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

More than 100 ministers, senators, Parliament House staff and members of the PRO watched on as Icehouse, William Barton, Leah Flanagan, William Crighton and KLP took the mic.

AWMA Founding Director Vicki Gordon chats about the change she’d like to see in the music industry, what she says to those who feel gendered awards are a thing of the past, and more.

“We are blessed here in WA with such a high-quality music community and each year the job of shortlisting from within that community is really hard."

“From rock and metal through to reggae, electronica, hip hop and funk, there’s so much diversity in the music being created by Aotearoa’s talented musicians at the moment.”

“Our strength is in our diversity and we want to show that regardless of our backgrounds, dance and music bring us together to speak with one voice."

“A new live music TV show is going to be a great thing for Australian music, and hosting it together is a bloody dream come true.”

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

The finalists are in for the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards – aka The Tuis – with both mainstream chart-toppers and more left field acts in the running.

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