Industry

Artists include four-piece indie rock band Peach Fuzz, country rock artist Robbie Mortimer, and award-winning Māori neo-soul artist MOHI.

As international heavyweights again dominate the Aussie charts for 2025, the local representation rises ever-so-slightly from the previous year.

The 2026 list features over 40 debutant shortlisted artists, including Ninajirachi, Playlunch’s Liam Bell, Ecca Vandal, Emily Wurramara, and others.

“Our goal is to run our entire festival on 100 per cent renewable energy, and after this announcement, we are one big step closer."

From legal matters, broken records, and new additions to the nighttime landscape, the latest venues round-up has all the essential information about live music in Australia.

In addition to obvious economic benefits, growing overseas audiences for our artists could also address growing Americanisation here at home.

"QMusic is in an excellent position to continue advocating for and supporting our industry," wrote Outgoing President Viv Mellish.

Maddy Smith and David Zietsman have joined the UNIFIED Artist Management team as the company welcomes four new artists to its roster.

Spotify's Charlie Hellman has noted there "are now more artists generating over $100k/year from Spotify alone than were getting stocked on record store shelves at the height of the CD era."

The Foo Fighters' debut concert in Launceston was a major success for the Tasmanian city, with more big names hopefully set to descend upon the Apple Isle in the future.