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Is 'Saltburn' Turning Sophie Ellis-Bextor Into The New Kate Bush With 'Murder On The Dancefloor'?

Embedded Content The song hasn’t made the same impact on the ARIA Singles Chart, but one can wonder, can this new run at success make Sophie Ellis-Bextor ... release, Murder On The Dancefloor peaked at #3 in Australia and #1 on the ARIA Australian Dance Chart. In June 2022, Kate Bush achieved her first #1 single

Peach PRC Reveals New Look

Josh singer ended 2023 with a bang, performing at Spilt Milk Festival, at the ARIA Awards and premiering the music video for her latest single, Like A Girl Does

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The True North, Faith Crisis Pt. 1, Oiks, Mother, Pratts & Pain, Yours Forever album covers

The Most Anticipated Australian Albums Of 2024

having been nominated for the Breakthrough Artist Of The Year award at the ARIA Awards , performing at Splendour In The Grass , embarking on a sold-out UK and European tour ... album, Mr Experience , in May 2020, with the LP reaching #26 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Embedded Content Mildlife – Chorus (1 March, PIAS) Melbourne-based psychedelic jazz fusion outfit

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MPW Hosting Free Music Production Class For Women

musician and as an individual. Hosting the event will be MPW founder Xylo Aria , who since launching the platform, has been named a Top 50 East London Innovator , included

Vance Joy

Vance Joy's 'Riptide' Was One Of The Most-Streamed Songs Of 2023 In The UK

also the biggest song by a local artist on the ARIA Charts and on Spotify. In late November, Spotify shared the statistics : The most-streamed local songs in Australia were

Ocean Alley Member Caught Shoplifting In NZ

viral on TikTok. By the start of December, it had soared back into the ARIA Top 20. Embedded Content

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When Aussie Sport and Music Collide... Badly

very best. And Aussie music at its very worst. It reached #100 on the ARIA Charts and whoever missed out because of them probably deserves to be bought a beer ... wouldn’t you?) and released this head scratcher which debuted at #18 on the ARIA Charts. Essentially a Pauly Fenech-style parody of…. something…. this was Ryan’s first

Features / Music

Meg Mac Reveals Opener For Twilight At Taronga Gig, Teases ‘Extra Special’ Performance

there and actually singing. It’s been a massive year for you, between the ARIAs, Yours & Owls, shows in iconic rooms like the Melbourne Recital Centre – and of course

Features / Music

Boom Crash Opera

Boom Crash Opera: ‘We Play It As Hard As We Can, Full Tilt’

higher reaches of the charts. Boom Crash Opera had three nominations at the 1987 ARIA Awards and Great Wall won best debut single at the Countdown Music Awards that year

Industry / Feature

Zach Bryan with UNIFIED's Jaddan Comerford

Zach Bryan’s Aus Debut: How UNIFIED & Untitled Secured Year's Biggest Country Gig

witness” before Dawns . There were the hits like Something In The Orange (in the ARIA Top 10 that week), I Remember Everything and Going South , with the energy level visibly

Industry / Feature

Seven Music Industry Takeaways From 2023

50th Birthday Spotlighted Pioneers Media attention on hip hop’s 50th celebrations – including an ARIA awards feature and widespread release of Sensible Antixx ’s Burn Gently doco – allowed original Australian ... ceasefire in Gaza and “freedom for the Palestinians” when he picked up his ARIA for best album during the telecast, rappers led music’s support for the Voice referendum

Features / Music

The Top 20 Aussie Albums of 2023

COMING FROM ABOVE. A ROACH JUST KEEPS ROACHING.” - Genesis Owusu This statement from multi-ARIA award-winning Ghanaian-Australian artist Genesis Owusu regarding his sophomore album STRUGGLER perfectly encapsulates

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