In April 2022, Australian country music artist Max Jackson was announced the 42nd winner of Toyota Star Maker – Australia’s most prestigious country music competition. Max releases new single Runnin’ to radio, TV and streaming services today, Friday June 24. An airplay banger, Runnin’ is such a special song for Max. It came at a …
Entries open today in the annual Toyota Star Maker competition to be held on Sunday, 15 January 2023 at the Toyota Country Music Festival. Emerging artists who are seeking a professional career in the Australian country music scene are encouraged to enter now. Toyota Star Maker is the nation’s most loved and respected country music …
Carrington, Newcastle singer-songwriter Max Jackson has been crowned 2022 Toyota Star Maker following her impressive performance at the 50th Toyota Country Music Festival, Tamworth. Thousands of country music fans packed Toyota Park for the grand final event hosted by Ray McCoy, 88.9FM Tamworth content director. The 10 grand finalists Max, Billie-Jo Porter (Coffs Harbour), Brittany …
Organisers of Toyota Star Maker are excited to announce the 2022 top ten will be holding a series of free pop up concerts, in the lead up to the Grand Final event, which will now be held in Tamworth on Tuesday, 19 April. Set to perform in each of their home towns, the top ten …
The stage is set for Australia’s preeminent up and coming country artists to go head-to-head in Tamworth next January, with the top ten announced for the 42 Toyota Star Maker competition. Chosen from almost one hundred entries, the top ten sees eight artists from regional NSW, as well as one from regional Queensland and regional Victoria. …
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Recently Spotify unveiled their new commitment to fostering equity for women in music globally. Acknowledging how integral women artists’ influence has been on Spotify and the music industry at large and has begun to upend this disparity and amplify the work of women creators by extending their resources and generating more opportunities for these artists, …
EMERGING ARTISTS ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO ENTER THE 42ND TOYOTA STAR MAKER WITH THE COMPETITION NOW EXTENDED BY TWO WEEKS AND SET TO CLOSE ON OCTOBER 7. Toyota Star Maker is the nation’s longest running and most respected country music competition, making an impact on the musical landscape for the past 42 years. The competition …
ORGANISERS ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE ANNUAL TOYOTA STAR MAKER COMPETITION IS BACK AND WILL BE HELD AS PART OF THE 50TH TAMWORTH COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL IN JANUARY 2022. The competition is urging emerging artists who are ready for a professional career in the Australian country music scene to enter now. Toyota Star Maker …
6 October 2020 It is with great disappointment that organisers, of the annual Toyota Star Maker Competition, have been forced to make the decision to cancel the event, which was to be held in January 2021. Like so many other events in the country music calendar, COVID-19 has claimed another victim with organisers regretfully announcing …