Industry

Music Victoria CEO and Spiderbait manager Fiona Duncan unpacks why the state's grassroots scene needs a ticket levy.

“Music lovers should be able to enjoy local gigs, artists should be able to make a career out of their music and Revive Live is doing just that," says Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke.

"It's good to know that people are happy with these things but we also want to know if there are any issues that we can improve on," explains Support Act's Angela Doolan.

"These awards not only celebrate Queensland's artists, they help us nurture the next generation," QMA winner Troy Cassar-Daley said.

As of December 17th, 2025, "Jaxsta will no longer be available for public subscription."

“The support of grassroots music venues across Australia is now more important than ever, and grants such as these assist in protecting the industry.”

"An album written by a woman in her 40s about divorce and single-parenting is not traditionally the sexiest thing you can do in this industry..."

You Am I were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame last night. Read their touching acceptance speeches in full below.

"Tonight shows just how extraordinary Australian artists are when they are given a global platform to shine," said ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd.

This year's TikTok Awards received a record-breaking number of votes from fans.

As the mysterious UK act HAVEN. hits the ARIA top ten, the track has found itself inaccessible on major streaming services as allegations of AI usage continue to circulate.