The new federal government agency Music Australia opens its door on Thursday with the aim of making Australian a hit-making music capital of the world.
Crowd-pulling artists Gordi, Mama Kin and Fred Leone will lead a new body charged by the Albanese government with making Australia the commercial hit-making music capital of the world.
With new opportunities for songwriters, new stages and regional, national and international touring, Australia could become a music powerhouse, in the league of Britain, United States and Sweden, said Dean Ormston, chief executive of APRA AMCOS, representing the rights of Australian songwriters, composers and publishers.
Homegrown artists have struggled to break into overseas music charts, dominated as they are by international megastars such as Taylor Swift and Harry Styles with large back catalogues, or long-established artists with movie soundtrack credits. “It’s essential that Australian musicians and industry experts themselves have a seat at the table — and that’s what these appointments will achieve. With their dedication, passion and expertise in Australian music, the appointees will make sure that Australian music is the soundtrack to life in Australia.”
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