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SYDNEY, Australia — Veteran Sounds Australia executive producer Millie Millgate will lead Music Australia as its founding director.
Following a months-long recruitment process, Millgate joins Music Australia, which is established to support and promote the Australian contemporary music industry, with a remit to increase discoverability and develop markets and audiences.
With Millgate at the helm, Music Australia will be expected to invest in and stimulate a vibrant and sustainable music industry ecosystem.
The Music Australia gig is a “once in a generation opportunity,” admits Millgate in a statement, “and I am truly honored, excited, and ready to embrace the challenges and lead the change required to shape and grow a flourishing and sustainable industry.”
Music Australia sits under Creative Australia – formerly the Australia Council for the Arts – and was established under the Creative Australia Act 2023, which was enshrined into law in June.
Through her tireless work leading Sounds Australia, and the countless airmiles clocked up in its mission to build bridges for Australian artists globally, Millgate “is a well-known and highly respected figure in the Australian contemporary music industry,” comments Adrian Collette, CEO of Creative Australia.
Together with the “exceptional skills and experience of the Music Australia Council,” he continues, “we will create a bright future for artists and the music industry in Australia.”
During her nearly-15 years with Sounds Australia, Millgate managed the presentation of over 2,200 Australian artists on global show stages since 2009, covering 86 different international events, in 75 cities, across 26 countries.
Prior to taking the reins at Sounds Australia, Millgate held executive posts with the Association of Artists Managers and as creative director for MusicNSW, and she has served on several boards and committees, and including a current position as director on the board of music industry charity Support Act.
Australia’s music industry warmly welcomed Millgate’s appointment.
Comments ARIA and PPCA CEO Annabelle Herd, “Her storied career and rich experience promoting Australian artists on the global stage through Sounds Australia are exactly what is needed to lead Music Australia toward a focused plan that helps deliver more Australian music to more people, wherever they may be.”
Australia is “already a top 10 music market globally, and we’re growing,” Herd explains. “Our industry can and should operate as an export economy in the same way markets like Sweden and South Korea have already proved possible. We will rally behind Millie in any way we can, and I urge everyone with a vested interest in Australian music to do the same. Her success will be the industry’s success.”
Adds Dean Ormston, CEO of APRA AMCOS: “I’m so excited for Millie, and for the industry, that she’ll be heading up Music Australia. Millie has big ideas, a big heart, the respect of the industry, and the drive and determination to make big things happen. Millie’s appointment as the inaugural head of the agency is a testament to her dedication and vision over many years.”
Music Australia is an Australian Government initiative of the National Cultural Policy: Revive, launched in January of this year by the prime minister Anthony Albanese.
The Music Australia Council, effectively the Music Australia board, which includes legendary concert promoter Michael Chugg and Future Classics founder and CEO Nathan McLay, gathered Sept. 20 for its first meeting.
The Sounds Australia team salutes its outgoing leader. “It’s been an honor and privilege to work with her, and she’s inspired us every day with her passion, leadership and unwavering belief that Australian artists are truly some of the best in the world,” the industry organization comments. “The future of our industry is bright and we are so excited to see what she will do with Music Australia.”
Troye Sivan long-overdue return to music with Something To Give Each Other (EMI), his third studio album, is an instant success in his homeland.
Something To Give Each Other starts at No. 1 on the ARIA Chart, published Friday, Oct. 20, for his first leader. That result eclipses the No. 6 peak for Sivan’s debut LP from 2015, Blue Neighbourhood, and the No. 3 best for 2018’s sophomore effort Bloom.
At the same time, several singles from Something To Give Each Other are heading north on the ARIA Singles Chart, with the gold-accredited “Rush” up 43-26, “Got Me Started” lifting 45-27, and “One Of Your Girls” bowing at No. 28.
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Sivan won two ARIA Awards earlier in his career, and has six more chances to add to his collection at the 2023 ARIAs, set to be held Nov. 15 in Sydney.
“Troye Sivan is truly a once-in-a-generation artist, representing Australia on a truly global scale, with 22 billion streams worldwide and a career that’s pushed boundaries across music, screen and fashion,” comments ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd. “On behalf of ARIA, I am absolutely thrilled to congratulate him on his first No. 1 album at home, and can’t wait to celebrate at the ARIA Awards in a few weeks.”
The albums podium is completed by Drake’s For All The Dogs (down 2-1 via Republic/Universal) and Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts (down 2-3 via Geffen/Universal), while The Living End’s eponymously-titled debut full length album returns to the chart at No. 4, thanks to a 25th anniversary edition released through BMG/ADA. The Living End originally logged two weeks at No. 1 following its release in 1998.
Further down the latest list, South Korean boyband Tomorrow x Together’s The Name Chapter: Freefall (ING) arrives at No. 31. It’s the K-pop outfit’s first top 100 album in Australia, ARIA reports.
There’s no change at the top of that national singles tally as Doja Cat’s “Paint The Town Red” (RCA/Sony) enters week nine at No. 1. That breaks the tie with Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” for the second longest-reigning leader of 2023. At the top of that particular list is Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers,” at 12 weeks.
There’s a double result for U.S. country artist Zach Bryan as “I Remember Everything” (Universal/Warner) with Kacey Musgraves lifts 7-6 and his solo number “Something In The Orange” (Warner) cracks the top 10 for the first time in 66 weeks on the tally, up 11-8.
Finally, South African artist Tyla impacts the ARIA top 10 for the first time with “Water” (Sony) flowing 20-9. The Afrobeats artist’s breakout number recently broke into the U.K. top 10.
Impossible is simply a challenge. Just look at Blink-182, which has reunited with its classic lineup for One More Time… (via Columbia), a project millions of fans hoped and dreamed for, but, until a year ago, no-one would have bet a buck on.
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In October 2022, the pop-punk legends announced a reunion with former singer/guitarist Tom DeLonge for a 2023 global tour and the single “EDGING”.
After twice leaving the band — in 2005 and then again in 2014 — DeLonge is back in the lineup alongside singer/bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker for One More Time…, which dropped at the stroke of midnight.
One More Time… is the trio’s ninth studio, and includes “Edging” and previously released title track – both of which led Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart.
Produced by Barker, it features 17 new songs that “capture the band at the top of their game, layering in themes of tragedy, triumph and most importantly, brotherhood.”
Hoppus, who received a cancer diagnosis in 2021 and, following treatment, got the all-clear in 2022, has said that the new LP is, without a doubt, “one of the best albums we’ve ever made.”
According to a release announcing the project, One More Time… was recorded during a stretch of the Live Nation-promoted 2023 reunion tour, which kicked off with a surprise last-minute addition to the lineup for April’s Coachella Festival.
One More Time… is the followup to 2019’s Nine, the group’s second and final album to feature Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba in the guitarist/vocalist spot left vacant by DeLonge.
Blink-182 has eight top 10 hits on the Billboard 200 chart, including No. 1s with Take Off Your Pants And Jacket (from 2001) and California (2016).
The band completes its U.S. round of dates this weekend at When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas, with a run of arena dates to follow in Australia and New Zealand next February and March, then shows in Peru and Mexico.
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Summer Walker is celebrating the fifth anniversary of her critically acclaimed debut mixtape Last Day of Summer by releasing the Girls Need Love (Girls Mix) EP on Friday (Oct. 20) via LVRN and Interscope Records. The EP has five different versions of Walker’s breakout hit single “Girls Need Love,” which is five-times certified platinum by […]
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The Rolling Stones are back! The iconic rock n’ roll band unveiled their 26th studio album, Hackney Diamonds, on Friday (Oct. 20). Hackney Diamonds marks the first new Rolling Stones album of original music since the release of 2005’s A Bigger Bang, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album also is the […]
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The ladies of XG are Billboard’s newest cover stars. In honor of the Hot 100’s 65th anniversary, Billboard staff has been pulling together a huge list of the top 500 best pop songs. The 2023 Billboard Music Awards, set for Sunday, Nov. 19, will include a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Spotify ‘Fans First.’ And more!
Tetris Kelly:South by Southwest Sydney headliners XG are on the cover of Billboard. Major Billboard Music Awards announcement incoming. Sebastian Yatra takes us Behind the Photo. We reveal Billboard’s Top Pop Songs of All Time. And we run down the top songs on TikTok this week.
Welcome to another episode of Billboard News. I’m Tetris Kelly. It’s Thursday, October 19th. And we’re starting this show off with our latest cover stars Japanese global pop artists XG.
Maya:Well, we’ve been inspired by a lot of groups but maybe TLC, Destiny’s Child and Spice Girls. The evolution of girl power.
Jurin:I think the fundamental haven’t changed.
Maya:It hasn’t changed I agree, I agree.
Jurin:I think defining yourself in a certain way.
Maya:Don’t limit yourself.
Jurin:Yeah not being bound by any boundaries or anything like that is what I believe is the fundamental aspect of girl power.Whenever I decide on an outfit, I always try to project the image I want to become. For today’s Billboard interview, I went with something a bit more mature and colorful and added a bit of playful touch.Destiny’s Child, TLC and Aaliyah. I love them. I love new challenges, and I like to set my mind to something and just get on with it. So I call myself Active Gal.Well for me personally it means having my own style and loving myself. I think that’s what girl power is.
Harvey:We all have very different personalities and things we really like. Each of us have to remember what we’re really into. Taking time to do what you like to do? I think we are doing that individually. I’m the same with COCONA and HINATA but I also try to draw pictures. I also like to read books and do other things that I really like.
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BNYX re-enters Billboard’s Hot 100 Producers chart (dated Oct. 21) at No. 1, becoming the top producer in the U.S. for the first time, thanks to his work on Drake’s new No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, For All the Dogs.
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BNYX (known off-stage as Benjamin Saint Ford) is credited as a producer on six songs on the latest Billboard Hot 100: five from For All the Dogs and one from Travis Scott’s Utopia. Leading the pack is the Dogs track “IDGAF,” featuring Yeat, at No. 2. BNYX solely produced the song, helping boost his chart points on Hot 100 Producers.
Here’s a look at all of BNYX’s production credits on the current Hot 100, all of which contribute to his points total on Hot 100 Producers.
Hot 100 Rank, Artist Billing, Title (co-producers in addition to BNYX):No. 2, Drake feat. Yeat, “IDGAF”No. 11, Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA, “Rich Baby Daddy” (Gordo, Johannes Klahr, LIOHN, The Loud Pack, UV Killin Em, Dougie F)No. 18, Drake, “What Would Pluto Do” (Lil Yachty, GENT!, Bangs)No. 26, Drake feat. Chief Keef, “All the Parties” (Maneesh Bidaye, Harley Arsenault, Boi-1da, Jdolla, Fierce, Coleman)No. 32, Drake, “Away From Home” (Lil Yachty, Sad Pony, Justin Raisen, Lukas Levine)No. 59, Travis Scott feat. Drake, “Meltdown” (Boi-1da, Vinylz, Tay Keith, Coleman)
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BNYX also re-enters at No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Producers and Rap Producers charts, leading the former for the first time and the latter for a second time.
BNYX has produced seven additional Hot 100-charting songs in his career, including his first two top 10s. Here’s a recap, listed chronologically by peak date:
Artist Billing, Title (Peak Position, Peak Date):Yeat, “Talk” (No. 42, Sept. 17, 2022)Yeat feat. Lil Uzi Vert, “Flawless” (No. 77, Sept. 24, 2022)Yeat, “No More Talk” (No. 77, March 11, 2023)Drake, “Search & Rescue” (No. 2, April 22, 2023)Lil Uzi Vert feat. Travis Scott, “Aye” (No. 31, July 15, 2023)Travis Scott, Bad Bunny & The Weeknd, “K-Pop” (No. 7, Aug. 5, 2023)Lil Tecca & Kodak Black, “Hvn on Earth” (No. 88, Oct. 7, 2023)
BNYX concurrently debuts at No. 3 on Hot 100 Songwriters, as he’s also credited as a co-writer on all six of the charted songs that he produced. Drake returns to No. 1 on the chart for a 12th week.
Looking at other Drake collaborators on this week’s Hot 100 Producers chart, 40 re-enters at No. 4, OZ at No. 6, Lil Yachty at No. 7, Harley Arsenault at No. 9 and Jahaan Sweet at No. 10.
Billboard’s weekly Hot 100 Songwriters and Hot 100 Producers charts are based on total points accrued by a songwriter and producer, respectively, for each attributed song that appears on the Hot 100. As with Billboard’s yearly recaps, multiple writers or producers split points for each song equally (and the dividing of points will lead to occasional ties on rankings). Billboard launched its Hot 100 Songwriters and Hot 100 Producers charts, as well as genre-specific rankings for country, rock & alternative, R&B/hip-hop, R&B, rap, Latin, Christian, gospel and dance/electronic in June 2019. Alternative and hard rock joined in 2020, along with seasonal holiday rankings in 2022.
Tetris Kelly:It was August 4th, 1958, the Billboard Hot 100 was born. In honor of the chart’s 65th anniversary, Billboard staff has been putting together a huge list of the Top 500 Best Pop songs, everything from Tony Bennett to SZA, The Kinks to The Chainsmokers, Chubby Checker to *NSYNC. And now we’re revealing the […]