Mallory Arbour, Journalist

Mallory Arbour is a Melbourne-based writer with over ten years of media experience, specialising in digital content. After living overseas on her gap year, she started her own lifestyle blog and soon began attending media calls for musical theatre and interviewing local talent, and later expanded to covering red carpets, festivals, gigs, and pop culture conventions. Mallory joined The AU Review in 2015, taking phone interviews with international talent during her work lunch breaks and attending events by night. In 2018, Mallory was personally chosen as one of four Victorian journalists to interview legendary US music producer Shelby J. Prior to joining Countrytown, she earned a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) where she graduated with distinction during the pandemic.

News / Music
New Music Wrap Up: Jayne Denham, Dan + Shay, Jake Hoot and more!
From Dan + Shay, Jayne Denham, The Weeping Willows, Katrina Burgoyne, Andy Penkow and many more, here’s a wrap up of all the new releases in country world!
News / Music
Adam Brand to rock Country On Keppel in 2022
Country trailblazer Adam Brand has been announced as the Australia's only music festival on an island, Country on Keppel headliner for 2022.
News / Chart News
Hot 50 Chart: all Aussie top 5, but who made #1?
Five Aussie hit the coveted top 5 on the Hot 50 Chart, including the Wolfe Brothers, Hayley Jensen, Morgan Evans, Andrew Swift and Troy Cassar-Daley.
Features / Music
Artist of the Week: The Wolfe Brothers
CountryTown in partnership with iHeartCountry Australia is proud to announce Tasmanian duo, the Wolfe Brothers as our Artist Of The Week.
News / Music
Jimmie Allen signs on as Executive Music Producer for Netflix Series
Jimmie Allen, singer, songwriter, music executive and author, has signed on as the executive music producer for a new Netflix sports documentary series.
News / Music
Luke Combs pays for funerals of fans who died at music festival
Luke Combs has paid for the funerals of 3 young men who saw him perform at a music festival before they died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.
News / Music
Five Indigenous Acts To See At Savannah In The Round
From Kirsty Lee Akers, Troy Cassar-Daley & Busby Marou, here’s five indigenous artists you should check out ahead of this year's Savannah In The Round!
Features / This Album Changed My Life
This Album Changed My Life: Dan Baker on ‘Songs Of Leonard Cohen’
To get to know North Queensland’s Dan Baker a little better, we asked him to tell us about an album that changed his life - 'Songs of Leonard Cohen'.
Reviews / Listen
Amber Lawrence
Bring It Back by Amber Lawrence – Premiere
Five-time Golden Guitar winner, Amber Lawrence will release her new single this Friday – and Countrytown has your first listen in this exclusive premiere.
News / Music
Sam Williams teams with Keith Urban & Dolly Parton on debut album
Nashville singer-songwriter, Sam Williams has announced the track list for his full-length debut album, Glasshouse Children, due for release on August 20.
Reviews / Listen
Josh Setterfield
Right About Now by Josh Setterfield – Song of the Day
Right About Now by Josh Setterfield is a rhythm driven, modern country pop-rock song about the playful side of a new flame and taking a chance.
Reviews / Listen
Natalie Henry
More Than A Woman by Natalie Henry - Premiere
Natalie Henry takes a frank measure of life after leavin’ the slow and steady comforts of her old familiar in her new single, More Than A Woman.