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![The ACMF music program at Cobham Youth Justice Centre NSW. Photo: Supplied. Two people in red polo shirts sitting outside on a bench. One is holding a guitar with the head down while the other appears to be teaching.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/IMG_4169-e1716520202249.jpeg?w=310)
How music in youth detention can create new futures
Music allows incarcerated youth with opportunities to redefine themselves from young offenders to young artists, writes Alexis Anja Kallio.
![AFCM. Under an outside marquee a white man with glasses and a grey suit plays a violin from behind a music stand. There are microphones on stands. Behind him are seated a female and a male violinist resting.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/AFCM23queens.024_photo-credit-Andrew-Rankin-e1714975922489.jpg?w=310)
Australian Festival of Chamber Music offers an impressive and diverse 2024 program
Jack Liebeck’s third Townsville festival cements his reputation as one of its most exciting artistic directors.
![Australian country music has a complex history. Image is an older Aboriginal woman sitting in front of a microphone. A green plastic chair is behind her.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Nancy-McDinny-c-Paz-Tassone-e1713245025948.jpg?w=310)
Does Australian country music have a race problem?
Thanks to Beyoncé, country music is cool again. But does Australia suffer from the same racial barriers as the US?
![Emma Dean, a Brisbane artist, plays the piano and sings in the microphone. She and other artists compete with international star Taylor Swift.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/430326678_638137095121852_869411809409096174_n.png?w=310)
Is Taylor Swift a good role model for Australian artists?
Taylor Swift has changed everything about the music industry. But where does that leave Aussie artists?
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Professional choral music ensemble wins new audiences in Brisbane
One Equal Music’s 2024 season offers a diverse repertoire of early and contemporary vocal music.
![Photo: Eric Nopanen, Unsplash. Woman lying on the ground near grey radio.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/eric-nopanen-8e0EHPUx3Mo-unsplash1.jpg?w=310)
Australian independent music, where is it?
How can we listen to more independent Australian music, and where can artists share their tracks?
![live music: a male musician playing the drums in darkened bright blue light on a small stage.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/greyson-joralemon-wfBXHhMG67o-unsplash_RESIZED.jpg?w=310)
More music venues at risk as insurance cost hikes continue
Escalating insurance cost pressures are pushing the independent live music scene to a new tipping point.
![Queensland Music Festival Music Trails Program](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/Outback-Trails-2.jpg?w=310)
Queensland Music Festival expanding, recommiting to regional engagement
With new funding and programming, the festival dramatically reinvented itself during COVID.
![Publicity image for Future D. Fidel's 'La Belle Epoque' at Theatre Works. Photo: Morgan Roberts. A black man is seen emerging from the shadows with a large chain necklace and what appears to be a floating crown above his head.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/LE_BELLE_EPOQUE_PhotobyMorganRoberts.jpeg?w=310)
What’s in store in 2024 for the performing arts (part five)
From indie theatre to choral masterpieces, 2024 has much to offer in the performing arts.
![Phoenix. Image is a keyboard player, a drummer and a guitarist playing on a dark stage with two strong lights at the back.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/c790cf07-851b-0bbc-21ae-94277b2ccabe.jpg?w=310)
An unfunded discovery platform: inside Phoenix Central Park
Phoenix’s financial freedom allows the team to focus on curating a mindful audience experience. Patrons are invited in for one…