Music Australia’s activities will have $70 million in funds over four years,as part of the $283 million for the country’s arts and cultural sector outlined in Revive,Labor’s arts policy blueprint launched in Melbourne in January.
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.
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“There are three countries in the world in that are net exporters of music and Australia could be the fourth. We are setting our sights high for the next ten years,” he said.
The move to create the new council comes amid growing alarm about the impact of streaming global streaming services including Spotify on local artists.
Homegrown musicians 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.