1、Listening In:Insights on music discovery andengagementPart two in a series of three reports exploring live music attendance,music discovery and consumption by Australian audiences.Cover image:Credit:Maja Baska.AcknowledgementCreative Australia acknowledges the many Traditional Custodians of Country
2、throughout Australia and honours their Elders past and present.We respect their deep and enduring connection to their lands,waterways and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial.We cherish the richness of First Nations peoples artistic and cultural expressions.We are privileged to gather on th
3、is Country and to share knowledge,culture and art,now and with future generations.Listening In:Insights on music discovery and engagement ispublished under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Non-Derivative Works 4.0 Licence.Attribution:Creative Australia 2025,Listening In:Insights onmusic di
4、scovery and engagement.This report was supported through a partnership with Untitled Group and The Daily Aus,as well as a collaboration with The Push.ContentsForeword 2Executive summary 3Main findings 5Music discovery and engagement at a glance 7Introduction 9Methodology 11Part One:Engagement with a
5、nd attitudestowards Australianmusic 12Listening rates for both Australian and international music 13Attitudes towards Australian music and artist origin 23Part Two:Discovering new music andattitudes towardsalgorithmic selection 38Music discovery methods 39Streaming platforms 43Music festivals and re
6、commendations fromfriends 47Social media 51Radio 53Views on music discovery and algorithms 57Appendices 61Appendix A:Research project methodology 611CREATIVE AUSTRALIA ForewordThe last decade has seen tremendous change in the ways in which wediscover and listen to music.Social media has emerged as a