Megan Hopkins, Editor

Rising country star Liam Maihi has taken out the top prize in the Big Break 2025 competition and is set to perform alongside Australia's biggest names at Sunset Bash.

“I have two words: Pinch me!”

“The sun has finally come out for us”

“The amount of ‘no’s’ I experienced in this industry is wild, and every single one I am grateful for because they made me the person and artist I am today.”

Mackenzie Lee and Lucy Beveridge have been named winners of the 2025 Mothertone Gympie Music Muster Talent Search.

“And I’m the type of performer that feeds off the audience’s energy, so if they’re crazy out there, I’m gonna be crazy up here.”

Casey Barnes is charging full steam ahead with new music, massive shows, and maybe even motorised eskies.

Nate Smith taps Aussie breakout talent Lane Pittman to open his Brisbane sideshow.

From horses to honky tonks, Abbie Ferris channels her country roots into a soaring new single ahead of her upcoming EP, Stockman’s Daughter.

Pop powerhouse turned country queen Amy Sheppard is turning up the volume with a bold new single, debut album announcement, and her first ever solo headline tour.

Nashville hitmakers and Aussie talent collide as SongHubs teams up with Big Loud for a genre-shaping country music collaboration at BIGSOUND 2025.

If dust, dreams, and designer shirts had a soundtrack it would be Mitchell Steele. Rooted in authenticity and ready to shake things up, he's blending heartfelt storytelling with fearless self-expression and Australia is about to take notice.