INTRODUCING THE 2020 MUSIC VICTORIA AWARD WINNERS + WATCH BACK THE AWARDS ON YOUTUBE
Last night, the 16th edition of the annual Music Victoria Awards honoured Victoria’s best acts, albums, songs and musicians of the year in another exceptional awards night. Taking place as part of the Melbourne Music Week Extended program at the Melbourne Recital Centre, the live-streamed event and Channel 31 TV special revealed the seven public-voted winners and 14 industry-voted winners following a handful of previously announced 2020 awards and accolades handed out at last month’s Industry Awards event.
TASMAN KEITH SHARES NEW SINGLE 'CONFIDENT’ + ANNOUNCES FORTHCOMING DEBUT MIXTAPE 'TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN' OUT DEC 11. WINS 2020 J AWARD FOR AUSTRALIAN MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Off the back of two sold-out shows in Sydney and the 2020 J Award for Best Australian Music Video Of The Year overnight, ascendant Bowraville-born rapper Tasman Keith today shares his latest single, ‘CONFIDENT’, and announces the forthcoming release of his debut mixtape To Whom It May Concern due this year.
MUSIC VICTORIA WELCOMES ALICE SKYE, ELIZABETH, ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER AND SIMONA CASTRICUM TO PERFORM AT THE 2020 MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS
Ahead of the 16th annual Music Victoria Awards this year, Music Victoria are pleased to reveal a killer lineup of acts set to grace our screens this December for the unique live-streamed event, which forms part of the Melbourne Music Week program, taking place on opening night.
BIGSOUND KICKS OFF TOMORROW - HERE’S WHAT YOU CANNOT MISS
Moving to 100% virtual and 100% free this year, BIGSOUND 2020 gets ready to go live in your living rooms, laptop screens, and office spaces from tomorrow on Wednesday October 21st and Thursday 22nd, bringing together a stacked conference program of keynote presentations, panels, workshops, performances and parties covering a wide range of topics and discussions aiming to re-future a challenged industry with positivity, connection and reality.
QUEENSLAND ARTISTS LEONIE KINGDOM RELEASES LUSH INDIE NOT TO THIS YEAR OF UNPREDICTABILITY IN NEW SINGLE ‘2020’
It’s been no secret that this year has not gone to anybody’s plan. A new decade is supposed to signal new starts but unfortunately, the universe has had other plans. Still, life in lockdown has forced us to think outside the box when it comes to copi…
MIIESHA NOMINATED IN FIVE CATEGORIES AT THE 2020 ARIA AWARD NOMINATIONS
One of the most important new voices in Australian music, Miiesha has today been nominated in five categories at the 2020 ARIA Award nominations event.
2020 ARIA AWARDS: NOMINATED ARTISTS REVEALED
The countdown to the 2020 ARIA Awards in partnership with YouTube Music is on, with just seven weeks to go. The ARIA Awards Season Launch saw the nominees in all categories revealed today via YouTube Premiere.
MUSIC VICTORIA REVEAL INDUSTRY AWARDS WINNERS AND HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES, 2020 MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED WITH PUBLIC VOTING NOW OPEN
Music Victoria are excited to reveal the winners of the seven industry-voted awards handed out at last night’s first ever live-streamed Industry Awards event, along with the two 2020 Music Victoria Hall of Fame Inductees.
BIGSOUND REVEALS ITS 2020 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM & THE BIGSOUND50
The much-anticipated The BIGSOUND50 and conference program have been revealed today, as the 100% virtual and 100% free online BIGSOUND 2020 gets ready to go live in your living rooms, laptop screens, and office spaces on October 21st and 22nd.
BIGSOUND ANNOUNCES 2020 KEYNOTES: TOM MORELLO, KEV CARMODY, TONES AND I, AMY SHARK, NAT’S WHAT I RECKON + MORE!
BIGSOUND 2020 has dropped the mic on its first (and hopefully last) ever 100% virtual program on October 21 and 22, bringing together a stacked first announcement of keynote presenters to lead a program to re-future a challenged industry with positivity, connection and reality.
THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSIC AWARDS RETURNS FOR A TOUCHSTONE YEAR!
The accomplishments and emergence of wonderful South Australian music over the last 12 months is set to be celebrated this year, with the South Australian Music (SAM) Awards powering ahead for 2020.
BIGSOUND 2020 MOVES TO FREE, VIRTUAL EVENT
With ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and domestic border closures, BIGSOUND 2020 will now move to be a free virtual event, allowing and creating new opportunities for Australian artists and industry to connect with each other and the international music community from their own homes and workspaces.
LIME CORDIALE LANDS AT #1 ON THE ARIA ALBUM CHART + HIGHEST FIRST WEEK SALES FOR AN AUSTRALIAN ARTIST STUDIO ALBUM IN 2020
Lime Cordiale has romped into the #1 position in the ARIA Album Chart this week with their acclaimed studio album 14 Steps To A Better You via Chugg Music and London Cowboys. Brothers Oli and Louis Leimbach have also achieved the highest first week album sales for an Australian artist stu…
BIGSOUND POWERS FORWARD WITH ESSENTIAL 2020 MUSIC GATHERING
BIGSOUND is pleased to announce that it will proceed in 2020 with a revised program of conference, live music and parties, ensuring that its long-standing role of providing forward thinking, listening, learning, discovering and most importantly industry connection for the music community, is not lost due to COVID-19.
THE MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS RETURN FOR 2020 + SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN FOR MUSICIANS, PRODUCERS, VENUES AND FESTIVALS
Music Victoria is thrilled to reveal that the 16th annual Music Victoria Awards will return in 2020 during Melbourne Music Week to celebrate the vast achievements of Victoria’s music community over the last year. Despite live music coming to a standstill since COVID-19 restrictions came in place, there have been huge achievements by the Victorian music community.
GRENADE JUMPER MAKE THEIR 2020 RETURN WITH BLISTERING NEW SINGLE “HEAT WAVE”
Sydney’s anthemic punks Grenade Jumper have hit 2020 running with the release of blistering new single “Heat Wave”, revealed on Friday, March 20th.
DREAM THEATRE POSTPONE APRIL 2020 AUSTRALIAN THEATRE DATES: SEE STATEMENT BELOW FROM THE BAND
Australian Fans - Please be assured, we have every intention of performing this show for you as soon as we’re sure that the safety of our fans will no longer be compromised. We are working right now to reschedule these dates, and will follow up with more information as soon as we have it. Please stay tuned for further updates, as we hope to announce rescheduled tour dates soon!
THE MUSIC WILL BE BACK BEFORE YOU KNOW IT- MEADOW 2020 CANCELLED
Due to the recent developments in the Covid-19 outbreak, the organisers of Meadow have announced the cancellation of Meadow 2020 in order to comply with the orders imposed by the State Government under the State Of Emergency declaration commencing Monday 16 March.
BEL RETURNS IN 2020 WITH DARKLY ADDICTIVE FOLLOW UP SINGLE “SPECTRE”
Melbourne-based experimental-pop artist Bel is taking 2020 by storm, revealing her second single of the year, “Spectre”, out Wednesday, March 11th.
TAME IMPALA PERFORMS ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! + TOURING AUSTRALIA THIS APRIL
The Slow Rush, Kevin Parker’s fourth studio album as Tame Impala was released last month to widespread acclaim. Parker landed his second #1 ARIA album in Australia, his highest selling album to date in the USA and UK and 14 top 10 chart positions around the world. Yesterday, Tame Impala performed two songs from the album - the single Lost In Yesterday and album track Breathe Deeper, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!