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Other winners included Emily Wurramara, Sarah Aarons, Ball Park Music’s Sam Cromack, Ocean Grove, Rachael Fahim, ONEFOUR, and many others.

Five years on from its COVID-inspired debut, ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd looks back on the inception of Great Southern Nights ahead of its enormous 2026 return.

The latest venues round-up features the latest movements in Australia's live scene, from new deals, openings and closures, new upgrades, legal matters, and more.

Acts such as POSSESHOT, Kirin J Callinan, Radium Dolls and more will perform at the venue's launch parties.

Ahead of this year's APRA Awards, The Music caught up with Emerging Songwriter of the Year nominees BARKAA, Emily Wurramara, and Nick Ward for a sneak peek into their songwriting processes.

“Due to an unresolved dispute with our landlord, we’re currently unable to operate as planned,” the venue told patrons.

"Each of these signings reflects our belief in the extraordinary depth of talent within the Australian music community," said ORiGiN COO Craig Redfearn.

Dashville, the creative team behind festivals The Gum Ball, Dashville Skyline, and Thrashville, has launched a record label.

“We have and will continue to support Australian consumers with physical content on movies and music in stores and online.”