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Airlie Beach Festival of Music

Airlie Beach Festival Reveals First Artist Line-up Starring Xavier Rudd, The Whitlams & More

first batch of artists to be announced for this year’s event, confirming that homegrown favourites will head to Queensland this November. Taking over the Whitsunday Sailing Club from Friday

Features / Interviews

Taylor Moss

Taylor Moss On The Power Of Queensland Music Trails' The Outback Program: 'I Just Love Seeing Red Dirt'

many hints of joint performances. Many of these sets will be bolstered by local, homegrown talent and a great way to discover new faces in country music - not to mention ... artists Kaylee Bell and The Wolfe Brothers , Zac & George , Taylor Moss, William Barton, Homegrown Trio and the 2026 Toyota Star Maker, Jarrad Wrigley . Local Early Bird Tickets only

Countrytown Awards 2026

2026 Countrytown Awards Star Studded Performer Line Up Unveiled

craving and turning up for. In 2026 we are very excited to welcome homegrown stars Lane Pittman , Tori Darke , Rachael Fahim and five-time nominee Hayley Jensen who leads this

Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley

Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley To Host The 2026 Countrytown Awards

different way this year.” The announcement follows a massive 2025 event that saw our homegrown breakout and established stars take home big wins and remind everyone just how strong Australian

Morgan Evans @ Howlin' Country

Live Review: Howlin' Country 2026

unreleased track Can’t Sit Still . It felt big, but still personal. Embedded Content Homegrown favourite Morgan Evans had his own hero moment, bringing out Laci Kaye Booth

Taylor Moss, Kaylee Bell

Outback Sounds Set To Light Up Mount Isa With Star Studded Country Line Up

Moss , bringing her bright, fiery country sound to the stage, along with sibling outfit Homegrown Trio and newly crowned 2026 Toyota Star Maker Jarrad Wrigley , who both add breakout talent

Kingswood

Kingswood Added To Counting Crows’ 2026 Australian Tour

Zealand shows, but for Australian fans, this is very much a homegrown double bill worth circling on the calendar. COUNTING CROWS The Complete Sweets! Australia Tour 2026 With special guests

James Johnston

Country Fest QLD Announces Honky Tonk Pre-Party In Cairns

tier Australian country artists. Leading the charge of performers for the night is homegrown superstar James Johnston, he will be joined by Zac & George , Luke Geiger , and Y.O.G.A. promising

Kaylee Bell, The Wolfe Brothers

Win A Spot On The Outback Sounds 2026 Lineup

outback sky, with performances also from Zac & George , Taylor Moss , William Barton , Homegrown Trio , and the 2026 Toyota Star Maker Winner Jarrad Wrigley . Applications are open now, with full

Countrytown Awards

The 2026 Countrytown Awards Nominees Revealed

winners Kaylee Bell , The Wolfe Brothers, Lane Pittman and performers including Johnston, Kashus Culpepper , Homegrown Trio , Tori Forsyth and many more, the afternoon cemented the Countrytown Awards as the year ... Morgan Evans Travis Collins Wade Forster GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR The Buckleys Homegrown Trio KINGSWOOD The Pleasures Sweet Talk Sons of Atticus The Wet Whistles The Wolfe Brothers

Bella Mackenzie

Bella Mackenzie Drops New Single ‘Tombstone Desperado’ With Jake Banfield

does. Embedded Content Following the success of her 2025 single Grew Up Country with Homegrown Trio , which climbed to #10 on the Countrytown Hot 50 Australian Country Radio Charts, Tombstone

Graeme Connors, Amber Lawrence, Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley

Gympie Music Muster Announces First Artist Lineup

heaps... but still not enough!’” He also praised the event’s enduring support for homegrown talent. “It was and still is the most supportive major music festival when it comes

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