In This Issue: APRA announces the winners of the Professional development Awards, Adele destroys the charts, there are some exciting new signings with record deals on the horizon and the ARIA charts get their share of the limelight.
The APRA PDA Winners have been announced
Whittled down from a pool of 1200 talented music artists APRA AMCOS is excited to announce the recipients of the biennial PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS (PDAs), which offers cash and recognition to songwriters and composers across a variety of genres in the early stages of their careers.
And the winners are:
Timothy Carroll of Holy Holy (Popular Contemporary)
Ngaiire (Popular Contemporary)
Jack Carty (Popular Contemporary)
Ruby Boots (Country)
Briggs (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
Peter McNamara (Classical)
Aaron Kenny (Film and Television)
Jeremy Rose (Jazz)
Each winner receives career-boosting prizes worth over $15,000, which includes a microphone and headphone package courtesy of PDA sponsor Audio Technica. The lucky Film & Television recipient will also receive a scholarship to the ASCAP Film and Television workshop in LA.
Adele hits Double Platinum in Australia
Adele’s new record 25 has achieved Double Platinum sales in Australia within three days of release. ‘Hello’ also sits atop the ARIA Singles Chart for the fourth week running. 60 Minutes Australia aired an exclusive interview with Adele, which was followed by an hour-long BBC special TV show ‘Adele – Live In London’ hosted by Graham Norton.
Yates signs to Sweat It Out
2015 has been a pretty solid year for us. New music from What So Not & RUFUS, our first ever Sweat It Out National tour, parties in Miami, New York, LA, and ADE; and as another year draws to a close we’re sure you’ll agree we’ve saved one of the best for last. So it is with great pleasure that Sweat It Out announce the singing of Benjamin Jacob Yates, aka just plain Yates to us.
But Yates is anything but ‘just plain’. The Berlin based Aussie is genuinely one of the coolest guys we have ever met (just one look at his facebook profile will back this claim) and ‘schtick’ isn’t all our new family member brings to the table. This multi instrumentalist has songs for days, and the vocal prowess to back it up every time.
Astronautalis signs to SideOneDummy Records
When you first find out that SideOneDummy Records has signed a “rapper,” you might do a double take. But when you learn that Minneapolis-based musical mastermind Andy Bothwell, better known by his stage name Astronautalis, spent multiple summers on the Vans Warped Tour, and counts people like Sean Bonnette of Andrew Jackson Jihad among his personal friends, then the news of his signing to SideOneDummy should come as no surprise. The two have a lot in common through their independent and often-times DIY approach, and will now come together to release a brand new Astronautalis album in 2016.
Today, fans can hear “SIKE!,” a blistering new single from Astronautalis. Produced by John Congleton (St. Vincent, Modest Mouse, Bill Callahan) and beat by Adam Pickrell (St. Vincent), it’s a feisty and assertive track featuring horns by Reggie Pace (Bon Iver, No BS! Brass Band) that The A.V. Club declares is “brimming with energy and befitting of its exclamation point.”
Danzig signs with Nuclear Blast Entertainment for Australia
and New Zealand
You know it’s Danzig the moment you hear him. It’s not just that inimitable voice either. It’s the thick airy guitars, bluesy swagger, and “come hither” evil that placed him at the forefront of a number of musical revolutions. His work has indelibly impacted the landscape of extreme music, fortifying the crossroads between heavy riffs and occult imagery so prevalent these days. Moreover, you can consistently feel his presence throughout pop culture which expands further with his successful Verotik Comics and forthcoming feature film directorial debut. However, Danzig wants to show you where it started with his tenth full-length album and first since 2010’s Deth Red Saboath—Skeletons. Due out on November 27 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment/Evilive Records the album is now will be available for Pre-Order Be sure to check out Nuclear Blast’s teaser trailer for the release here.
ARIA Charts
Singles
1. “Hello” – Adele
2. “Sorry” – Justin Bieber
3. “Love Yourself” – Justin Bieber
4. “Never Forget You” – Zara Larsson & MNEK
5. “Downtown” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz
6. “The Hills” – The Weeknd
7. “What Do You Mean?” – Justin Bieber
8. “The Trouble With Us” – Marcus Marr & Chet Faker
9. “Ocean Drive” – Duke Dumont
10. “Stitches” – Shawn Mendes
Albums
1. Purpose – Justin Bieber
2. Made in the A.M – One Direction
3. If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Elvis Presley
4. X – Ed Sheeran
5. Next Step – Kerser
6. Christmas – Michael Buble
7. Kylie Christmas – Kylie Minogue
8. 1989 – Taylor Swift
9. All I KNow – Conrad Sewell
10. Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd
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