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ARIA engrossed by songbook of Genesis

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Original article by Andrew McMillen
The Australian – Page: 3 : 25-Nov-21

The debut album of hip-hop artist Genesis Owusu has been named album of the year in the annual ARIA awards. ‘Smiling With No Teeth’ also took out the awards for best independent release, best hip-hop release and best cover art. Meanwhile, The Kid Laroi won the ARIA award for best pop release and best artist, while indie rock band Spacey Jane won the public-voted song of the year award. The ARIA awards were streamed on YouTube and 9Now, and held without a live audience for the second consecutive year.

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AUSTRALIAN RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Live music industry prepares for a quiet, sad summer

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Original article by Kelly Burke
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 9-Aug-21

The UK recently announced a Stg750 million government-backed insurance scheme to help provide the live music and entertainment sector with a financial buffer against future lockdowns, and the federal government is being urged to do the same for the Australian live music sector. Annabelle Herd, who is the CEO of ARIA and PPCA, claims it will be a "quiet and sad summer" for the live music sector if a scheme similar to the one in the UK is not put in place. It was stated that recently that over 28,000 live events have been cancelled since 1 July, leading to losses of over $84 million.

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AUSTRALIAN RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION LIMITED, PPCA

Phantom pain as Opera Australia counts the cost

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Original article by Matthew Westwood
The Australian – Page: 3 : 23-Jul-21

Opera Australia has postponed a new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ due to COVID-19 lockdowns. About $20m worth of tickets for an upcoming run in Sydney and Melbourne have been sold, and the musical would have helped offset the $7.1m deficit that Opera Australia recorded in 2020. Meanwhile, Live Performance Australia will lobby the federal government for additional industry assistance, with CEO Evelyn Richardson warning that the sector is likely to face ongoing disruptions for at least another 6-9 months.

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OPERA AUSTRALIA, LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

$75m lifeline for performing arts sector hit by Sydney lockdown

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Original article by Linda Morris
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: Online : 14-Jul-21

The New South Wales government will allocate $75m from a $5.1bn COVID-19 support package to Sydney’s arts and cultural sector. Live Performance Australia president Richard Evans has welcomed the funding commitment, saying that the state government understands the value of live performance to Sydney’s economy. NSW Arts Minister Don Harwin says not-for-profit and commercial performing arts organisations will be eligible for financial assistance, as will live music venues that have had to cancel shows due to the lockdown. The arts sector supports 118,000 jobs in NSW and contributes $16.4bn to the economy.

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Musicians’ plea as live music figures hit new low

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Original article by Martin Boulton
The Age – Page: Online : 17-Feb-21

Australia’s live music industry has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with data from APRA-AMCOS showing that the sector is operating at less than four per cent of pre-coronavirus levels. More than 350 artists and music industry workers have written an open letter urging the federal government to either extend the JobKeeper scheme or introduce an industry-specific wage subsidy. They note that the arts and entertainment sector employs almost 200,000 Australians and contributes about $15bn to GDP each year.

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AUSTRALASIAN PERFORMING RIGHT ASSOCIATION LIMITED, AUSTRALASIAN MECHANICAL COPYRIGHT OWNERS SOCIETY LIMITED

Fanny sweeps Golden Guitars

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Original article by Andrew McMillen
The Australian – Page: 5 : 25-Jan-21

Celebrating excellence in Australian country music, the 2021 Golden Guitars were held in Tamworth on 23 January before a COVIDsafe reduced crowd of around 600 people. Fanny Lumsden won five Golden Guitars, including album of the year, single of the year and female artist of the year. The McClymonts won the Golden Guitar for group of the year, while Luke O’Shea took home the Golden Guitar for traditional country album of the year for ‘There In the Ochre’.

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NIDA rescued in the nick of time

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Original article by Michael Bailey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 22-Jan-21

Acting school National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) is one of four major arts companies struggling to survive that will share $9 million in funding from the federal government’s $35 million Sustainability Fund. The Fund was announced in June as part of the federal government’s $250 million arts rescue package. The Melbourne Art Foundation, Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra are the other three arts companies that will share the $9 million, while Mel Gibson and Cate Blanchett are two of NIDA’s better-known alumni.

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ARTS, MELBOURNE ART FOUNDATION LIMITED, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (NEW SOUTH WALES), MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Tanking arts and entertainment sector to get $250m support package

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Original article by Phillip Coorey, Tom McIlroy
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 8 : 25-Jun-20

The federal government will announce details of a $250m coronavirus rescue package for the arts and entertainment sector on 25 June. The package will provide grants and low-interest loans to businesses and cultural institutions in a sector that has been hard-hit by the coronavirus lockdown. Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the package will provide financial assistance for all people in the sector, including those who build stage sets and develop computer-generated special effects, rather than just actors and performers.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

It’s a win for artist known as What

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Original article by Emily Ritchie
The Australian – Page: 3 : 31-Oct-19

A portrait of Australian singer-songwriter Robert Forster has been awarded the 2019 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. It was selected from 30 finalists for the prestigious award, and was painted by a New South Wales-based artist who refers to himself only as What. His portrait of the co-founder of Australian band The Go-Betweens has been praised by one of the award’s judges, Kelly Gellatly.

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Records galore as Toni tops ARIAs

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Original article by Andrew McMillen
The Australian – Page: 3 : 11-Oct-19

Singer-songwriter Toni Watson has received eight nominations in the 2019 ARIA awards, including best female artist, breakthrough artist and best independent release. Watson’s ‘Dance Monkey’ has been Australia’s number one song for a record 10 consecutive weeks, while it has also topped the charts in countries such as Britain and France. The Teskey Brothers and Hilltop Hoods have been nominated for seven ARIAs.

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AUSTRALIAN RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION LIMITED