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The cruel, last-minute cancellation of Bluesfest 2021 triggered a crippling financial hit. According to independent data published today (August 3), government officials’ decision to shut down…

This Christmas should be a celebration like no other, though getting to the party is the tough part. The botched vaccine rollout is finally picking up pace, official data suggests, with the number of…

The 2021 Indie-Con Australia conference is switching to an all-virtual format. As a new round of COVID-19 outbreaks turns Australia’s main cities into hotspots, the independent music community has no…

The Berejiklian government has announced a lifeline for live music and arts organisations punished by snap lockdowns. On Wednesday morning (July 14), New South Wales officials unveiled a $75 million…

With cases on the climb and new border restriction rules implemented, the news surrounding COVID is looking pretty grim at the best of times. In an age of social distancing and quarantining, we've…

As several states and major cities enter another lockdown, and fresh data swirls the Internet on the country’s anaemic vaccination rates, there’s a sense we’re stuck in Groundhog Day, all over again.…

Feeling the weight from the pandemic? The AAWE needs your thoughts. The Australian Alliance for Wellness in Entertainment is calling on professionals from the entertainment industries for their…

In love, it is said, absence makes the heart grow fonder. In real life, the absence of music makes the head hurt. A U.K. study found that the pandemic has created a pent-up demand for live music, an…

Bluesfest is back, its team a little bruised from recent events. But the old, familiar magic should be there on the fields and the stages Byron Bay this October. That’s the word according to…

Australia’s struggling legion of backstage crew and industry professionals reached out in a big way for help from Support Act’s MusicKeeper and CrewKeeper cash grants. According to the music industry…