Music venues in Victoria have today taken their punters' safety into their own hands by launching a NO QR, NO ENTRY policy.

Inverse, Music Victoria, the Victorian Music Development Office and Moon Mother Productions are thrilled to present the winners of their recently announced Music VR Backers Fund – a first-of-its-kind grant offered to assist Victorian artists in connecting with fans in new and exciting ways, utilising live virtual reality technologies.

AFL legends Matthew Richardson and Bob Murphy have added their voices to the chorus of music lovers desperate to save Melbourne's live music venues by appealing to the State Government to lift density restrictions.

An Open Letter published today seeks to bring attention to the imminent closure of Victorian live music venues without further assistance from the Victorian Government. Signed by over 100 of Victoria's live music venues, it calls for a clear and balanced roadmap for easing restrictions and increasing venue capacities. With the JobKeeper cliff approaching in just two weeks' time, this is an urgent plea for action.

Regional Victorian vocal artist Charlotte Roberts returns in 2021 with yet another experimental slice of acute documentation on her new track ‘Grandmar Song’.

The time has finally come. Welcome, Meadow 2021.

The Smith Street Band have announced their return to live music in 2021, with a series of full band, stripped back, semi acoustic, seated shows in Victoria and New South Wales. 

Melbourne Music Week is delighted to announce nine exciting new additions to its extended summer program.

KINGSWOOD are back in full effect for 2021, announcing a slew of live shows that will bring the Melbourne favourites back to fans along the Australian East Coast throughout January.

PRESS CLUB descend like flies for sixteen shows across Australia, Summer 2021.

Melbourne's, Stuck Out have revealed their newest single, Inverse, taken from their upcoming second EP, Lie Through Your Teeth out on December 18 through Greyscale Records in Australia and Sharptone Records for the rest of the world.

NICOLAS CAGE FIGHTER - a band name that is an amalgam of an iconic weirdo actor's name and a brutal, no-holds-barred, no escape death match. Sounds about right for a metal/hardcore band out of Ballarat, Victoria!

Bringing together a shared love for evocative sounds and the sorts of slow jams that are made to be immersed in, Melbourne duo Harves introduce themselves with debut offering, ‘Do Your Worst’.

Meet Ben Alpine, the Melbourne alt-pop producer and songwriter who today shares his debut single ‘All In Your Stride’. Our first introduction to his solo project is both dreamy and vibrant, encapsulating everything to look forward to from the exciting new talent.

Slowly Slowly frontman Ben Stewart has revealed the next installment of his solo project Congrats, with a new single titled “Russian Roulette”, produced by ARIA Award nominee Konstantin Kersting (Mallrat, Tones & I, Jungle Giants). The single serves as the first taste of a larger body of work, set for release later this year. Inspired by the likes of The 1975, Joji and Post Malone, Congrats is an addictive foray into the pop world for Stewart, proving that he is a natural solo artist ready for the spotlight.

Western Australian singer-songwriter and surf-folk extraordinaire Michael Dunstan has enthralled us yet again with the release of his stunning debut album “In The Grand Scheme”, exclusively premiered yesterday by PileRats and launched live last night at the Rosemount Hotel in Perth.

In the lead up to his much-anticipated appearance on Eurovision: Australia Decides on February 8th, Didirri has kicked off the new year with new single and video for "Raw Stuff", and announces a run of tour dates starting in April, and taking the Melbourne songwriter up and down the East Coast of Australia through to May.

The best artists, releases, venues and festivals of the year were honoured at the 15th Music Victoria Awards last night, while legendary siblings Vika and Linda and community radio institution PBS 106.7FM were inducted into the Hall of Fame.

The Music Victoria Awards are on once again, taking place at the stunning Melbourne Recital Centre on Wednesday 20 November as part of Melbourne Music Week. This year’s Awards night performers include 2019 Hall of Fame inductees Vika and Linda Bull and first-time Awards nominee Gordon Koang, who is up for a whopping five nominations this year.