For nine years now The Coopers AMP has been listening to, discovering, rewarding and promoting Australian music of excellence, and in 2013 they’re doing it again!

Any Australian artist who has already produced and commercially released an album of music in 2013, or will be doing so,  should send one listening copy on CD to:
The 9th Coopers AMP, D-Star Digital, Level 2, 233-235 Bulwara Road, Ultimo, NSW, 2007

They will digitally ingest all albums received into the DMDS system, operated by their sponsors D-Star Digital, and from there have their judges LISTEN. The winner of The 9th Coopers AMP will be announced in March 2014.

Hermitude were announced in March this year as the winner of The 8th Coopers AMP. In addition to collecting $30,000 in prize money, Hermitude join the prestigious list of previous AMP winners The Jezabels (2011), Cloud Control (2010), Lisa Mitchell (2009), Eddie Current Suppression Ring (2008), The Mess Hall (2007), Augie March (2006) and inaugural winners The Drones (2005).

During The 8th Coopers AMP the judges listened to 322 albums, of which 71 were Longlisted. They expect similar numbers this year. Please see below for definitions which provide guidelines on what will be accepted.

LONGLISTED!

The 9th Coopers AMP is pleased to announce that the following albums have already been Longlisted by the judges:

I See Seaweed by The Drones Familiar Stranger by Bob Evans Kiss My Apocalypse by Abbe May Not Art by Big Scary

The Cold Light Of Day by Dialectrix

Push The Sky Away by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Bob Evans said upon hearing the news: