Purple Sneakers

The surprise moment took place at this year's APRA Awards, with The Presets and Peter Garrett paying tribute to Midnight Oil's Rob Hirst.

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

The acclaimed Aussie DJ is touring in support of his forthcoming album, 'can we do it all again?'.

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.

While it's typically more beneficial to find yourself with a unique name as you carve your path in the musical world, some acts – intentionally or not – have found themselves hitching their wagon to those that came before them.

Jay Bryant pleaded guilty to a federal murder charge, explaining that he helped people enter the recording studio to ambush Jam Master Jay in 2002.

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

Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, and The Weeknd dominate the lists Spotify has publicly shared for the first time.

Bowers was the co-creator, music director and star of the international hit show, Hot Brown Honey, and she spent more than 25 years in the entertainment business.

Following an intriguing rollout campaign of VHS tapes, the electronic duo will release the long-awaited 'Inferno' this May.