Ninajirachi

Ninajirachi, Floodlights, Tropical F*ck Storm, Divide And Dissolve, and five other artists have formed this year's Australian Music Prize shortlist.

“This year’s nominees are living proof that Australian artists are shaping the global cultural narrative in real time,” said ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd.

Aussies share the Coachella 2026 bill with headliners Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, and Karol G.

"I just hope that people will give it a listen from start to finish and find something that they like on there," Australian DJ, producer, and vocalist Ninajirachi tells The Music.

To accompany the announcement, Ninajirachi shared the exuberant new single iPod Touch.

Ahead of the big day, The Music spoke with some artists exclusively releasing albums, EPs and singles for this year’s Record Store Day.

Australian DJs are at the forefront of a post-pandemic dance music boom, so who are the DJs you need to know?

Record Store Day will take place in music stores across the country on Saturday, 12 April.

Here’s when you can catch headliners like Golden Features and Peking Duk at the upcoming Yours & Owls 10th Birthday celebrations.

Voting for the publicly-voted award categories is now open and closes on Tuesday, 1 October.

“I think AI is nothing without the artists involved” – Ta-ku.

“just opened edc mainstage wtf.”