Australian Music Label Head Blasts Triple M's 'Disgusting' Ozzest 100

The managing director of one of Australia's most respected music labels has slammed Triple M's decision to move forward with its Ozzest 100 Australia Day playlist as "disgusting".

Mark Grose of Skinnyfish, which represents a number of Indigenous artists including the late Dr G Yunupingu and Lonely Boys, said the station's announcement was "a slap in the face" when speaking to SBS News.

The call came just weeks after triple j announced it will be changing the date of its Hottest 100 following much debate. 

"I think it’s disgraceful," Grose said of the Ozzest 100.

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"There’s plenty of evidence and discussion about what Australia Day means to Aboriginal people. For a company, radio station or anyone to say 'we don’t care what Aboriginal people think, we’re going to have our own Hot 100 because we think it’s the right thing to do,' it's disgusting."

Grose went on to skewer "redneck radio" Triple M's statement about the Ozzest 100 which read that it would give listeners the "perfect Australia Day soundtrack".

"What is the perfect Australia Day soundtrack, playing all the past hits?" Grose said.

"Is it playing what was played on triple j? Is it making sure that Indigenous Australians are well represented on that playlist? So who knows what the perfect Australia Day soundtrack is?"

Grose's comments come just a day after Aussie hip hop artist Briggs and songwriter Dan Sultan launched a campaign for listeners to vote for AB Original's politically-charged January 26 in the Triple M countdown.

When approached by The Music for further comment on their announcement, Triple M offered just one previously released statement from Triple M Head of Content Mike Fitzpatrick, saying "At Triple M we are avid supporters of Aussie music and like we do throughout the year and every Australia Day we will celebrate Aussie artists".