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festivities, there's also a massive festival dedicated to the next-gen of Australian music, with acts like Gang of Youths, Flume, Tash Sultana, Courtney Barnett, San Cisco, Violent ... close May 17. There's also last year's $100,000 Levi’s Music Prize making a return, which so far, has resulted in $25,000 each for Stella

those names probably less recognisable on last year’s Australian Music Prize list alongside the likes of Paul Kelly, Jen Cloher, and Sampa The Great – the latter who actually

nabbed themselves a cool $25,000 in grant funds. Now in its third round, the prize aims to support artists that have built significant momentum following their BIGSOUND showcase. Post ... cheap, particularly for Australian bands, it is not easy for young artists to take their music on the road. The Levi’s Music Prize will help

prize-winners from major international festivals, as well as 57 documentaries exploring a range of contemporary issues. Of the world premieres on offer, there are two new Australian feature films ... film industry. The Sounds On Screen program, a series of films about music, returns in 2018. Features include  Bad Reputation, the fascinating life story of rock icon Joan Jett

once a fairly typical career trajectory for an Australian band that was doing well to announce – usually with much fanfare - they were heading overseas to conquer the world. More often ... observation that American talk-show TV has become a perhaps unlikely outlet for music a little more interesting than you might expect. I mean, there’s Parquet Courts being Ellen

stoked to say that Kendrick Lamar will be returning to Australian shores in July, touring his hip-hop masterpiece  DAMN . for the first time in Australia. It's bound ... tour, with King Kendrick continuing his rise after taking out the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Music (the only time a non-classical/jazz artist has won, by the way), topping

received a five-star review from  The Music. The   Pinder Prize, which offers the financial backing for an Australian artist to stage a production at the world-famous

foremost celebration of Antipodean music video talent. There are 14 categories in all, from direction to colour grading, with $17,000 in prizes up for grabs. Each entry will ... judged live at the Clipped awards ceremony this 2 Jun at Carriageworks. Another 28 Australian clips will also be selected and exhibited at the event. There will also

Competition  have been revealed today, which again features a stack of emerging and buzz Australian artists.  Leading the charge is Sydney heavyweights  Gang Of Youths  with four ... fronted.  Four winners will be announced next month, with a $50,000 cash prize and additional $5,000 travel package for first place, $10,000 in cash for second

Europe. sampa the great The Zambian-born artist just picked up the revered Australian Music Prize for her record  Birds & The BEE9 , bagging herself a slick ... Wild & Weak EP had them supporting Fall Out Boy on their 2018 Australian tour.  to be continued

tonight’s APRA Music Awards in Sydney, with Paul Kelly , AB Original and Amy Shark among those who claimed prizes. The coveted Song of the Year prize was bestowed ... Midnight Oil (who were honoured with the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music) and more. THE 2018 APRA MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS Song of the Year Firewood