Double disappointment - Hottest 100 serves up mostly foreign cuisine and Splendour canned again | Music News

They're meant to be two of the biggest weekend on the Australian music calendar - Triple J's Hottest 100 and Splendour in the Grass Festival. Yet both have served up disappointment for very different reasons. The Hottest 100 went off without a hitch over the weekend, though many couldn't help but notice some absentees from the annual countdown - Australian artists. This year's national poll served up the lowest Aussie artists and the equal lowest local songs ever. So, what went wrong for homegrown artists? We unpack the not-so-simple answer. Meanwhile, just days before the Hottest 100, organisers of Splendour in the Grass Festival announced that arguably Australia's biggest music festival would not be going ahead for the second year running. Is the end of Splendour? We think yes - at least as we know it. Check out the excellent post from Joe Hardy that we reference in this conversation here. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe for more content. Check our our Patreon Page here Like Homebrewed on ⁠Facebook⁠ Follow Homebrewed on ⁠Instagram⁠ Watch our content on ⁠YouTube⁠ Check out our Spotify Playlists ⁠here⁠ Catch up on everything ⁠Homebrewed⁠ This episode was recorded on Darkinjung Land Homebrewed is a podcast dedicated to supporting the Australian Music Industry. Cameron Smith and Eamonn Snow have been presenting Homebrewed since November 2017 and have received excellence awards and the admiration of local bands for their presentation of Homebrewed and their continued support of the Australian music scene. This podcast is designed so you can enjoy conversations with musicians, industry representatives and music media personalities.