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From new venues, closures, and legal happenings, the latest venues round-up has all the essential information about live music in Australia.

Ruel, Ninajirachi and Louis Schoorl took home the top prizes for the 2025 Global Songwriting Competition.

Destination NSW stated that following a review into SXSW Sydney, "it was agreed not to proceed with the event in 2026 and 2027."

Previously operated as The Jade Monkey, the Adelaide venue will close its doors at the end of the year.

"We reserve the right to remove any music on suspicion of being AI-generated," the Bandcamp team explained.

Maund has served as a Board member for digital licensing partner Merlin since 2018.

“We have secured more royalties for local artists, but the Tribunal’s ruling proves definitively that we cannot negotiate a fair market rate for artists while the statutory 1 per cent cap remains in place,."

Billy Vincent has impressed Noah Kahan, Bailey Zimmerman, Luke Combs and more.

23 weeks since its release, Ninajirachi has taken out the top spot on the local charts with 'I Love My Computer' – but it's not the longest span from release to chart glory.

Creatives following the disciplines of acting, instrumental music, painting, and poetry are eligible for this year's scholarship.

Proposals for the massive building, with the tentative name of Victory Tower, come from the Victory Hotel’s owners, Precision Group.