This year we were thrilled to showcase 114 Australian acts at events all around the world. As we roll up the cables and pack down for the holidays, we wanted to leave you with a gift: a playlist featuring the artists who stepped onto a Sounds Australia stage in 2025 lnkfi.re/soundsaus2025

Esti Zilber from our team recently chatted to The Music about the current state of Australian music export themusic.com.au/industry/a-r...

Applications are now open to perform at Nashville's iconic CMA Fest in June 2026 soundsaustralia.com.au/apply-to-pla...

A reminder that expressions of interest to join our trade mission to India International Music Week in February close this Wednesday 10 December. soundsaustralia.com.au/expressions-...

Sounds Australia, in partnership with the Australian Consulate General in Mumbai, the AAM and the VMDO, is excited to announce a new opportunity for Australian artist managers and Victorian music professionals to join us at India International Music Week 2026 soundsaustralia.com.au/expressions-...

We're offering a special discount code to Australians who are looking to attend Classical:NEXT in April next year in Budapest, Hungary soundsaustralia.com.au/register-for...

Australian booking agents: we've extended the deadline to apply for our Bangkok Music City trade mission. You now have until Thursday 27 November to submit an expression of interest soundsaustralia.com.au/expressions-...

Happy ARIA Awards day! If you're outside of Australia you can watch the ceremony live on YouTube from 5pm AEDT www.aria.com.au/watch

Applications are now open to Australian-based booking agents interested in joining a delegation to Bangkok Music City in Thailand from Thursday 22 January - Monday 26 January 2026. soundsaustralia.com.au/expressions-...

We're getting involved with this month's #Ausify campaign and every day we'll be diving into our archives, posting photos from the last 16 years of our international showcases on Instagram soundsaustralia.com.au/ausify/

Australian & Southeast Asian dance communities came together at Australia House during last week's Amsterdam Dance Event soundsaustralia.com.au/recap-amster...

Participate in Music Australia's The Bass Line to help measure the economic contribution of Australia’s music industry. Complete the survey by Sunday 2 November to ensure your contribution is included soundsaustralia.com.au/australian-m...

With the support of Sound NSW, we recently hosted a delegation from Japan in Sydney soundsaustralia.com.au/recap-japan-...

Applications are now open to showcase in Brighton in May 2026. soundsaustralia.com.au/apply-to-sho...

Got a burning question to ask about your international career? In partnership with WAMCon, we’re presenting an Export “Ask Me Anything” session at the Rosemount Hotel in Perth on Monday 15 September at 6:00pm. soundsaustralia.com.au/wamcon-x-sou...

Next week at BIGSOUND in Brisbane, we'll present a special workshop to help you best prepare for your international career.

Thinking of attending All That Matters in Singapore in September? Sounds Australia is offering discounted tickets exclusively to Australians for this year's event, which also includes entry to the Music Matters showcases. soundsaustralia.com.au/all-that-mat...

In a unique collaboration between Australia’s music and film sectors, Sounds Australia will welcome a delegation of acclaimed international screen music professionals to the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) later this month. soundsaustralia.com.au/melbourne-in...

Big shoutout to 2025 PDA nominee and Australian country music singer-songwriter Max Jackson, who has just been nominated for a CCMA (Canadian Country Music Award)! ❤️‍🔥 📸 via Max Jackson / by @‌power_s__ & Jake Davey Studios

Applications are now open to Australian-based booking agents who are interested in joining a delegation to the AXEAN Festival in Bali, Indonesia this September. soundsaustralia.com.au/expressions-...

We are excited to announce that Australia House will return to ADE in October, offering a unique opportunity for global music professionals to connect directly with some of Australia’s most compelling electronic artists and forward-thinking industry leaders. soundsaustralia.com.au/activity/ams...

Get ready for the largest celebration of Australian music in New York City: THE AUSSIE BBQ SummerStage is back in Central Park this Saturday June 14. For more information, visit soundsaustralia.com.au/activity/the...

Here are the set times for THE AUSSIE BBQ CMA Fest on Saturday June 7 at The 5 Spot. For more info on all the artists showcasing, visit soundsaustralia.com.au/activity/cma...

It's taking place next week from June 2 - 6. Head to our website to find out more about the six artists.

THE AUSSIE BBQ at CMA Fest is returning to its Nashville home of The 5 Spot on Saturday June 7, presented in partnership with @countrytown.bsky.social. 13 amazing Australian country music artists will take to the stage this year. Doors open at 11am and entry is free.

Australia will have its largest presence ever at Classical:NEXT in Berlin next week, which is the premier event for classical and art music professionals from all around the world. If you’re attending, you’ll find us at Stands 31 & 33. soundsaustralia.com.au/activity/cla...

Fantastic News from Association of Artist Managers - AAM Australia 👏 The Minns Labor Government is the first in Australia to adopt the AAM-led campaign to implement Michael's Rule – encouraging international tours to include a local support artist on their bill. www.aam.org.au/michaelsrule

We're excited to announce our showcases at this year's The Great Escape Festival in Brighton, UK: May 15 at Komedia Brighton and May 17 on TGE Beach. Head to our website to find out which Australian acts you'll be able to catch at this year's festival.

THE AUSSIE BBQ returns to @sxsw.com this week! Thursday & Friday at Sounds Australia House (aka The Creek & Cave on E 7th St) in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit soundsaustralia.com.au/sxsw2025

“Congratulations to our members Bryn Evans, Natalie Burne and Karen Damelian whose tracks are featured in the five-time Oscar-winning movie, Anora, which swept the 2025 Academy Awards,” APRA AMCOS CEO Dean Ormston shared. What a monumental achievement to all! 🎉

Expressions of interest are now open to join an Australian delegation to A2IM Indie Week in New York City from June 9 - 12, 2025.

This year THE AUSSIE BBQ is returning to @sxsw.com in a brand new venue: Sounds Australia House at The Creek & Cave. 30 Australian acts in total will showcase in venues through Austin, Texas at one of the world's premier events for new music.

Congratulations to Go-Jo who's been chosen to represent Australia at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland. We know how great a live performer he is, having seen him on our stages at the Reeperbahn Festival in 2023 and The Great Escape Festival in 2024 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

Tomorrow in Naarm/Melbourne, Sounds Australia's Executive Producer Esti Zilber will be joining representatives from Hot Panda Media & InQ International in Vietnam, as well as Live Nation Australia, at the VMDO's Networking Breakfast. www.vmdo.com.au/events/vmdo-...

Spotify Australia has revealed its Australian Music Global Impact List for 2024, highlighting the Top 30 tracks by Australian artists last year based on global streams outside of the country: www.mediaweek.com.au/spotify-unve...

The latest round of Music Australia's Export Development Fund is now open. Applications close Tuesday 1 April 2025.

20 Australian acts will showcase this year at the world's largest folk music conference, @folk-alliance.bsky.social, which is taking place at Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel in Montreal, Canada from February 19 - 23. soundsaustralia.com.au/fai2025/

Congratulations to Tame Impala and FNZ who picked up wins at this evening's Grammy Awards in LA. It was a big year for Australia at the Grammys, with Alpha Wolf, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Troye Sivan and saxophonist Troy Roberts also being nominated.

The latest round of the Music Australia International Conference Contribution for artist managers is now open. Applications for this round close on Tuesday February 18 at 3pm AEDT www.aam.org.au/maicc-2025

WOMEX is taking place in Tampere, Finland in October this year, and you can now submit a proposal for the event in one of four categories: Showcase, Club Summit, Film and Conference www.womex.com/take_part/pr...

Creative Victoria has opened applications for its latest round of Music Works funding. If you're a Victorian artist or industry professional, you have until 3pm, Thursday 13 February 2025 to apply. For more information, visit creative.vic.gov.au/funding-oppo...

Applications are now open for ARIA Collab, a new initiative designed to propel Australian talent to the global stage through exclusive, high-impact collaborations with internationally renowned music producers. www.aria.com.au/aria-collab

After the success of last year’s inaugural workshop, Sounds Australia is returning to the Tamworth Country Music Festival to present Gettin’ Gone: A Country Music Export Workshop at the Tamworth Community Centre at 9:30am on Thursday January 23.

2024, what a year! To celebrate, we’ve made a playlist featuring music from every act who showcased with us at an international festival and event over the last 12 months lnkfi.re/soundsaus2024

Applications are now open for Queensland artists to apply for the $15k Grant McLennan Fellowship www.qmusic.com.au/programs/gra...

Coldwave, Joan & The Giants, Kucka, Sly Withers, Squid The Kid, Stella Bridie & Wade Forster have just been announced in the second round of acts showcasing at SXSW 2025 in Austin, Texas. www.sxsw.com/music/2024/s...

Congrats to Sound NSW and the NSW Government on the launch of the NSW Contemporary Music Strategy. We're excited to work with you to assist in the delivery of the strategy, and celebrate & support the export of NSW music. You can read the full strategy at www.nsw.gov.au/departments-...

Confidence Man have taken out the Live Act Award at the @rollingstoneuk.bsky.social Awards this year. Congrats! www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/rollin...

Happy #ausmusictshirtday! Today we’re encouraging everyone, if they have the means, to donate to Support Act so they can continue doing vital work helping those in the Australian music community doing it tough right now supportact.org.au/how-you-can-...