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Features / Interviews
Kee'ahn
‘Centring, Grounding Yourself In Country’: The Road To Kee’ahn’s Long-Awaited Debut EP
music. I want to follow my dream,’ kind of thing. I was playing a lot, and I was on the Australian school sports team.”  Kee’ahn was selected ... albeit “a long time” in the making. After figuring out “what kind of music feels good?”, they considered “what kind of body of work do I want to tell
Industry / News
 UNIFIED's Millie Handley, ATHANASIA, & UNIFIED Music Group CEO Jaddan Comerford
ATHANASIA Selected As First Artist For Ground Floor, UNIFIED Music Group’s Accelerator Program
support, mentorship and release guidance for rising acts. With a number of of Community Music's team members offering vital skills through educational workshops, the end goal is for these ... them. Now, Sydney artist ATHANASIA has been announced as the first act to be selected for the program, with mentoring and support set to come her way in the coming
News / Festivals
Mighty Hoopla London 2025
Mighty Hoopla Sydney Reveals 2026 Festival Line-up
Last week, it was announced that one of the UK’s largest pop music festivals, Mighty Hoopla , would head to Australia for the first time . Taking place on the picturesque ... tickets costing $299.90 plus booking fees. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and select Concession Card holders can apply for tickets costing $99.90 plus booking fees. You can find more
News / Music
Dua Lipa performing with Ben Gibbard
Dua Lipa Brings Out Ben Gibbard For Death Cab For Cutie Classic In Seattle
special guests on stage for her Radical Optimism tour of the US, Dua Lipa selected the most indie artist yet on Thursday (16 October). While performing in San Francisco last ... Those two artists are on the more alternative side compared to Lipa’s pop music, but on Thursday, she welcomed someone a bit different to the stage: Death
Features / Interviews
Ruel
'The First Time I'd Written About Love In That Way': Ruel Returns To His Roots On 'Kicking My Feet'
music." Born in London but raised in Eora/Sydney, van Dijk was precocious musically – strumming guitar, singing, and even busking. He had a champion in his dad, Ralph , who presides over ... Frank Ocean a touchstone – on 2018's EP Ready . He was personally selected by his hero Tyler, The Creator to play Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in LA. Along
Industry / Feature
Radio
Industry Concerns As Radio Airplay Charts Show No Australians In The Top 10
weighted for audience per spin rather than number of plays, the percentage of Australian music being heard drops markedly to 14% on Kiis, 16% on 2Day ... peak slots when fewer people are listening. It also lets them self-select the category that determines how much Australian content they play. It’s hard to take the framework
News / Music
Stella Donnelly
Stella Donnelly Plots 2026 Australian Tour
happier without music.” You can pre-order/pre-save the album here . Stella Donnelly, Select Music & ROAM presents… Stella Donnelly Love and Fortune 2026 Tour - AUSTRALIA Thursday 19 February - Oxford
News / Music
Rush performing live
Rush Announce Their First Live Shows In Eleven Years
that it’s time for a celebration of 50-something years of Rush music.” He continued: So in 2026, my BFF Lerxst (aka Alex Lifeson) and I are going ... again to pay tribute to our past and to Neil by performing a vast selection of Rush songs in a handful of cities. No small task, because
Features / Music
Bumpy
‘I Was Circling Home This Whole Time And I Didn't Quite Realise’: Bumpy Accepts A Cultural Responsibility On ‘Kanana’
moment] …” – Kanana ’s accompanying music video is an exquisite visual touchstone for the entire album, with Bumpy embodying different personas in a selection of handmade costumes and accessories created ... happens on the day is what it ends up being,” she adds. Kanana ’s music video set employed an entirely queer, non-cis-male cast and crew. “The team
Features / Music
Rosa Pistola At Chuleo Club
‘Everyone Was Shaking Ass Like Crazy’: The Rise Of Chuleo Club, Naarm’s Hottest Latinx Party
consuming club experience than what she found in Naarm. “The club scene here, the music is good, but everyone is chatting all the time. Talking, doing drugs. It’s like ... like, ‘Can you please do a Chuleo here?’” Zabaleta says. “But I’m very selective with the spaces that I use for Chuleo. I have to take care
News / Music
Baker Boy
Baker Boy Announces 'DJANDJAY' Australian Tour
feels like all of me is in there. Presented by Handsome Tours, Lunatic Entertainment, Select Music & triple j BAKER BOY DJANDJAY TOUR 2026 Thursday 9 April – King St Bandroom
Industry / News
Missy Higgins
Concert Attendance And Ticket Sales Hit Record Highs In Australia
also offset by the addition of a new data provider that tickets many music festivals." "While the overall results paint a positive story, growth was concentrated in a limited number ... stage, audiences are being more selective in how they spend their arts and entertainment dollar. "Categories including ballet and dance, theatre, music and multi-arts festivals, and opera, which