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
Brad Paisley Announces Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland Shows!
Brad Paisley will play his first ever headline shows in Australia and New Zealand, along with Morgan Evans, who are both slated to headline CMC Rocks QLD!
News / Music
Luke Combs and Keith Urban Receive CMA International Artist Achievement Awards
The Country Music Association  awarded Luke Combs and Keith Urban with CMA International Artist Achievement Awards backstage during the 55th CMA Awards.
News / Music
Birdsville Big Red Bash & Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash 2022 Line-Up
The Birdsville Big Red Bash and Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash have announced an incredible line-up of Australian rock legends to perform at each.
News / Music
Gabby Barrett To Extend Debut Album With GOLDMINE (DELUXE)
Gabby Barrett will release an extended version of her acclaimed US gold-selling debut album, GOLDMINE (DELUXE), out on November 19.
News / Music
Kirsty Lee Akers To Host Golden Guitar Awards Nominees Announcement
2021 Golden Guitar winner, Kirsty Lee Akers and her husband, Jesse Anderson will host next week’s Golden Guitar Awards Nominees Announcement.
Reviews / Listen
Amber Lawrence
I’m Coming Home by Amber Lawrence – Premiere
Five-time Golden Guitar winner, Amber Lawrence will release her new single, I’m Coming Home, this Friday – and Countrytown has your first listen!
Features / This Album Changed My Life
This Album Changed My Life: Taylor Moss on Keith Urban’s The Story So Far
We caught up with Australian Country singer-songwriter Taylor Moss and asked her to tell us about an album that changed her life.
Features / Interviews
James Johnston
James Johnston On Reinvention To His Number One Debut Single
We caught up with singer-songwriter James Johnston to discuss his journey to number one single 'Raised Like That' and where he’s heading next.
News / Music
Not Ready Yet (Live Acoustic) by Jamie McDell – Exclusive
Jamie McDell dropped her heartfelt single, Not Ready Yet last month, however, Countrytown has an exclusive live acoustic video to help celebrate.
Features / Music
Front Deck Boom Box: Alice Benfer
We caught up with award-winning country singer-songwriter Alice Benfer to find out what songs he’s listening to for this week’s Front Deck Boom Box.
Reviews / Listen
Frank Ray
Country’d Look Good On You by Frank Ray – Song of the Day
Our Song of the Day is Country’d Look Good On You by former police officer, Texas chart-topper, and bilingual recording artist, Frank Ray.
News / Music
Sharna Burcher Breaks Down Every Track On Album, 'Backwards Town'
To get to know the album even better, we grabbed Sharna Burcher to talk through each individual track, their creation, sentiment, and everything in between.