Media Arts Lawyers

06/02/2026

Media Arts Lawyers are thrilled to announce that we are once again proud sponsors of the fifth annual AAM Awards!

AAM Members can now submit entries for:
- Manager of the Year
- Breakthrough Manager of the Year
- Emerging Manager of the Year
- Community Engagement Award

Entries close 3 March 2026 (11:59pm AEDT)

Find out more here: www.aam.org.au/
2026aamawards

28/01/2026

Huge congratulations to all the talented artists that made it into the triple j Hottest 100 over the weekend!

Shoutout to our clients that were part of the countdown & a HUGE round of applause to Keli Holiday, Tame Impala, Playlunch & Spacey Jane for cracking the top 10 👏

For the full Hottest 100 countdown, head here 👉

Listen on Saturday January 24th as we count down the Hottest 100 songs of 2025 - as voted by you.

21/01/2026

Massive congratulations to our client Ruel for winning first prize in the 2025 Vanda & Young Global Song Comp for ‘The Suburbs’🥇

Written by Ruel alongside M-PHAZES, Chelsea Lena, Fran Hall & Elias Danielsen, ‘The Suburbs’ was recognised for its emotional clarity, melodic strength and contemporary songwriting craft.

For the full list of winners, head here 👉

The world’s most prestigious songwriting competition for charity,with over $80,000 in prizes.

27/11/2025

We are incredibly proud to celebrate Media Arts Lawyers founding Partner, David Vodicka, and Australian Independent Record Labels Association CEO Maria Amato on their inclusion in the The Music 2025 Power 50!

Congratulations and well deserved 🍾 💪

Full list here 👉

The Music Power 50 is an annual celebration of leadership and Australian music impact for the year. This year we’ve looked at entries across five broad areas to ensure that the tapestry of industry sectors are reflected. The individuals are by no means an exhaustive list of leaders in the industry...

03/11/2025

Congratulations to Joff Bush on winning the well-deserved Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas at the 2025 Screen Music Awards 2025, presented by APRA AMCOS and AGSC for his work on international juggernaut, Bluey!

🍾 Well done to all winners and nominees 🍾

25/06/2025

Lawyers on tour 🚌

Media Arts Lawyers' very own Marcus Walkom & Lauren Holyoak are headed across Queensland on the QMusic Industry Connect: On Tour to speak about all things industry know-how.

You can catch Marcus at the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast & Redlands stops. Lauren will be taking on Gympie 🗣️

All details can be found at the links below!

Gold Coast (25 June) 👉 https://www.qmusic.com.au/events/save-the-date-industry-connect-gold-coast
Gympie (4 July) 👉 https://www.qmusic.com.au/events/save-the-date-industry-connect-gympie
Sunshine Coast (16 July) 👉 https://www.qmusic.com.au/events/save-the-date-industry-connect-sunshine-coast
Redlands (21 July) 👉 https://www.qmusic.com.au/events/save-the-date-industry-connect-redlands

16/05/2025

Australian Independent Record Labels Association 2025 nominees announced!

Media Arts Lawyers are thrilled to give a massive congratulations to all of our nominated clients.

We’ll be heading to the AIR Awards and
this July, send us an email if you’d like to meet with us: [email protected]

02/05/2025

Another year of APRA AMCOS Awards has wrapped up!

Media Arts Lawyers would like to give a huge round of applause to our clients Amyl and The Sniffers, Kevin Parker, Coterie, Ziggy Alberts, Dom Dolla & King Stingray on their wins.

Our client, Kylie Minogue, was also honoured for her outstanding contribution to the Australian music industry at this year's APRA Music Awards with the prestigious Ted Albert Award. We’re incredibly proud of all the work you have done!

Check out all the talented winners:

Amyl and the Sniffers, Kevin Parker, King Stingray, Sia and Troye Sivan among the winners on the night

24/04/2025

We’re honoured to be named in Billboard's Top Music Lawyers 2025! A huge thank you to our incredible clients for trusting us as your legal partners — we couldn’t do it without you.

Check out the full article here: https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-top-music-lawyers-2025-list/

06/02/2025

Massive congratulations to our client Tame Impala for taking out the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording with “Neverender,” a collaboration with French electronic music Justice!

This marks the first ever Grammy win for Tame Impala, and the fifth Grammy nomination.

Well done to all the nominees and winners of the 67th Grammy Awards.

Get full coverage of the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards, including award categories, nominees, winners, and show highlights at GRAMMY.com