Artists and venues across Melbourne are still pulling together more and more benefit shows as the fires rage on, and Smash Music Group are jumping on board with ‘Respire’, a co-headliner featuring Dogs Don’t Kiss and Loose Ends, including support from Smash Music artist Archer, local jazz-soul-pop combo Velvet Bloom, Zachary Leo, Bares, and Polyphoniq. Yep, seven local acts all playing one massive show for the fires.

Thursday the 16th of January will see The Teskey Brothers, Cash Savage and The Last Drinks, Grace Cummings and The Thornbury Theatre come together for a bushfire benefit with 100% of all proceeds being donated equally between The Australian Red Cross, Fire Relief Fund for First Nations Communities and Wildlife Victoria. 

Press Club, The Gooch Palms, Columbus, Mid City, Fan Girl, and Teenage Dads DJ’s are teaming up for “MAKE IT RAIN” a special fundraiser event directly aimed at helping the communities affected in Victoria. It’s a chance to help people, have a rad time and listen to some of the best live music Australia has to offer.

Perth multi-instrumentalist Tanaya Harper burst back onto Australia’s indie music scene in October 2019 with her insightful lyricism and silken melodies, bearing all on her current single ‘Crash Pad’, which is lifted from her forthcoming EP Slow Motion Break-Up, due for release in early 2020.

We only have one planet, and it's struggling.
In an effort to fight Climate Change, a handful of local acts have culminated under Birthday Cake Music Group to raise funds for the Australian Youth Climate Coalition by bringing you a huge night of your favourite local artists.

Today, 19-year-old indie pop sensation BENEE drops the video for her song ‘Blu,’ taken from her critically acclaimed five-track EP STELLA & STEVE—watch HERE!

In Eyes are Queensland's newest alternative rock prodigies - and today they are announcing the imminent arrival of their brand new single and video - 'Time Won't Wait' - and while time may be running down on the 2019 clock, there's no time like the present to check out the new track and video from this Gold Coast based trio!

Feature MORE Australian MUSIC is a campaign to raise awareness of the lack of local content featured across the airwaves, in particular on commercial radio. FM/AM hopes that with the united voice of Australian musicians and artists, the general public and Australian music fans will join us in asking to hear more Australian music and especially NEW music.

Formerly known as After Change, the Adelaide-based rock outfit have reformed, rejuvenated and re-branded as alt. and are exploring a brand new sound to accompany. As the first off an upcoming seven track EP, "Insubordinate" is unleashed as debut - and it's a big one at that!

Nearing 30 million global streams and attracting unanimous critical acclaim throughout 2019, CXLOE today shares the music video for her latest single Devil You Don’t.  Following the release, the dark-pop artist will celebrate the new year with performances at Falls Festival. 

Melbourne’s Ro returned last week with new single “To Pretend” – a musing on ‘the birds and the bees’, and learning to ditch bedroom expectations and stop pretending.Now, she let's it all wash away with the rain - in perfectly freeing and emotional new video…

With gritty basslines, unnerving guitar and angelic vocals, the newly formed four-piece is unlike anything else you’re likely to find in Melbourne. Their debut single ‘Dirtlifter’ is out through Common Cult now, with their three-track EP Wisteria to follow on December 9.

The self-confessed emotional wreck, turned sad-banger songstress, is making an impact with her combination of soulful vocals, intoxicating beats and scintillating lyricism. Backed by a 4-piece all girl ensemble, oozing confidence and power, and armed with a massive pop vocal, Sinclair smashes out electro pop tunes with an inescapable energy.

Australia's largest independent booking agency Select Music are excited to officially announce their partnership with PLUS1; a social impact platform that dedicates $1 from purchased show tickets to effective non-profits addressing our most pressing social and environmental issues.

Taking place in the stunning surrounds of Bambra on the edge of the Victorian Otways, regional music festival Meadow (previously By The Meadow) returns for its seventh installment in March 2020. Besides chopping its name into a punchy one-worder, Meadow hasn’t changed in vibe one bit, promising yet another three-day, two-night, once-in-a-year-time party.

Electronic music wunderkind Black Summer has today announced his new, heartwrenching single Double Edge, featuring Australian vocalist Aston, out November 1. The young artist, otherwise known as Rhys Toms, has also dropped a breathtaking video clip to accompany Double Edge, directed by Tim Maxx, and starring Aston herself alongside actor David John Craig.

The effortlessly cool Beachwood have announced two singles Marbles and God Only Knows (out now). Their compelling, hypnotic brand of electro pop shines bright on both tracks; completely mastering an unexpected cover in God Only Knows, and docum…

Taking the local scene by storm, rising Melbourne artist Eaglemont creates witty jangle rock that explores personal life, sexuality, and relationships through anecdotal anguish and the power of retrospection. Her latest tongue-in-cheek chronicle ‘Heteronormative Nightmare’ is one of the gre…

In June this year FEAT (Future Energy artists) launched as a company for artists to invest in solar farms and accelerate the solution to the climate crisis. In a short space of time, FEAT has galvanised the Australian music industry, broken out into new fields and just earlier today, taken out the inaugural 'You Done Good' J Award.. 

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.