{"id":2060932,"date":"2025-10-01T00:47:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T00:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2060932"},"modified":"2025-10-01T00:47:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T00:47:52","slug":"new-yamaha-grant-to-support-australian-musics-next-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-yamaha-grant-to-support-australian-musics-next-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"New Yamaha Grant to Support Australian Music&#8217;s Next Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Yamaha Music Australia has unveiled the Main Stage Grant, a new initiative designed to provide support to the next generation of Australian musicians.<\/p>\n<p>Open to artists across three categories \u2014 bands, singer-songwriters and music producers \u2014 the grant will provide the tool needed to create, record and perform. One artist from each category will receive $5,000 cash, plus $5,000 worth of Yamaha instruments.<\/p>\n<p>In collaboration with Yamaha, a panel of industry experts and tastemakers will review each application to determine the three recipients, set to be announced in early December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMain Stage is about giving the next generation of Australian musicians the platform and support they deserve. Whether you\u2019re a band, a songwriter, or a producer, we want to help you take that next big step with real backing,\u201d Mitch Kelly, marketing manager at Yamaha, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe Australia makes the best music, and we want to continue to support you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Main Stage Grant joins the company\u2019s existing initiatives on their mission to empower artists across all stages of their music journey. Other programs include the Share Your Moment competition, which encourages artists to share the stories that have shaped their music careers, and the Great Start Grant, which offers schools the opportunity to create a vibrant culture of music education.<\/p>\n<p>Yamaha hopes the grant will cement its 130-year legacy as a cornerstone of music production, education, and performance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form justify-content-center my-3 p-0 d-flex align-items-stretch bg-dark text-white\">\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form-info p-3\" style=\"justify-content: start;\">\n<h2 class=\"h5 mb-0 observer-title\">Love Film &amp; TV?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"observer-desc mb-2\"> Get your daily dose of everything happening in music, film and TV in Australia and abroad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spinner d-none\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Applications are now open and will close at 10am on Saturday, November 15th, 2025. For more information on eligibility and how to apply, see <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.yamaha.com\/en\/promotions\/main_stage\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-tags \/\/ a-children-icon-bullet lrv-u-font-family-primary u-letter-spacing-012 lrv-u-line-height-large lrv-u-color-brand-primary\">\n<h2 id=\"optional-screen-reader\" class=\"lrv-a-screen-reader-only\"> optional screen reader<\/h2>\n<nav class=\"o-nav  o-nav lrv-u-border-b-1 u-border-color-brand-secondary-40 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-padding-b-025 u-padding-t-050@desktop u-padding-t-050@tablet u-padding-t-050@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-t-2 lrv-u-margin-b-2\" data-dropdown=\"\">\n<h4 id=\"\" class=\"o-nav__title lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-font-family-secondary o-nav__title a-content-ignore u-line-height-140 u-letter-spacing-0002\">Read More About:<\/h4>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"\">!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','243859349395737');fbq('track','PageView');fbq.disablePushState=true;<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source au.variety.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yamaha Music Australia has unveiled the Main Stage Grant, a new initiative designed to provide support to the next generation of Australian musicians. 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