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"I feel like Spotify is always kind of at the centre of culture, but on Wrapped day we are the centre of culture," says Ben Watts, Spotify's Head Of Music for Australia and New Zealand.

"It’s an incredible result for Australian music’s night of nights, and an even stronger outcome for Australian artists," said ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd.

Australian music is not disappearing, it’s simply going underground.

Listeners can tune into triple j's new shows 'Country Club' and 'Doof' from January 2026.

RÜFÜS DU SOL's Inhale / Exhale global headline tour sold 750,000 tickets globally - 180,000 of them sold in Australia and New Zealand alone.

Independent British label FAMM insisted that the matter of I Run “isn’t just about Jorja. It’s bigger than one artist or one song.”

“If a song makes you pause, lean in, or feel something, that’s a GLOW song,” says GLOW Radio Founder and Project Manager Grant Gillies.

From pill-testing updates, festival moves, and ticket sales records, the latest venues round-up has all the essential information about live music in Australia.

"We see that Australia is a market where the more we invest, the more it gives back not just to us, but to artists and creators," explains Gustav Gyllenhammar, Spotify's VP of Markets and Subscriptions.