ABC Music

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ABC Music
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Parent companyAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
Founded1974
GenreVarious
Country of originAustralia
LocationSydney
Official websitehttps://www.abcmusic.com.au

ABC Music is a Australia's largest independent record label. It operates under the ABC Commercial division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It covers a wide range of music genres, including classical, children’s and adult contemporary music, blues, roots, rock, and Australian country music. Its imprints include ABC Classics and FOUR FOUR.

ABC Music Publishing was a separate business unit of ABC music, which published the work of composers and songwriters, until its catalogue was acquired by Universal Music Publishing Group Australia & NZ in 2020/21.

Background[]

Established in 1974, ABC Music is one of the longest-running, most prolific record, and diverse labels in Australia.[citation needed] Operating as part of the ABC Commercial division, ABC Music invests all profits back into the broader ABC, to spend on the creation of content and to further its ABC Charter activities.[1][2][3]

Catalogue[]

ABC Music the largest independent record label in Australia.[4] Its catalogue covers a wide variety of genres including country, classical, blues, roots, and rock.[3]

The label has released many albums in conjunction with various ABC Radio stations and programs, including triple j's Hottest 100, Like A Version, House Party, One Night Stand, Beat The Drum and 40 Years Of Music releases,[5] as well as tribute albums to Nick Cave[6] and Paul Kelly.[7] It is also home to a number of popular compilation series, including Countdown, rage, Hit Country, Beaut Ute and ABC Kids themed titles, and has produced a number of special event releases, such as His Life and Music, the live album from Gurrumul featuring the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Imprints[]

Further information: ABC Classics and FOUR FOUR

ABC Music acts as the umbrella label for several imprints, past and present. Many of Australia's leading classical musicians, orchestras and ensembles are represented by the imprint ABC Classics,[3] while FOUR FOUR covers genres such as reggae, ska, roots, world music and rock.[8]

Accolades[]

As of 2019, ABC Music releases have received 114 ARIA Music Awards in a wide range of categories, since the awards' inception in 1987.[9]

The label has enjoyed great success in recent years, including ARIA Chart Number One albums from Lee Kernaghan[10] and Triple J's Like a Version.[11][12]

ABC Music was named "Best Independent Label" at the 2020 AIR Awards[13]

ABC Music Publishing[]

ABC Music Publishing is as of June 2021 still registered as a business name under ABC Commercial, but its website is no longer in existence,[14] after its catalogue had been sold to Universal Music Publishing Group Australia & NZ.[a] It was "an independent music publisher representing some of Australia’s most recognised songwriters and composers", including screen composers.[14] It also provided a personalised service for filmmakers, providing licences for appropriate music for their films.[15]

It represented some of Australia's most recognised songwriters and composers, including You Am I, Ruby Boots, Ben Salter, The Audreys, Sean O'Boyle, Juice Music, Tim Rogers, Davey Lane, Kit Warhurst, Amanda Brown, Rosie Westbrook, Sara Storer, Andy Clockwise, Sinead Burgess, Lachlan Bryan, and Rhys Muldoon.[citation needed]

Marianna Annas was Head of ABC Music Publishing until January 2020, before moving to take up the position of Vice President, Commercial & Creative at Universal Music Publishing Group Australia & NZ,[16][17] based in Sydney.[18]

ABC Audio[]

ABC Audio is a leading producer of audiobooks and other spoken word releases, receiving distribution from Bolinda Audio Publishing.[19]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ This information was supplied by private message from the official Facebook ABC Music page. Awaiting better citation.

References[]

  1. ^ "Home page". ABC Commercial. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Historical details for ABN 52 429 278 345". ABN Lookup. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Australian Broadcasting Corporation (2020). "ABC Commercial". Annual Report 2019 (Report). pp. 46–47.
  4. ^ "ABC Music [official]". Facebook.
  5. ^ "Home | triple j". www.abc.net.au. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Straight To You: triple j's Tribute To Nick Cave 2CD Album + DVD Details - Music Feeds". Music Feeds. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Before Too Long". ABC Shop. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  8. ^ "About". Four Four. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  9. ^ admin (28 November 2014). "ABC MUSIC wins two more ARIA Awards". ABC Commercial. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Lee Kernaghan - Spirit Of The Anzacs is the number 1 ARIA... | Facebook". Facebook.com. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  11. ^ "triple j's Like A Version 10 hits #1 on the ARIA charts | Music News | triple j". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  12. ^ "ARIA Albums: Triple J's 'Like A Version 11' Stops Cold Chisel From Debuting At No 1". Noise11.com. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  13. ^ Davey, Nicole. "ABC Music Wins Best Independent Label At The 2020 AIR Awards". Moshtix. Moshtix. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "Welcome to ABC Music Publishing". ABC Music Publishing. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Licensing". ABC Music Publishing. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020.
  16. ^ Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (2020). "Directors' Report". Annual Financial Report 30 June 2020 (PDF) (Report). AMCOS. p. 1.
  17. ^ Brandle, Lars (13 January 2021). "The Wiggles sign global deal with Universal Music Publishing Group". The Industry Observer. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Our company". Universal Music Australia. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Bolinda Audio partners with ABC Commercial". Booksandpublishing.com.au. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

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