What is Vote Music 2025?

Vote Music 2025 brings together the individuals, organisations and businesses that make up the music industry from across the nation.

From cities to towns and regional centres, we want to share a clear message this coming Federal Election - that music matters.

Read our Joint Statement and find out more about candidates in Your Region. 

Vote Music 2025 is non-partisan and non-commercial site developed to ensure all candidates, whether they are independent or from any political party, know that an investment in music has a profound impact on our cities and regions, boosts tourism, revitalises streets, and creates tens of thousands of jobs.

Music is an untapped lever that can drive prosperity, support small business and create opportunities for communities across Australia.

Music a crucial component of regional and community development, providing all people with opportunities to participate in their community, fostering social connection, and providing a crucial outlet for positive mental health.

OpenMIC is a collaboration between music industry peak bodies, individuals and businesses developed as a response to the Black Summer bushfires and COVID-19 pandemic. It is a forum to discuss the needs of the industry and how governments of all levels can best support the industry to be successful and grow. 

The group includes all those listed below - we would love you to get involved!

OpenMIC Members 2025

• Association of Artist Managers (AAM)
• Australasian Music Publishers Association (AMPAL)
• Australasian Performing Right Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (APRA AMCOS)
• Australian Festival Association (AFA)
• Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC)
• Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR)
• Australian Live Music Business Council (ALMBC)
• Australian Music Centre (AMC)
• Australian Music Industry Network (AMIN)
• Australian Music Venue Foundation (AMVF)

• Australian Recording Industry Association and Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (ARIA PPCA)
• Country Music Association of Australia
• CrewCare Limited
• Live Music Office (LMO)
• Live Music Venues Alliance (LMVA)
• Music Producer and Engineers' Guild (MPEG)
• National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Office (NATSIMO)
• Sounds Australia
• Support Act
• The Push

We need your help to put music back on the top of the national charts.
Add your name to let candidates know that you support the campaign.