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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Bryan Lanning
Walls by Bryan Lanning - Song Of The Day
Bryan Lanning is a California based country singer/songwriter. Our Song of the Day is his single, Walls about the memories a house holds.
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Fanny Lumsden, Travis Collins and more win big at 49th Toyota Golden Guitar Awards
it was another exciting year for the Golden Guitar Awards this year with Fanny Lumsden leading the charge with five awards out of seven.
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Andy Penkow
Protected Love by Andy Penkow – Video Premiere
CountryTown is proud to premiere Andy Penkow's new single Protected Love, as well as its accompanying music video.
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Golden Guitars announce red carpet and award presenters
2021 Tamworth Golden Guitar Awards announce red carpet and award presenters, including Jasmine Rae, Casey Barnes, The Buckleys and Angus Gill
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Eric Church to release a triple album in 2021
Eric Church will release three new albums. Collectively titled Heart & Soul and spanning 24 tracks, the trilogy is due out this April.
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Chelsea Berman
Your Call by Chelsea Berman – Song Of The Day
Chelsea Berman has today released her long-awaited second EP, Can You Just Not and the heartbreaking ballad Your Call is our Song Of The Day.
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The Wolfe Brothers dethrone Rachael Fahim in Hot 50 Chart
The Wolfe Brothers dethrone Rachael Fahim ending her four-week run at the top of the Countrytown Music Hot 50 chart with Anybody Ever.
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Garth Brooks performs Amazing Grace at the Presidential Inauguration
On January 20, the world was tuned in to the inauguration of Joe Bidden, and Garth Brooks took to the stage to perform Amazing Grace.
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Chase Wright
Why Should We by Chase Wright – Song Of The Day
Nashville singer-songwriter Chase Wright is pegged as ‘one to watch’, and his new genre blend single, Why Should We is our Song of the Day.
Features / Music
Front Deck Boom Box: Andy Penkow
Andy Penkow is an alternative country Americana singer-songwriter. We caught up with Andy for this week’s Front Deck Boom Box.
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Phil Vassar
Phil Vassar launches Songs from the Cellar podcast
Phil Vassar returns with series 3 of Songs from the Cellar with all previous episodes being released on a weekly podcast.
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Kip Moore
How High by Kip Moore – Song Of The Day
Kip Moore has released another new song from his album. How High takes fans on a spirited, soaring journey and is our Song of the Day.