Australian Independent Record Labels Association

07/09/2026

Emerging songwriters and composers at a pivotal career stage are invited to apply to the $10,000 APRA AMCOS Professional Development Awards!

Applications are open to all genres - from Dance/Electronic, Hip Hop/Rap, Popular Contemporary, Screen Composition, Classical & Experimental, and more. There are also 3x awards for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander composers and songwriters.
13 individual winners will receive funding to attend songwriting workshops, composer seminars, co-writing sessions and other relevant activities either domestically or abroad.

Dream big and apply now!

Entries close 5:00pm AEST 23 September 2026.

For more information and to apply, visit https://bit.ly/APRApdas2027

04/09/2026

For AIR's September Label Spotlight we caught up with Red Rebel Music.

Red Rebel Music launched in 2005, with a philosophy centred on great artists and great songs.

Head over to our site for the full interview:

Red Rebel Music launched in 2005, with a philosophy centred on great artists and great songs. Over the past two decades, the label has released music spanning various genres allowing its roster to develop organically rather than being defined by a particular genre. In the last few years, it has evo...

03/09/2026

This week's feature video is the creative new clip from Sweetie, 'Payrise'.

Check it out here:

Pay Rise by Sweetie Directed by SweetieProduction Design by Rikk...

02/09/2026

This week's feature 'tattoos used to come off in the pool' debut album from Jem Cassar-Daley Music reveals itself as an exploration into the journey into adulthood.

The ups and downs of relationships, the notion that past experiences make you the person you are today.�

Read all about it over on our site!
https://air.org.au/news/features/feature-jem-cassar-daley-tattoos-used-to-come-off-in-the-pool

01/09/2026

This week in the charts we have debuts from Miss Kaninna, NERVE - AUS, Queenie, Dean Lewis, Crooked Colours, Adam Newling, The Lazy Eyes, Epicure, Brittany Elise, and Darren Middleton.

Read all about a busy week of debuts over on our site
https://air.org.au/news/features/this-week-in-the-charts-31st-august-2026

01/09/2026

AIR is excited to announce our MAICC Round 1 FY 2026-2027 recipients who will be representing their Labels and Artists at conferences around the world including,

AmericanaFest
Amsterdam Dance Event
Reeperbahn Festival
Music Matters

The 2026/2027 MAICC program has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal Arts Investment and advisory body.

31/08/2026

The WIN Worldwide Independent Network has published their Annual Report 2025-26, and this one is special 🥂!

As WIN celebrates 20 years of bringing together the global independent music community, this report looks back at two decades of collective action while highlighting a year of growth, connection and advocacy.

🌍 40 trade associations across 46 territories and 5 continents with 3 new associations joining the network this year.

🤝 A renewed leadership team, bringing stronger regional representation as WIN enters its third decade.

🤖 Work on AI, from defending copyright and opposing harmful exceptions to advancing licensing frameworks based on consent, transparency and fairness.

⚖️ Underlining the international nature of the risks of market consolidation and challenging the acquisition of Downtown by Universal Music Group Global.

🌏 New BRIDGE project addressing the digital divide across APAC, LATAM and WANA with research, tools, and a new WANA working group.

🔗 1,800+ independent music businesses connected through WINHUB since its launch in 2022, 10 years of WINCON, and the continued growth of WIN Supporters.

📖 Read the WIN Annual Report 2025-26. Link in bio/stories.

27/08/2026

This week's feature video is the cinematic new clip from The Grogans for explosive new track 'Reasons', the first new offering from the band in 2026.

Check out the video here:

REASONSDirector / DOP: Sam BrumbyCam Op: Conrad BergmanWritten b...

26/08/2026

This weeks feature artist Miss Kaninna flaunts ability to create space to rouse rage and joy in equal measure.

On latest mixtape BLACKPRINT; �6 tracks - serve as a vehicle for rage and joy rooted in hip-hop, moving between funk/soul/R&B, rock, punk, garage, club and beyond.

Read more about it over on our site!

Feature: Miss Kaninna - Blackprint 25 Aug 2026 MISS KANINNA, is a proud Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung, Kalkadoon and Yirendali sovereign woman.Sharing her long-awaited mixtape BLACKPRINT: 6 tracks - serving as a vehicle for rage and joy rooted in hip-hop, moving between funk/soul/R&B, rock, punk,...

25/08/2026

Miss out attending Indie-Con this year? D Jobling saw the strength of independent music across the music industry, as far as community radio.