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.
The Bass Line
The Bass Line is the most comprehensive economic picture of the music industry in Australia – the first of its kind.
$8.775B
Total Revenue (2024)
$975M
Export Revenue (2024)
$2.825B
Direct GVA (2024)
32%
GVA as % of revenue
Investments and opportunities
Music
Contemporary Music Touring Program
Multi-art form
Arts Projects for Organisations
Related research
What we do
Music Australia is here to support and promote the Australian contemporary music industry by increasing discoverability and developing markets and audiences. We aim to stimulate a vibrant and sustainable music industry ecosystem in which artists can thrive.
What is contemporary music?
Contemporary music, as defined by the Music Australia Council, is:
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. For the purposes of Music Australia’s initial investments, the focus will be on musical works that are new, original and relevant to contemporary Australia.
