New South Wales

Government commits to a slew of reforms that would improve the regulatory framework for NSW festivals, doing so in time for festival season.

Sound NSW this week unveils the Touring and Travel Fund and Recording and Promotion Grants, which provided a leg up for local artists.

Muller “is the ideal leader for MusicNSW at this exciting time in the development of contemporary music in the state.”

The commitment “will set the foundation for a better and more secure future,” explains the Hon. John Graham MLC in a statement.

The music industry welcomes the incoming NSW Labor government, which pledged "historic" levels of investment as part of its "fresh start".

The NSW music industry will hope that, with the appointment of the next government, its curse will be lifted. See who ticks the boxes.

Jimmy Barnes, The Rubens, Bliss n Eso, and The Presets are among the big-name artists throwing their support behind #VoteMusic.

After a decade of challenges, music in NSW is “not flourishing as it should,” reads a statement accompanying the #VoteMusic launch.

Labor's Regional Music Census would be the first of its kind in NSW, mapping venues, performances and “music infrastructure,” and more.

Mother nature has punished Lismore and its residents too many times of late. Last weekend, the music community gave something back. Local legends Grinspoon, Jon Stevens, Lime Cordiale and Sheppard…