This year’s countdown featured 29 songs by Australian acts, the lowest showing for local talent since the 1996 poll.

More grim news for Australian music festivals, with yet another giant of the scene confirming they won’t go ahead this year. The annual music festival has been held primarily across regional areas ...

That felt eerily prescient, because cut to January, and the 2024 Triple J Hottest 100 had the lowest number of Australian songs since 1996, with only 17 Aussie artists and a total of 29 songs ...