We’re entering ARIA Award territory for another year, with the first round of nominees (Fine Arts, Artisan and Best Comedy) being announced, the winners to be announced at the official ARIA Nominations Event in Sydney this Wednesday. Already, Flume and The Avalanches have had their latest records recognised across all three artisan categories, an impressive indicator of…
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The 2016 ARIA Award Hall of Fame inductees, Crowded House, appeared on 60 Minutes tonight which prompted us (and no doubt many others) to wonder if a Hall of Fame appearance was the only little celebration the iconic Australian group would be sharing with fans this year. Tonight, not only has a full deluxe re-issue of the band’s entire back…
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Crowded House remain one of Australia’s most beloved bands and come November, the industry is recognising their achievements across the board as they become the latest inductees to the ARIA Hall of Fame. On November 23rd, the band’s 30 year/six studio record long career will be celebrated in Sydney – recipients of 13 ARIA Awards already, it’s…
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This week in the music industry: the second round of applications for Music NSW’s Opportunity Development Grant has opened, Melbourne contemporary music summit Face The Music released their first lineup of speakers, and the 2016 Art Music Awards winners were announced. Music NSW’s Opportunity Development Grant The second round of applications for Music NSW’s Opportunity Development…
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This week in the music industry: the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) released their market report on the global performance of independent record labels in 2015 and fraud tickets for Dark Mofo are allegedly circulating the internet. Worldwide Independent Market Report For the first time ever, the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) has been able to extract the true market…
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Country musician Troy Cassar-Daley is no stranger to the ARIAs, having previously won four awards at the music industry’s night of nights. After meeting Kevin Parker from Tame Impala on the red carpet, Troy had a chat to the AU about his kids introducing him to most of the artists at the event through their…
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Aussie bluegrass band Mustered Courage stopped to chat to the AU review’s Larry Heath on the ARIA red carpet last week. They tell us about what they feel the differences are between touring in America and Australia. For those playing at home, those differences include moonshine, whiskey and getting fatter. They also let us in on the…
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After a long time touring with no signs of letting up, Sydney’s Born Lion joined the AU review on the ARIA Red Carpet to look back on the year, which included touring with Yellowcard and Mayday Parade..and hitting an emu on the highway. Their new single “Rest in Pieces” will be coming out soon so check the…
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“It’s About Music and Fun. Not Fashion!” ARIA nominees King Parrot stopped to chat with us on the ARIA red carpet, humbled that they’ve been nominated for an award and, besides hoping to meet Kylie Minogue, insist that they’re “pretty much here for the free feed”. They’ve got a few Australian shows lined up for what’s left of the year, then…
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the AU caught up with Sydney artist Nicole Millar, who has been busy writing and traveling across the world in the past twelve months, on the red carpet at the recent ARIA Awards. Watch the video below as she talks about steering clear from the bad influence of Peking Duk , and the release of her debut single…
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Sydney band Gang of Youths have been unstoppable this year, releasing a commanding debut LP with The Positions and touring relentlessly throughout the year. With all their success, it was only right that they stop and reminisce about the higher power that got them this position: Lee Lin Chin, and where better to do it…
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Sydney duo The Meeting Tree – one of several projects part of music collective One Day – were nominated for Best “Urban” Album at the ARIAs this year, and while the “Godfathers of Australian Dance Music” did the rounds on the red carpet, the AU thought it best to catch up with them to talk…
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From The Meeting Tree talking about police presence at the One Day Only Festival to Passenger looking ahead to his shows with Ed Sheeran and Gang of Youths devoting themselves to Lee Lin Chin – the one true God – we’re uploading all our ARIA Red Carpet interviews through the weekend into our YouTube account. You can view them…
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The ARIA Awards went down at the Star Event Centre in Sydney last night, with the movers and shakers of the industry got dolled up and hopped an Uber Black to the venue, whereupon they braved 38 degree heat and attempted not to melt into the red carpet. As predicted, the night belonged to Tame…
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The artists set to perform at this year’s ARIA Awards ceremony have today been announced! Touted as one of the most diverse and eclectic performance line ups the ARIA’s have had, the artists set to take to the stage at The Star in a few weeks are also nominees and will be joined by Tina…
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Tina Arena will be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame at this year’s ceremony in Sydney in recognition of her career spanning an impressive 40 years. Part of the fabric of the Australian music industry since a young age, Arena’s career both in Australia and internationally is well known. From her start on Young Talent Time…
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Two acts who are up for a cheeky few ARIA Awards apiece this year come straight outta NSW but from different ends of the spectrum; you’ve got The Preatures, the five piece who have been elevated to become one of the country’s favourite live touring acts off the back of their debut album Blue Planet…
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