Kota Banks

Jessica Mimi Porfiri (born 13 October 1994), who performs as Kota Banks, is an Australian pop singer-songwriter and musician. She signed to Nina Las Vegas's label, NLV Records, in May 2017, which released Banks' ten-track extended play, Prize (styled as PRIZE), as a mix tape in mid-2018. Banks has co-written songs for fellow Australian artists. She supported What So Not on his national tour. By November 2017, her music had accumulated over 20 million plays on Spotify.

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This Week’s Best New Music: ixaras, renforshort, 3% & More

The latest update to Purple Sneakers’ ‘Best New Music’ playlist also features fresh tunes from Peggy Gou, YNG Martyr, Moss and Ninajirachi – to name just a few.

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ARIA Addresses TikTok: 'Australians Deserve Better' Than TikTok Trial

Select Australian creators and TikTok users are having their access to music limited or even removed in a "test".

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Cub Sport, Kota Banks, WILSN & More: This Week's Best New Music

Each week we track down the best new music and curate it into our 'Hit List' playlist for all our readers to enjoy. Today, we've selected our top picks of the week to celebrate the songs that stood out in the crowd.

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EP Walkthrough: Ninajirachi and Kota Banks detail their dizzying True North EP

Two forces of the future go sky-high with a new collaborative EP, which they break down - with photos - one song at a time..

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'I'm A Sucker For A Climactic Pop Track': Kota Banks Takes You Through Her New EP

Aussie pop prodigy Kota Banks today releases her highly anticipated new EP, ‘Sweet & The Spice’, and to celebrate, the prolific songwriter takes us through the new music track by track.

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