With live music operating at under four percent of pre-COVID levels, more than 3,500 music industry artists, workers, venues and businesses have signed an Open Letter to the Australian Government calling for JobKeeper to be extended.

Greater diversity in revamped categories sees the established go head-to-head with the up-and-coming.

$100,000 has been awarded to ten Australian composers in the Fund’s fifth year.

Artistic collaboration and music as a force for change were the themes of Australian art music’s night of nights.

Newcomers join established voices in this year’s awards, with more women than men in the running for the prestigious Orchestral Work of the Year category for the first time in the Awards’ history.

The awards have renamed the Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music in memory of the late music educator and conductor.

The $100,000 Art Music Fund for 2019 has been awarded to nine recipients for the creation of new works.

Both newcomers and past winners have emerged triumphant at this year’s ceremony.

An authority on Australian music, Holmes will receive an award for distinguished service at this month's ceremony.

Many first-time finalists, emerging composers and past winners are in the mix this year.

Bree van Reyk, Connor D’Netto, Rae Howell and Julian Day are among the recipients in the Fund’s third year.

The terms ‘new music’ and ‘contemporary classical music’ are now redundant. For John Davis, ‘art music’ is a better alternative.