First place $50,000 cash prize the biggest of any songwriting competition worldwide Previous winners include Amy Shark, Kimbra and Gretta Ray Songwriters from around the world are invited to enter the 2019 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition to go in the running for a career-changing first-place cash prize of A$50,000, courtesy of APRA AMCOS, Alberts and BMG. Gold Coast …

Eight-time Grammy nominee and global recording superstar Avril Lavigne has released  her new track “Dumb Blonde” featuring Nicki Minaj, via BMG. The track is available across all DSPs HERE. The single gives fans another glimpse into her forthcoming album, being released this Friday, February 15. The release comes after Lavigne teased the song on her Twitter last week, describing it …

AN OPEN LETTER TO MUSIC AND CULTURE LOVERS OF AUSTRALIA DON’T LET THE BEREJIKLIAN GOVERNMENT KILL LIVE MUSIC Dear music lovers, your music is under attack.  Overbearing regulation, exorbitant police bills, a lack of respect for NSW businesses, and very little recognition of the significant positive impacts of music on our communities is forcing music out of NSW. The State Government have …

Authentic pub rock icons, Choirboys, have given us a swag of enduring Australian pub rock anthems such as Run To Paradise, Boys Will Be Boys, Never Gonna Die and more. The lads have embarked on a new venture to bring Australia the 6 pack of classic hits – Creedence Clearwater Revival recorded and performed in their own inimitable style. This …

2019 US Grammy Award winning rockers, GRETA VAN FLEET, have rescheduled their recently postponed Australian shows for September! The band were unable to perform their Brisbane and Melbourne shows of their “March of the Peaceful Army” World Tour in January due to front man Josh Kiszka falling ill and receiving medical advice to rest his voice. Drawing rave reviews for their two sold out Sydney shows, Greta Van Fleet totally lived …

Legendary Scottish indie rockers Big Country return down under to Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of their classic album Steeltown. As an added Bonus they will play an Encore of Greatest Hits (In A Big Country, Fields of Fire, Chance, Look Away, Wonderland and more). Big Country had such a unique, big sound. Their second album Steeltown was recorded at ABBA’s …

SHOWS ADDED IN MELBOURNE – SYDNEY – BRISBANE – ADELAIDE – HUNTER VALLEY – MOUNT COTTON – YARRA VALLEY – HANGING ROCK – MUSIC ICON TO PLAY 24 AUSTRALIAN DATES IN 2019 & 2020 – Revealed last weekend in a hugely anticipated announcement, Sir Elton John will bring his epic Farewell Yellow Brick Road World Tour to Australia and New Zealand from November …

Even in the highly adrenaline-fuelled music business, it’s rare to find a bundle of energy on a par with Suzi Quatro. The American rock vocalist has successfully worked as a musician for more than fifty years, delivering with unbridled energy her greatest hits such as ‘Can The Can’, ‘48 Crash’, ‘Devil Gate Drive’, ‘If You Can`t Give Me Love’, ‘She`s …

THE WOLFE BROTHERS MAKE THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE WITH A MASSIVE WIN AT THE GOLDEN GUITARS AND ADD MORE DATES BY POPULAR DEMAND ON THEIR COUNTRY HEART NATIONAL TOUR DATES ALREADY SELLING OUT – MORE DATES ANNOUNCED TOURING NOW UNTIL MAY 2019 CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF THE WOLFE (BROTHERS)! It couldn’t have been a bigger start to 2019 for The …

Original ‘The Screaming Jets’ band members Grant Walmsley, Brad Heaney and Richie Lara will reunite at Live at the Foreshore for the first time in 26 years to commemorate the 30-year anniversary of the founding of The Screaming Jets. To celebrate this milestone, the trio have formed JETSPLAYJETS, with two of Newcastle’s most respected musicians, frontman Ngariki and bassist Paul Coxon, …