News The Australian Women in Music Awards is returning for a second year by Sarah Gillard Last year saw the first ever Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMA) take place at Brisbane Powerhouse, a wildly successful evening that saw the likes of Amy Shark, Jen Cloher and…
Music Happy Listening: 5 new releases you need to hear by Patti Burton This week of new music slapped hard. We’re up to our ears in it; with artists dropping what seemed like an endless amount of cool new releases throughout the past…
News Sydney celebrates inclusivity for Women in Music Empowerment Day by Molly Lasker Members of the local music industry will band together on Saturday, October 7 to celebrate inclusivity for Women in Music Empowerment Day, 2018. This year’s all-day event will feature live performances,…
News 45 festivals around the world set a 50/50 gender equality target for 2022 by Freya McGahey In response to the outrage from artists and festival goers alike at the lack of diversity and gender balance in music festivals, 45 events from across the world have pledged…
Music If you follow one Spotify playlist today, make it Boss Women curated by Woodes by Happy While forging a career as one of Australia’s most exciting new producers, Woodes has never been afraid to call out behaviour she disagrees with. In fact, it’s the inspiration behind her newest…
News What would happen if your school band only played music by composers of colour? by Freya McGahey Music director of Spring Lake Middle School in Minnesota, Brian Lukkasson spoke to the NPR about the music program’s “commitment this year to only buy music from composers of [colour]”. The…
Lists Who sings that? We pick out four of the kickass female vocalists behind some of Australia’s biggest electronic releases by Miles G. Loveless We’ve all been spoiled lately by some top shelf Aussie collaborations. Nothing is sweeter than seeing two artists you dig get together for a project, and nothing beats getting a…