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Supporting and promoting contemporary Australian music.

Music Australia is a dedicated new body within Creative Australia, which exists to support and invest in the Australian contemporary music industry. We empower artists, foster industry growth and enhance cultural impact through strategic investment programs and advocacy. Music Australia has been deliberately designed to reach into the commercial sectors, where traditional grants funding models have been limited. 

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Music education emerges as a major economic driver of Australia’s $10.76 billion music industry

Music education is a significant contributor to Australia’s music industry and national economy, according to new research released today by Music Australia. 

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19 May 2026

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Music Australia co-invests $1.7 million with Australian record labels to drive the breakthrough of Australian recording artists

Music Australia has announced the recipients of the Record Label Development Scheme, and the inaugural Marketing & Manufacturing Grants, matched-funding initiatives designed to boost the development and advancement of Australian recorded music.

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04 Feb 2026

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Supporting the global ambitions of Australian artists: Music Australia announces the latest recipients of the Export Development Fund

39 projects will receive investment through Music Australia’s Export Development Fund, supporting Australian artists, producers and composers to undertake career-defining activities around the world.

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09 Dec 2025

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Music education emerges as a major economic driver of Australia’s $10.76 billion music industry

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19 May 2026

Music Australia co-invests $1.7 million with Australian record labels to drive the breakthrough of Australian recording artists

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04 Feb 2026

Supporting the global ambitions of Australian artists: Music Australia announces the latest recipients of the Export Development Fund

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09 Dec 2025

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Vv Pete

Straight outta Mounty: Vv Pete is riding Australian rap’s new wave

Veronica Peter, AKA Vv Pete, is leading the way for the next generation of Australian rap.

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Maria Moles

“There's a lot more freedom when I'm improvising”: drummer Maria Moles on experimenting

Inventive Naarm-based drummer and composer Maria Moles has a new piece in the works, and recently toured Japan with the help of Music Australia. We spoke with her about the benefits of playing across multiple bands, the freedom of improvising and touring as an art-music act.

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Bumpy

“Singing these stories about Blak pride had never felt more powerful”: neo-soul singer Bumpy on touring the UK and her new album

“I was already loaded to be like, ‘All right, I'm showing up and I'm going to stamp my feet and tell my story in the place of the coloniser'."

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Explore Music Australia's research projects, working to define the contemporary music industry's place within Australia's cultural and economic framework.

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We acknowledge the many Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and honour their Elders past and present.

We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations Peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions.

We are privileged to gather on this Country and through this website to share knowledge, culture and art now, and with future generations.

First Nations Peoples should be aware that this website may contain images or names of people who have died.
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We acknowledge the many Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and honour their Elders past and present.

We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways, and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions. We are privileged to gather on this Country and to share knowledge, culture and art, now and with future generations.

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