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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Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift Shares New Version Of ‘Christmas Tree Farm’
Taylor Swift has shared a new version of her holiday classic, Christmas Tree Farm, recorded as an exclusive release for Amazon Music.
Features / Music
Rider Essentials: Donny Lee
We caught up with Alberta/Nashville-based singer-songwriter, Donny Lee to find out the things he always takes on the road for this week’s Rider Essentials.
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Torch Fest Set To Light Up Australia Again In 2022
Listen Up Music is set to bring Torch Fest to four separate states across Australia in 2022, continuing to shine a light on mental health.
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Carly Pearce
Mary, Did You Know? by Carly Pearce – Song of the Day
Carly Pearce brings new life to a timeless classic with a new version of Mary, Did You Know – it’s our festive Song of the Day!
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Elle King
Elle King Is Officially Going Country!
Elle King has revealed she is officially going country! While no further details are known, she has started recording new country songs in Nashville.
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Walker Hayes
Walker Hayes Announces ‘Country Stuff The Album’
Walker Hayes has announced he will release a new album, titled Country Stuff The Album, set for release on January 22, 2022.
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Robyn Ottolini
Hangover For Christmas by Robyn Ottolini – Song of the Day
Up first, something a lot of us can empathise with, our festive Song of the Day is Hangover For Christmas by CMAA ‘Rising Star’ winner, Robyn Ottolini.
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Kacey Musgraves
Kacey Musgraves Discovers Her Favourite Colour On Sesame Street
Kacey Musgraves stopped by Sesame Street to sing with Elmo, Big Bird, The Count and more in a song where she attempts to decide on her favourite colour.
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Brad Butcher
Brad Butcher Signs With Ambition and Releases ‘Storyteller’
Queensland country singer-songwriter, Brad Butcher has signed a deal with Ambition Records, as he steps into a second phase of his career.
Features / Music
Kristy Cox
My Countrytown: Kristy Cox – Mount Barker, SA
To get to know Australia’s “Queen of Bluegrass,” Kristy Cox a little better, we’ve asked what she loves about Mount Barker, South Australia.
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Ashliegh Lisset
Stop The Bullet by Ashliegh Lisset – Song of the Day
Our Song of the Day is Stop The Bullet by singer-songwriter, Ashliegh Lisset, written by Phil Barton, Emily Shackleton, Adam Argyle and Victoria Banks.
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Morgan Wallen Scores Best Selling Album in All Genres For 2021
Morgan Wallen ’s record-breaking Dangerous: The Double Album is the best-selling album of 2021 across all genres, with a whopping 3.2 million copies sold.