a further $12.5 million to its Revive Live program in 2026-27, extending financial support for Australian live music venues, festivals, artists and industry…

Peking Duk have taken aim at Australian radio airplay and AI music in a social media video this week.

Odd Culture Group will assume operations of Sydney LGBTQIA+ institution The Imperial Hotel Erskineville from September 1st, ahead of a planned $5 million redevelopment.The hospitality group will…

Live Nation is rolling out a five-day ticket sale across Australia and New Zealand, offering discounted tickets and limited releases for dozens of upcoming tours.The promoter's Christmas in July sale…

Josh Fawaz has responded to his critics in perhaps the most revealing way possible: by showing them exactly how generative artificial intelligence fits into his music-making process.The chart-topping…

For many artists, touring has become an increasingly difficult equation: costs are climbing, audiences are buying tickets later, and the financial risk still falls largely on the performer. A NZ On…

APRA AMCOS and the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia have launched The National Songbook, a new annual initiative designed to formally recognise the songs and scores that have helped shape…

The Push will expand its high school music, events and industry careers workshops across Australia, after securing more than $400,000 through the federal government's Revive Live Program.The youth…

The late Michael Gudinski was instrumental in the rise of Split Enz, signing the band to Mushroom Records in 1975 after seeing them perform at Sydney’s Coogee Bay Hotel. “Particularly for [Split…