Fresh Finds: Class Of 2025 – Aussie Acts To Add To Your Playlist

Christie Eliezer, Journalist

Christie Eliezer

Christie Eliezer is the Melbourne-based Australasian Bureau Chief of Pollstar and industry columnist for Mixdown. He was a long-time senior journalist with The Music Network, weekly columnist for Immedia!, Special Project Editor at Beat and Australian/New Zealand Bureau Chief for Billboard. Getting his start as Features Editor at Juke and Contributing Editor of Rolling Stone Australia, his half a dozen books include High Voltage: 7 Movers & Shakers of the Australian Music Industry and the Music Managers Forum’s Introduction to the Music Industry.

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Industry / News
Splendour In The Grass 2022
Report Calls For Governments To Save Live Music From Extreme Weather Crisis
A new report from Green Music Australia suggests that extreme weather has changed punters' behaviour so much that festivals are in danger of collapsing.
Features / Music
Lady Gaga
Set Free By The Moon: Seven Lady Gaga Songs With A Twist In How They Ended
From 'Bad Romance' to 'How Bad Do U Want Me,' Lady Gaga songs are always packed with surprises.
Features / List
Astronaut in space
12 Great Songs About Space To Soundtrack Katy Perry's Next Mission
With Katy Perry’s space odyssey this week and Donald Trump’s expressed plan to plant the American flag on Mars, we look at 12 great Australian and global tracks that could soundtrack the next space flight.
Industry / News
Laneway Festival 2023
Will Concert & Festival Ticket Prices Ever Go Down?
"People will pay money for experience... If you want to see talent at the level you’re accustomed to at festivals, then you have to pay."
Industry / News
Amazon Music, Twitch, TikTok
How Amazon Music & Twitch Will Benefit With TikTok Buy-Out
Amazon Music, Twitch, Instagram, and YouTube are preparing for a different future regarding TikTok.
Industry / Feature
Wireless headphones on yellow background
Are Australian Acts Missing Out On Music Superfans Among Podcasting Listeners?
A new study discovered that 28% of weekly podcast listeners are music superfans. Are Australian artists missing out on tapping into the podcast market?
Industry / News
Falls Festival
Here’s An Insurance Option That Could Save Australian Music Festivals
“For an industry like ours, a not-for-profit structure would have a much greater alignment behind insurance as a safety net for hard times.”
Industry / News
Tamworth Country Music Festival 2024
Venues: SA Boost, Precincts, Expansion & Downsizes, Musical Chairs & More
Venue closures, openings, funding, and more: here are the latest movements in music venues across the country.
Industry / News
Jon Pardi at CMC Rocks 2025
Census Working Overtime: Data Collected On Australian Country Music
With the success of festivals like CMC Rocks, the Deni Ute Muster, Gympie Music Muster, Tamworth Country Music Festival, and Groundwater, country music is booming in Australia.
Industry / News
Teskey Brothers @ Bluesfest 2024
Could Trump’s Tariff Wars Stop Aussie Kids From Starting To Play Music?
The tariff war is creating disruption in the financial markets - a sustained weaker Australian dollar would affect equipment prices here in the long run as most of our gear is imported.
Industry / Feature
WOMADelaide
Australian Music Festivals Recognised For Tourism Dollars
Let's look at why seven of Australia's prominent music festivals were recently nominated as part of the 2024 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards.
Features / Music
Music player with headphones
Are Hit Songs Getting Longer In 2025?
In the ARIA Singles Chart commencing March 17, eleven cuts in the Top 20 were over the three-minute mark—a stark contrast to previous charts.
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