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.

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Andrew Swift
Head Full Of Honey by Andrew Swift – Video Premiere
We premiere the music video for 'Head Full of Honey', the third single from the highly anticipated album by 2x Golden Guitar winner, Andrew Swift.
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Ashleigh Dallas
Good & Bad Days by Ashleigh Dallas – Premiere
CountryTown is proud to premiere the new single, Good & Bad Days, from dual Golden Guitar winner Ashleigh Dallas as well as its accompanying music video.
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Camille Trail Brad Butcher
Holding Pattern by Camille Trail and Brad Butcher – Premiere
Camille Trail and Brad Butcher 's Holding Pattern brings the two gifted Queenslanders together for the first time, and Countrytown has your first listen!
Features / This Album Changed My Life
This Album Changed My Life: Shane Nicholson on ‘Harvest’ by Neil Young
Shane Nicholson takes us through how 'Harvest' by Neil Young was the album that changed his life and how it inspired his latest single, 'Harvest on Vinyl'.
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The Weeping Willows
Black Crow by The Weeping Willows – Video Premiere
The Weeping Willows brooding new single, Black Crow is our Song of the Day! And Countrytown has your exclusive first look at the animated music video.
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Dustin Lynch MacKenzie Porter
Thinking ‘Bout You by Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter – Song of the Day
Our Song of the Day is Thinking ‘Bout You by American singer-songwriter Dustin Lynch featuring rising Canadian artist, MacKenzie Porter.
News / Music
Granger Smith and wife Amber open up about new pregnancy, grief and their IVF journey
Granger Smith and wife Amber revealed that they are expecting a baby boy in a video posted to social media, nearly two years after the death of son, River.
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Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves lead star-studded benefit concert
Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves and Willie Nelson were among celebrities who joined actor, Matthew McConaughey’s virtual We’re Texas benefit concert.
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Breland Mickey Guyton
Cross Country by Breland featuring Mickey Guyton – Song of the Day
The country, hip-hop, R&B, gospel and pop collaboration single Cross Country by Breland and Mickey Guyton is our Song of the Day!
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Rascal Flatts
The five best Rascal Flatts songs, ranked
Rascal Flatts are calling it quits! To celebrate the amazing twenty-year career of the iconic band, we’ve chosen our five favourite Rascal Flatts songs!
Features / Music
My Countrytown: Chris Williams – Melton
To get to know country singer-songwriter Chris Williams a little better, we’ve asked what he loves about his hometown, Melton.
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Jonny Taylor
Hippie Dress by Jonny Taylor - Video Premiere
Jonny Taylor is celebrating the love for his wife on his brand-new song, Hippie Dress, and Countrytown has your first view of the music video.