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Space to Create: First Nations Music Residency
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Record Label Development Scheme
Asia Pacific Arts Awards 2026
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Music Australia
Music Australia is a dedicated body, established within Creative Australia, designed to support and invest in the Australian contemporary music industry. Australian contemporary music is any genre or subgenre of music currently composed, written, produced by Australians and licensed, recorded, presented, and distributed through commercial and non-commercial activity. Music Australia’s initial investment and focus will be on musical works that are new, original and relevant to contemporary Australia.

Music genres
Music genres supported by Creative Australia include, but are not limited to:
- Afrobeat
- Alternative
- Art Music
- Avant-garde
- Blues
- Cabaret
- Chamber Music
- Children's Music
- Classical
- Comedy
- Contemporary
- Country
- Dance
- Easy Listening
- Electronic
- Experimental
- Folk
- Funk
- Gospel
- Hip-hop
- House
- Instrumental
- Jazz
- Latin music
- Metal
- Neo Classical
- New-age
- Noise
- Opera
- Orchestral
- Pop
- Punk
- Rap
- Reggae
- Religious music
- Rhythm and blues
- Rock
- Roots
- Singer/Songwriter
- Ska
- Soul
- Soundtrack
- Spoken Word
- Swing
- Trance
- Trap
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Assessment panels
Our assessment panels include artists and creative workers who understand the creative process. Their involvement ensures Creative Australia’s funding decisions remain at arm’s length.
Application process
Creative Australia encourages applications from practising artists, arts workers and organisations. Find out more about our application process.
How we assess applications
Find out more about our assessment methods and how we use peer assessment, industry advice and staff assessment.
First Nations Arts
Creative Australia is dedicated to empowering and celebrating First Nations arts and culture in Australia and internationally.
Contact the Music Team
General music enquiries
enquiries@creative.gov.au
Contemporary music enquiries
Millie Millgate: Director, Music Australia
Sally Piper: Investment and Program Manager, Music Australia
Nazlican Eren: Engagement Manager, Music Australia
Saskia Clapton: Project Officer, Music Australia
musicaustraliagrants@creative.gov.au