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WA Music Week 2026 back with major boost for WA's music industry ♪♫♪

Apr 16, 2026

Western Australia's vibrant music scene will step into the limelight again this August, with the return of WA Music Week 2026 in Fremantle.

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Nannup Music Festival supporting Aboriginal musicians

Feb 27, 2026

Nannup Music Festival will be showcasing new, emerging and Aboriginal music when it kicks off this long weekend, transforming the quiet South West town into a musical and creative hub.

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WA musicians supported to chase their dreams

Nov 10, 2025

The Contemporary Music Fund has provided grants of up to $20,000 to 24 Western Australian musicians to support career changing opportunities.

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🎶Funding is now open for WA musicians to take up career defining opportunities!

Jul 8, 2025

The WA Government extended its initial 2018 commitment of $3 million for a Contemporary Music Fund in 2021 with an additional $3 million over 4 years through to 2025.

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Contemporary Music Fund boost for suburban and remote artists

Nov 5, 2024

Two major mentoring and development programs being supported through the WA Government's Contemporary Music Fund (CMF) will provide emerging remote and outer-metro artists with the chance of a lifetime.

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Safer Venues WA website launch music to community’s ears

Aug 3, 2023

A new website with an industry toolkit, created thanks to State Government funding, is aiming to make live music venues in Western Australia safer and more inclusive, especially for women and the LGBTQI+ community.

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Funding open for artists and musicians to SNAP up opportunities

Jul 11, 2023

2 new programs are opening today for short-notice opportunities that arise for Western Australian artists or contemporary musicians.

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Perth band takes WA to world stage at Eurovision 2023

Feb 23, 2023

Western Australia is taking to the world stage yet again, with Perth synth metal band Voyager showcasing WA's musical talent and spectacular natural scenery at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.

Funding boost for WA’s diverse contemporary music scene

Feb 21, 2023

Three exciting Western Australian music acts will have greater opportunities to shine in 2023, sharing in more than $130,000 State Government funding.

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Contemporary Music Fund boosts capacity of WA sector

Sep 30, 2022

The State Government has awarded more than $92,000 in funding to two local music recipients — a 2017 and 2021 election commitment — through its Contemporary Music Fund (CMF).

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Huge funding boost to deliver exciting new regional Aboriginal arts and cultural projects

Jul 21, 2022

4 projects, ranging from an on-country camp in Wilkinkarra to create large scale visual artworks to a touring yellow bus that will demonstrate the Yindjibarndi people's enduring connection to country, have received a major funding boost from the State Government.

Optus Stadium view from the Swan River at twilight.

WA talent front and centre at AFL Grand Final

Sep 18, 2021

The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) is proud to have supported and worked with the WA contemporary music sector to ensure that some of Western Australia’s most iconic musicians take centre stage at this year’s historic AFL Grand Final in Perth.

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