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Industry News
NSW: New Liquor Laws Open Doors for Live Music
APRA|AMCOS applauds the Iemma Government’s introduction of long overdue reforms to the NSW liquor laws. The changes to the regulation of entertainment and live music in this state, effective 1 July 2008, will expand performance opportunities for music creators and support the live music industry in the years to come.
ARIA Hall of Fame 2008 logo 2008 ARIA Hall of Fame Inductees
Rolf Harris will enter the ARIA Hall of Fame while broadcaster John Laws to receive Lifetime Achievement Award.
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AGSC logo 2008 Johnny Dennis Award Winners
Congratulations to Best Song winners - Gregg Arthur and Michael Hope for Let’s Fly to New York and Jay Collie and Jasper Somerville-Collie for One Tree Mile;Best Instrumental winner - David Chapman for Black River Ramble; and Best Movie Theme winner - Michael Hope for Winter Song.
Troy Cassar-Daley Troy Wins 2008 CMA Global Country Artist Award
Troy Cassar-Daley has won the 2008 CMA Global Country Artist Award at the CMA Global Artist Party at The Stage in Nashville. The Award recognizes outstanding achievement by an artist who has furthered Country Music’s popularity and brought attention to the format in their foreign-based territory. Read more »
Australian songwriters and musicians speak out on the realities of life as an artist in a new documentary...
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S3 logo S³ makes its successful debut!

Hon Peter Garrett AM MP: “I want to commend APRA for taking the initiative to hold a summit of this scope ... this summit is part of a great re-energising movement for increasing local music and local content I see across the country.” Read more»
David Hirschfelder 20th Century Fox have confirmed David Hirschfelder will compose the Original score for the much anticipated Baz Luhrmann epic Australia. The film is scheduled to premiere on November 14. Congratulations David!
ASCAP logo New York, NY, April 30, 2008: In a historic decision, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York today said that AOL (Time Warner Inc.), RealNetworks Inc, and Yahoo! Inc, should pay reasonable license fees for their online performance of musical works to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
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Paul Williams S³ Videos!
If you didn't make it to S³, missed a session, or loved it so much you want to see it all again…check out the S³ video files! Footage includes In Conversation series with Jimmy Webb, Paul Williams and James Mercer, panel sessions, workshops and much more!! View Video Gallery»
Underscore VIC Student Wins First 'Underscore' TV Screen Music Commission
Kit Webster, a 26 year-old Victorian student was last night awarded the inaugural ‘Underscore’ Commission, which provides an opportunity to write and produce an original music score for an ABC TV program. Read more »
The Amp: 2007 logo AMP 2007 Winner: The Mess Hall
Sydney's THE MESS HALL have won for their second album ‘Devils Elbow’. They will receive a $25,000 cash prize donated by PPCA and a $30,000 media campaign courtesy of XYZ Networks music channel Max. Read more [PDF] »
Michael CHugg Congratulations, Michael Chugg, on winning the coveted Bottle Award in recognition of a lifetime's outstanding contribution to live music at the 20th Annual International Live Music Conference Arthur Awards»
Rest in Peace: Mr Dargin
APRA|AMCOS extend their deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Mr Dargin - one the world's foremost digeridoo players. Read more »
WAMi Festival 08 logo 2008 WAMi Award Winners Announced
The 2008 WAMi Awards were announced at the Perth Festival Beck’s Music Box, The Panics, Birds of Tokyo, Gyroscope, Karnivool and Abbe May and the Rockin’ Pneumonia all scoring impressive WAMi Award nods.
Rest in Peace: Smoky Dawson
We were saddened to hear of the passing of country music legend Smoky Dawson. Our deepest sympathies to his family and friends.
50th Annual Grammy Awards Aussie songwriters feature at Grammys!
Congratulations to Bret McKenzie (Flight of the Conchords) for his Grammy win for Best Comedy Album for The Distant Future. Congratulations also to Sally Seltmann, co-writer of "1,2,3,4" , performed by Feist, nominated in the category of Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Full list of nominees and winners »
Jackie Orszaczky Rest in peace: Jackie Orszaczky
The staff of APRA|AMCOS extend their deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Jackie Orszaczky. Read article»
Darren Stapleton

APRA welcomes 50,000th member
Darren Stapleton writes for and performs with two bands: Strawdogs (punk rock) and Shinobi (heavy rock). After almost two decades of songwriting and performance he finally decided to sign up for APRA membership, and in late 2007 became APRA’s 50,000th member.