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2017-18 APRA AMCOS
Year in Review
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What song took hold of you this year? Vote in music's biggest peer-voted award.
Global royalties’ collections for creators rose to a record high.
The score always plays a vital role in his productions.
What a difference six months can make.
A packed room delved into publishing. We took notes.
We're a drop-off point for the Gift of Music, a program that furnishes much-needed instruments to rural schools.
This year’s APRA and AMCOS annual general meetings (AGMs) will be held on Wednesday 21 November 2018.
From first-timers to total screen legends, the noms are in.
We're paying more members for more songs than ever before.
Highlights and key insights from the inaugural event.
The inaugural Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMA) were held last night at the Brisbane Powerhouse.
The winners have been announced for the 2018 APRA Silver Scroll Awards
An important video series on Mindfulness for musos and more
At Sydney's City Recital Hall, with host Denise Scott and musical director Jessica Wells.
Stellar line-up featured Icehouse with William Barton, Leah Flanagan, William Crighton and KLP
The portal is now open and ready for the next round of gigs.
Judges said the five piece alternative band, which describes itself as “fuelled on a diet of cheeseburgers, iced coffee and suburban mangoes”, had “raw energy.”
Since receiving last year's Professional Development Award, it's been gigs, promo, syncs, writing and lots of flights.
Find out who is one step closer to the $15,000 tour prize package
Music for games is a pretty big deal, we have a full day dedicated to the craft and business of it.
Fourteen AWMAs are up for grabs, from a public nomination process that attracted hundreds of individual nominations...
APRA AMCOS applauds the European Parliament’s historic vote overnight for a new Copyright Directive as a major win for music creators and innovation in the cultural industries.
Canberra SongMakers alum and electronic producer Natsuko Yonezawa becomes our 100,000th member
We're delighted to announce that Jenny Morris will be inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame at the 2018 APRA Silver Scroll Awards
We're celebrating five years by sending one member to two SongHubs all-expenses paid
Each year our 100,000 members who are represented by a Board (members just like them) generously set aside some of their collective royalties to fund Australian community organisations invested in the future of music.
It’s never too early to teach them 'sound respect' – the importance of respecting other people’s music.
Nov
16
QLD - ET20 Talks - The Elephant in the Room
Inspired by The Moth Series and Women of Letters, The Elefant In The Room will be a very different event in the celebration of 20 years of Elefant Traks.
Nov
16
VIC - Melbourne Music Week
Bringing you the best of Melbourne’s world-renowned music scene. Melbourne Music Week returns 16–24 November 2018.
Nov
16
AUSMUSIC - T-Shirt Day
AusMusic T-Shirt Day is a massive nation-wide celebration of Australian music that reminds us how lucky we are to have such a strong local music scene, with some of the world’s best artists coming out of our own backyard.
But many people are doing it tough. Please join Support Act to raise funds for artists and music workers who are experiencing financial hardship, ill health, injury or mental health issues.
Whether you are an artist, music worker or music lover, we invite you to make a donation, and then post and share your best band t-shirt pics, using the hashtags #ausmusictshirtday, @supportact.
Nov
16
ARIA Emerging Artist Scholarship - Entries Close
ARIA (the Australian Recording Industry Association) and Virgin Australia are excited to announce that submissions for the second ARIA Emerging Artist Scholarship are now open.
The Scholarship is open to any Australian artist (represented by a current ARIA member) that hasn’t been previously nominated for any ARIA Awards category with an Album or Single before the 2018 Awards (ie 2018 entrants / nominees are eligible).
ARIA, in partnership with Virgin Australia, first introduced this initiative to acknowledge how much travel plays a role in building the career of an artist. This partnership was built to help support an emerging artist’s travel both domestically and internationally, to help them launch their career.
To enter, all ARIA members need to do is tell us what their proposed artist’s 2019 promotional strategy is, including a US tour plan and a brief description on how ARIA and Virgin Australia can help to achieve these tour plans and ambitions.
Please ensure that all submissions are sent through to awards@aria.com.au by 16 November 2018 for judging by ARIA and Virgin Australia representatives. Note that entries are restricted to two per Member.
Nov
17
VIC - Melbourne Music Bus Tour
This tour will take punters right across inner Melbourne to a range of historic locations including famous music venues, iconic laneways, recording studios, rehearsal spaces and important indigenous music spots.
Nov
17
NSW - Grow My Music Seminar
Grow My Music’s 2-Day Seminars are intensive, information-rich sessions constructed to help aspiring musicians and industry types advance their current position in their career.
Nov
18
VIC - MMW: Civic Sounds Laneway Party
Civic Sounds laneway party brings together a diverse line up featuring Regurgitator, Nai Palm , RVG , The Bennies , BEC SANDRIDGE and more on Sunday Novemeber 18th. 18+
Melbourne’s laneway culture is getting amped up and loud for one night only on Sunday 18 November as part of the Melbourne Music Week, when AC/DC Lane will play host to the first Civic Sounds laneway Party. Set in the heart of the city with Melbourne’s skyline as the backdrop, AC/DC Lane and on the Cherry Bar stage, the CBD is set come alive for the inaugural event for a memorable day and night with some of Australia’s most loved established and up and coming artists including Regurgitator, Nai Palm , RVG , The Bennies , BEC SANDRIDGE , IV League , Ro , BATZ , Destrends and DPRS - Democratic People’s Republic of Surf + DJs and food vendors still to be announced.
Nov
26
SA - Professional Development Series for Women
Coach Viv presents her Tune Out Your Inner Critic workshop.
Nov
26
NSW - Battle of the Bands - Entries Close
The City of Ryde recognises the outstanding musical talent of our Youth and will be holding a Battle of the Bands competition for 2019. The competition is open to all youth bands and will give them the chance to perform live and showcase their talents to the community at the concert.
Bands will be shortlisted by a panel of judges, including Guest Judge and APRA AMCOS Ambassador Isabella Manfredi from The Preatures, and the top three entries will be invited to perform at the City of Ryde Australia Day concert.
A judging panel will finalise a winner on the night and will award the winning band with a cash prize of $1000. There will also be a ‘Peoples Choice’ cash prize on the night of $250.
The winner will be announced at the City of Ryde Australia Day concert.
Nov
27
WA - Professional Development Series for Women
Coach Viv presents her Tune Out Your Inner Critic workshop.
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3 REASONS TO LOG IN TO APRAAMCOS.COM.AU TODAY: 1. We paid 25,000 songwriters yesterday! 2. #APRAs Song of the Year voting has opened! 3. Board elections voting closes at 5pm!
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RT @Jacurtis95: The rewarding thing about playing lots of Aussie music is knowing I’m helping musicians get paid https://t.co/uMzkKe92Sk
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The Boys, The Bank, Balibo, Paper Planes, The Slap. Just to name a few. A huge and well deserved congratulations, Robert! #ScreenMusicAwards
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How many times can the same song top the charts? It's round five for #InMyMind, six years after initial release! 👻
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"If our industry is to survive, and thrive, it will be by supporting and celebrating each other."
APRA AMCOS welcomes the announcement of a parliamentary inquiry into the Australian music industry.
APRA AMCOS has finalised an agreement that will see music creators remunerated for the use of their music on Facebook properties.
Robyn Holmes announced as the recipient of the Distinguished Services to Australian Music honour