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Royel Otis, Telenova, Tkay Maida, Lotte Gallagher
Vanda & Young Global Song Competition Reveals Top 50 Finalists Of 2024
Cassar-Daley, Aloe Blacc, and others, plus industry figures like ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd, APRA AMCOS CEO Dean Ormston, The Annex ’s Mardi Caught, News Ltd ’s Kathy McCabe
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Becca Hatch, Romy Vager
Becca Hatch, RVG's Romy Vager Win 2025 APRA Professional Development Awards
Elsy Wameyo, Jem Cassar-Daley, Miss Kaninna, Melanie Dyer, Ngaiire, Yirrmal , and others. APRA AMCOS CEO Dean Ormston said of this year’s winners, “Investing in career development opportunities ... year’s winners and driving Australia’s reputation as a global music powerhouse.” 2025 APRA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS WINNERS BARKAA - Hip Hop/Rap Becca Hatch - NATSIMO Youth (under 25) Cassie Hamilton
Features / Premiere
The Cloud Maker
VIDEO PREMIERE: The Cloud Maker - 'The Godly River'
February, via Skinnyfish Music. The band’s debut performance in 2022 received the APRA AMCOS Art Music Award for Performance of the Year. The Cloud Maker’s beginnings
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BARKAA, Becca Hatch, Harvey Sutherland, Gabriel Strum, Charlie Collins
APRA Reveals 2025 Professional Development Awards Finalists
Sydney on Thursday, 13 February. Each will take home $10,000 in cash. APRA AMCOS developed the Professional Development Awards (PDAs) to create career-boosting opportunities for Australian songwriters
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Troye Sivan performing live
Report: Australian Consumers, Songwriters, Remained Globally Engaged In 2024
Tame Impala, AC/DC, Tobias, 5 Seconds Of Summer , and Royel Otis . Songwriters joining APRA AMCOS ’ 1 Billion List last year were Timmy Trumpet feat. Savage ’s Freaks, Perth hailed drummer/producer
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Matthew Capper
Former Warner Chappell Australia Managing Director Matthew Capper Passes Away
music publishing brand acquired by Mushroom Music . He was also on the boards of APRA, AMCOS, AMPAL and ICMP . APRA AMCOS and AMPAL issued a joint statement about Capper ... passing. Dean Ormston , CEO of APRA AMCOS, said: “I'm completely shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of dear friend and colleague, Matthew Capper. I remember Matthew
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Boy singing into microphone
Music Therapy NDIS Cuts 'Paused'
music therapists, musicians, and the Australian music industry. Musicians Hatchie and Nat Bartsch and APRA AMCOS CEO Dean Ormston spoke out about the proposed changes. Hatchie outlined just how life
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SongMakers Geelong
APRA AMCOS Calls For Review Of NSW School’s HSC Music And Drama Syllabus
Music management organisation APRA AMCOS are calling on a review of the HSC syllabus for music and drama in New South Wales schools after the NSW Education Standards Authority (NSEA ... find my own voice and be a successful musician in today’s world.” APRA AMCOS are now urging the NSW Parliamentary Enquiry into Arts and Music Education to postpone
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Groundwater Country Music Festival 2023
‘Deeply Concerning’: Aus Music Industry Reacts To NDIS Reducing Funding For Music Therapy
evidence and broad literature on therapeutic, goal-focused applications of music in the field.” APRA AMCOS CEO Dean Ormston told The Music : “These proposed changes to NDIS funding for music
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Stop Devaluing Music
New Study Predicts Music Creators' Revenue To Drop 24% By 2028 Due To Generative AI
world in shaping policies that safeguard creators in the face of Generative AI”. APRA AMCOS CEO, Dean Ormston ultimately agrees. “This report lays bare the urgent need for action from ... world and echoes the findings of the landmark report in AI and Music that APRA AMCOS released in August,” Ormston notes. “One stark example from this report
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Kankawa Nagarra
'It's Something Quite Extraordinary': A Wrap Of The 2024 Australian Music Prize
privileged task of the judges. In a relatively small gathering at the  APRA AMCOS  headquarters in Sydney, the 27-strong judging panel, along with a few nominees
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L-FRESH the LION, Jem Cassar-Daley, Ben Lee, Dallas Frasca, Dobby
Jem Cassar-Daley, Ben Lee, Dobby & More Lead The Regional Sessions 2025
Embedded Content On the return of its fourth year, Director of Creative Programs at APRA AMCOS Chris O’Neill said: “We’re thrilled to be able to bring this important ... travel to a big city for the experience.” Held by music rights management organisation APRA AMCOS, with additional support from Sound NSW , the event will offer keynote speakers, workshops, panel