The new song featured this week is from:
RIVER MOVEMENT – “Son Of Man”
Gold Coast QLD
Folk, rap, hiphop, rock, acoustic, a stew
The Aussie Grown feature new music this week is from the Gold Coast band River Movement who would love your vote as favourite new music on any or all of the Aussie Grown Radio socials.
Find the ‘This Week On AGATN’ post on any, or all of the Aussie Grown Radio socials which is usually the cover pic and cast your vote for this song and/or any of the new music tracks featured this week.
This song is another new entry onto the A.G.R.Artists New Music Spotify playlist. You can also share your thoughts through the feedback link on the Aussie Grown Radio website.
OTHER NEWS AND REVIEWS
Perth singer songwriter Angelina Curtis played a set at Perth Stadium last Thursday ahead of the Freemantle v Sydney AFL game, including one song to the whole stadium. Congratulations & well done Angelina.
Capital Sounds launches in the Canberra suburb of Fyshwick on Saturday 1 August with Candid Remark, Two or Three and Rebecca Willis on the schedule. Supported by local radio station 1WayFM, the event begins an ongoing monthly series showcasing local and near local Christian artists, bands, duos & more in a café atmosphere. Follow @capitalsoundscafe on socials.
Gympie singer songwriter Aaron Partridge is the big Aussie Grown winner in the 2026 Josie Awards with THREE nominations in Artist of the year-Multigenre (male); Artist of the Year – Jazz/Blues and Musician of the Year – Guitar. Other nominations include Connie Kis Andersen with two nominations for Vocalist of the Year – Multigenre (female) and Album of the Year – Folk/Americana. Other Aussie Grown nominations are Sandee Facy for Album of the Year-Country (fem); and Joy Adams & Alice Benfer both nominated in the Song of the Year Trad./ClassicCountry (fem). The annual Josie Awards will be presented at The Grand Old Opry in Nashville on 20 September.
Speaking of awards, Melbourne singer songwriter Jacques Mario Gentil, representing Australia has won the Commonwealth Song Contest 2026 held recently.
Tamworth Country Music Festival (TCMF) have announced the first round of artists for their 2027 event with Aussie Grown Artists Aleyce Simmonds, Colin Buchanan, Darren Coggan, Sally Jane, Dan Sultan, Hayley Jensen, Kristy Cox, Patsy & Dave, Gavin Chetelier, Gretta Ziller, Felicity Dowd, Brendon Walmsley all amongst the list. God willing Aussie Grown will be in Tamworth for the first time for the TCMF. The Jubilee Café stage run by Scripture Union NSW are yet to release their artist schedule.
New music landing on the Aussie Grown Radio desk this week, on its way or announced includes songs from The Silverline, Adrienne Downes, Valley Worship who have 2 songs on the way, Sandee Facy, Darliie, Finding Light and Voice Of Lele and the album Holy Ground from Toowoomba’s Elizabeth Rae.