6 music industry headlines from June 2026, feat. an unusual prize for Unearthed High winners, ARIA’s unexpected take on AI in award noms & Katie Noonan’s heartbreaking confessions about being an artist in Oz
Six acts were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2026. And in true Aussie style, one of them labelled the gala “a bit less of a sausage fest” than usual
Indietronica, emo punk, hip-hop, indie pop and hard rock. Here are 5 Aussie albums from 2026 you might not have listened to yet (but definitely should)
“Music is central to the daily lives of Australians.” My thoughts on the 2nd edition of Music Australia’s ‘The Bass Line’ report
Welcome to the first Silly News Digest! Here are 6 announcements from the Aussie music industry I missed while I was offline
A long list of bangers, a confetti shower and an international crowd. RÜFÜS DU SOL prove at Madrid gig that, in these turbulent times, “Music is better when we’re together”
TRANSGENRE returns for Volume III. How “shut up and do your own festival” became the push to celebrate trans and non-binary voices in Australian music. Podcast interview with Ellie Robinson
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