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A2IM INDIE WEEK 2023 - Call For Expressions of Interest

Sounds Australia, AIR, ARIA and the PPCA are now seeking expressions of interest from Australian independent labels to take part in an Australian delegation to attend Indie Week , ...

WIN ANNUAL BOARD ROTATION

February 14, 2023 ... The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), which represents the global independent music sector, has appointed its board of directors for 2023, with Zena White, ...

Australian Contemporary Music Industry Joint Statement – National Cultural Policy

Representative bodies of the Australian contemporary music industry have welcomed the launch of the Australian Government’s national cultural policy – Revive. ... The industry ...

MUSIC INDUSTRY CALLS FOR THE CREATION OF FEDERAL MUSIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

The creation of a new national music development agency to oversee strategic investment and policy development for the Australian music industry is at the centre of a music ...

Music Industry Review Findings Published

Today, Thursday 1 September 2022, the Music Industry Review published “Raising Their Voices” - a report presenting the findings of an independent review into sexual harm, sexual...

INDIE-CON 2022 WRAP!

Indie-Con returned this year as a hybrid event, with delegates and speakers attending both online and in person at Adelaide’s Freemasons Hall. Building on the success of previous...

2022 AIR Awards Wrap!

The 2022 AIR Awards were held live and completely in person tonight, Thursday August 4th, to celebrate the success of the Australian Independent Music sector, with performances ,...

2022 Indie-Con Australia Conference

MEET THE SPEAKERS ... The Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) is thrilled to announce this years line up of speakers for its 2022 iteration of Indie-Con Australia...

Women in Music Mentor Program - Applications Open

The Australian Independent Labels Association (AIR) is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for its next intake of mentees for its Women in Music Mentor program ...

Independent Label of the Year Nominees Announced for 2022 AIR Awards!

AIR is thrilled to announce the nominees for the 2022 Independent Label of the Year Award. Nominees in this peer-voted category are exclusively AIR Australian label members who...

2022 AIR Awards Nominees Announced

Thanks to the continued support from the South Australian Government, AIR is thrilled to return to Adelaide, the UNESCO City of Music, this August for its annual AIR Awards and - ...

LIVE, LOCAL DIGITIAL, GLOBAL - 2022 FEDERAL ELECTION NOW'S THE TIME TO GET BEHIND AUSTRALIA'S GREAT MUSIC INDUSTRY

THE AUSTRALIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY'S THREE-POINT PLAN FOR THE FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ... “Since 2020 AIR has been running the Commonwealth funded women in music mentor program and ...