{"id":423332,"date":"2026-05-12T04:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T04:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/423332\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T04:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T04:42:11","slug":"fipra-music-awards-postponed-amid-economic-pressures-fbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/423332\/","title":{"rendered":"FIPRA Music Awards postponed amid economic pressures \u2013 FBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FIPRA.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>[Photo: FILE]<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 FIPRA Music Awards has been postponed as organisers respond to the current economic climate impacting the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Fiji Performing Rights Association Board of Directors confirmed that the awards night, originally scheduled for 23rd May, will now be held on Saturday, 5th September 2026.<\/p>\n<p>FIPRA says the decision was made to ensure the prestigious event can still be delivered at a high standard without compromising the integrity of the awards.<\/p>\n<p>The Board says extending the timeline will allow organisers to better navigate current economic pressures while continuing to properly honour Fiji\u2019s songwriters, musicians and performers.<\/p>\n<p>Article continues after advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Despite the postponement, FIPRA says it remains fully committed to celebrating the achievements of local artists and providing them with the recognition and platform they deserve.<\/p>\n<p>The association has also thanked its members, partners and supporters for their patience and continued backing of Fiji\u2019s music industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[Photo: FILE] The 2026 FIPRA Music Awards has been postponed as organisers respond to the current economic climate&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":423333,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,157,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-423332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}