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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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$8.775B

Total Revenue (2024)

$975M

Export Revenue (2024)

$2.825B

Direct GVA (2024)

32%

GVA as % of revenue

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.

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Investments and opportunities

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Explore Music Australia’s grants and opportunities for the Australian contemporary music industry. 

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Research

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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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Resources

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Resources for Music Australia, including a music industry directory and glossary of investments.

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News

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Keep up to date with the latest news on Music Australia and the Australian contemporary music industry. 

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About us

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Music Australia is a dedicated body within Creative Australia, designed to support and invest in the Australian contemporary music industry. 

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Contact us

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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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