{"id":167104,"date":"2025-09-25T02:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T02:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/167104\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T02:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T02:01:09","slug":"cra-permanently-cancels-australian-commercial-radio-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/167104\/","title":{"rendered":"CRA permanently cancels Australian Commercial Radio Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaweek.com.au%2Fend-of-an-era-cra-permanently-cancels-australian-commercial-radio-awards%2F&amp;title=End+of+an+era%3A+CRA+permanently+cancels+Australian+Commercial+Radio+Awards', 'linkedInShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;\" title=\"Share on LinkedIn\"><\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p><\/a> <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=End of an era: CRA permanently cancels Australian Commercial Radio Awards -&amp;url=https:\/\/www.mediaweek.com.au\/end-of-an-era-cra-permanently-cancels-australian-commercial-radio-awards\/', 'twitterShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;\" title=\"Tweet This Post\"><\/p>\n<p>Tweet<\/p>\n<p><\/a> <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.mediaweek.com.au\/end-of-an-era-cra-permanently-cancels-australian-commercial-radio-awards\/&amp;t=End of an era: CRA permanently cancels Australian Commercial Radio Awards', 'facebookShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;\" title=\"Share on Facebook\"><\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediaweek.com.au\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Email<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Five months after the CRA announced they were cancelling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaweek.com.au\/acras-2025-cancelled-over-radio-royalties-stoush\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the 2025 Australian Commercial Radio Awards<\/a> (ACRAs), the industry body has confirmed it has now scrapped the annual audio awards permanently.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the news to Mediaweek, after members were told via email, CRA CEO Lizzie Young said the decision to cancel was not an easy one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur focus on long term sustainability across the industry needs to be our number one priority,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter careful consideration in consultation with our Board and Members, we\u2019re directing our resources into initiatives like Sound Start, CRA Audio ID and HEARD, and regulatory matters such as Radio Prominence where we can have the greatest impact supporting our industry\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndividual networks continue to celebrate the amazing work being done across our industry through their own recognition programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision was not taken lightly, but I firmly believe radio has a bright and exciting future in Australia, and this positions us to build that future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-246119\" class=\"wp-image-246119 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/weare8-lizzie-young.webp.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"434\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-246119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lizzie Young, CEO of the CRA.<\/p>\n<p>Back in April, the CRA confirmed the 2025 ACRA event would not go ahead.<\/p>\n<p>In an email sent to members, the industry body cited \u201csignificant cost pressures incurred from ongoing legal matters with the PPCA\u201d as a key reason for pausing the annual celebration of commercial radio\u2019s top talent.<\/p>\n<p>The Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) is campaigning to lift the longstanding one per cent royalty cap imposed by the Copyright Act 1968, which governs what radio broadcasters must pay for the use of sound recordings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaweek.com.au\/subscribe-morning-report\/&#039;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keep on top of the most important media, marketing, and agency news each day with the Mediaweek\u00a0Morning Report \u2013 delivered for free every morning to your inbox<\/a><\/p>\n<p>   <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaweek.awardsplatform.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MW100-enter-PinCont-630x104-hurry.jpg\" alt=\"The Music Network Banner\" style=\"max-width: 100%; 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