Industry

“The data paints a clear picture: music is a big business in Australia,” comments ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd. But it's not all good news.

Keenan Te, Spacey Jane & Dom Dolla are among the acts "seeing significant growth in the last 12-24 months," says Spotify's Mikaela Lancaster.

Two fresh faces enter the mix this year as part of the ARIA Board Observership Program: Mitaru McGaughey and Cassandra Paz.

The man is accused of twice unlawfully and indecently assaulting the singer and raping them at a hotel in Mt Isa in late April 2013.

The review into sexual harm, harassment, and systemic discrimination across the contemporary music industry is now published in full.

Black musicians are overwhelmingly discriminated against, according to a U.K. report which explores the pay gap, mental health and more.

Support Act is behind the "Head First" mental health conference which has now been postponed until October this year due to the pandemic.

Australia’s struggling legion of industry professionals reached out in a big way for help from Support Act’s cash grants.

According to ARIA, the Aussie market grew by 7.3% to $542 million.

Herd will lead both music industry organisations in a joint role, reporting to the boards of both ARIA and PPCA.