Over the weekend, under the Larrakia stars, the country’s finest artists were celebrated at the2022 National Indigenous Music Awards. Island Records Australia would like to congratulate, Baker Boy and BARKAA (via Bad Apples) who took home awards that night. The night’s big winner was Yolngu man Baker Boy, who took home trophies for the coveted Artist of the Year and Album […]

Following her well-deserved win for Best Pop Act at last night’s 2021 Music Victoria Awards, Naarm-based Wergaia / Wemba Wemba artist Alice Skye releases reinvented songs from her latest album on Company. The four-track EP features remixes of songs from I Feel Better But I Don’t Feel Good, her second album released in July. Company showcases collaborations with fellow Naarm based artists including singer-songwriters and producers June Jones and Lonelyspeck,  […]

Today, Melbourne based hip-hop artist Birdz shares his new single, ‘Fly’ feat. Ngaiire out via Bad Apples Music/Island Records Australia.   Premiering on triple j drive, ‘Fly’ is an uplifting record that speaks to the strength and beauty of resilience. Birdz says, “As Indigenous people, we carry with us the oldest living cultures in the world. That’s something sacred that […]

Coming straight out of Nowra, rapper Nooky returns with an abrasive, attitude-driven single in ‘Mungo’. Inspired by the oft-quoted, viral ‘Mungo vs Greg Brown’ fight video from the late 2000s, Nooky swings for the fences in his first release for 2021, with his WWF-style aggression complimented by an ominous beat that was refined by i.am.solo (OneFour, SVNO) and […]

Naarm-based Wergaia / Wemba Wemba woman, Alice Skye, today unveils her latest single and accompanying video, “Stay In Bed” via Bad Apples Music & Island Records Australia – Listen Here After releasing the graciously raw track “Grand Ideas” earlier this year, Alice Skye again enlists producer Jen Cloher to share one of her most intimate songs to date. “Stay In Bed” was penned after a phone conversation […]

Fresh from sharing his video for ‘Always Was Always Will Be’, Sydney based MC Nooky releases today the single which was inspired by this year’s NAIDOC theme.  The new single is produced by up-and-coming producer Mansus with additional production by iamsolo, who also produced Nooky’s previous single ‘Ere Lah’.  The Yuin Nation hip hop artist says, ‘Always Was Always Will Be’ […]

To coincide with his upcoming performance on The Sound, Briggs has today announced the release of his latest single ‘Good Morning’, which features Sydney based Pop Queen MUKI.   Lifted from the ARIA nominated 6 track EP ‘Always Was’, and produced by long-time collaborator trials, both the single and the EP are out now through Island Records.   On the song itself Briggs says, ‘Good Morning […]

Rising hip-hop artist Birdz returns today with his new single, “Bagi-la-m Bargan feat. Fred Leone” out via Bad Apples Music.  Written and recorded for National Indigenous Television (NITV)’s new documentary Looky, Looky Here Comes Cooky (premiering tonight at 8:30pm on the channel), Birdz co-wrote the song with Trials and Fred Leone. Director Steven McGregor captured snippets of the recording of Bagi-la-m Bargan at Audrey Studios (Melbourne), as part of […]