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
Kane Brown’s 'Be Like That' The Most Listened To Country Song In the Past Year
Based on a calculation of streams and sales, 'Be Like That' by Kane Brown ft. Swae Lee and Khalid was the most listened to country song in the US.
Reviews / Listen
The Dead South
People Are Strange by The Dead South – Song of the Day
Our Song of the Day is People Are Strange by The Dead South - a cover of the iconic song by The Doors from the 1987 film, The Lost Boys.
News / Music
Catherine Britt and Lachlan Bryan Form The Pleasures
Multi-award-winning singer-songwriter, Catherine Britt and singer-songwriter, producer and musical director, Lachlan Bryan have formed The Pleasures.
News / Music
Carrie Underwood Wins Two 2021 American Music Awards
Carrie Underwood took home two American Music Awards wins, which were announced ahead of the world’s largest fan-voted awards show.
News / Music
Mickey Guyton, Chris Stapleton Lead 2022 Grammy Nominations
Nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards were announced in a live-streamed event. Leading in the country categories is Mickey Guyton and Chris Stapleton.
Features / Music
My Countrytown: Claudia Tripp – Perth
To get to know country-pop artist, Claudia Tripp a little better, we’ve asked what she loves about Perth.
Reviews / Listen
Chris Rose
Hometown by Chris Rose – Video Premiere
Countrytown is elated to bring you your first look the music video for Hometown, the second single by Chris Rose, in this exclusive premiere!
News / Music
Troy Cassar-Daley, The Wolfe Brothers Top Golden Guitar Award Nominations
The 50th Annual Country Music Awards of Australia – the Toyota Golden Guitar Award nominations are in! Troy Cassar-Daley and The Wolfe Brothers top.
Reviews / Listen
James Johnston
Small Town by James Johnston – Behind The Scenes Video Shoot (Exclusive)
To celebrate the release of Small Town by James Johnston, we bring you an exclusive behind the scenes look at the making the accompanying music video.
Reviews / Listen
Gord Bamford
Drink Along Song by Gord Bamford and The Wolfe Brothers – Song of the Day
Our Song of the Day is Drink Along Song by Australian born/Canadian bred Gord Bamford and Tasmanian duo, The Wolfe Brothers.
Features / Music
Artist of the Week: James Johnston
CountryTown in partnership with iHeartCountry Australia is proud to announce James Johnston as our Artist Of The Week, following the release of Small Town.
News / Chart News
Casey Barnes, Keith Urban, Melanie Dyer on top of Countrytown Chart
God Took His Time On You by Casey Barnes takes the top spot on the Countrytown Music Network Hot 50 Country Airplay Chart.