"Streaming platforms like Spotify, TikTok, and Meta dominate how music is consumed globally, and their algorithm-driven recommendations increasingly prioritise international artists." - Michael West Media

https://michaelwest.com.au/algorithms-major-labels-bad-for-australian-music/

#australianmusic #aria #triplej #hottest100 #spotify #tiktok #meta

Allright, I stuck it out... but no Poppy in the Hottest 200 is a bit sad for me.

I liked a lot of music last year, but I think Poppy represents the sort of genre-boundary-less music that made me fall in love with Triple J.

Oh... well...

(Edit: For context, I only voted for two songs this year. One made it in, the other didn't.)

#Hottest100

Me: ...

My brain: "Could we introduce some sort of Hare-Clark system into the Hottest 100?"

#Hottest100

I don't know anything about this song, but I appreciate the bonkers artwork.

#Hottest100 #MagdalenaBay

I suppose I should say I support 'Amyl and The Sniffers' and the doing pretty well in the Hottest 100.

Bit of a stylistic break from everything else in the list.

#Hottest100 #AmylAndTheSniffers

The kids thought 'Espresso' by Sabrina Carpenter was gonna be number 1 in the Hottest 100, but instead it was 177.

(Side note: I didn't know how to spell or pronounce Espresso. I have been throwing an 'x' in there)

#Hottest100

My son’s band (Pretty Moi) just released another new track. Really appreciate people taking the time to listen to #Australian #music … there are some cracking bands out there, who don’t get played a lot on the radio, and certainly don’t make the #triplej #hottest100.

Hopefully you love it. Also listen back to the older tracks!

https://open.spotify.com/track/6QW1Sf8oyHnq8zMw2nR9TJ?si=rPcfzAGyTXmoiklGXet9YA

If you are in Naarm (Melbourne), they play around a lot of the pubs.