Triple J's Like A Version segment has cemented itself as one of Australia's most popular live showcases and now it's about to go global.
As Billboard reports, a best-of compilation series is set to be released in North America via MGM through a partnership with ABC Music on 22 September.
The CD will feature some of the best Like A Version performances from big Aussie names like Flume, Tame Impala, DMA'S and Meg Mac, as well as huge international artists such as Mark Ronson and Mumford & Sons.
MGM founder Michael Chase told Billboard that they plan to release a compilation album each year in line with the Australian release, in an attempt to "get some attention on the Australian artists".
"We've so many great acts in Australia," Chase said.
"It's just been the tyranny of distance and the expense (that has held artists back). That's part of why we put an office here in the US, to start bridging that gap.
"This project is another part of the jigsaw puzzle that can help brand Australian music in the market and give it more of a voice and also promote the fact that Australia has this great radio station Triple J that has birthed so much great music over the years."
In a statement given to The Music today, Triple J's Richard Kingsmill said, "Releasing Like A Version in the US will not just continue to raise the profile of the segment, but also hopefully raise awareness of the great Australian acts that have featured over the years and will into the future".
Check out the US compilation track listing below.
1. Tame Impala — Confide In Me (Original by Kylie Minogue)
2. Flume — My Boo (Ghost Town DJs)
3. Mark Ronson — I Sat By The Ocean (Queens Of The Stone Age)
4. Chvrches — Do I Wanna Know (Arctic Monkeys)
5. Chet Faker — (Lover) You Don’t Treat Me No Good (Sonia Dada)
6. Ben Folds — Such Great Heights (The Postal Service)
7. John Butler Trio — Happy (Pharell Willams)
8. Meg Mac — Bridges (Broods)
9. Bon Iver — Coming Down (Anaiis Mitchell)
10. Mumford & Sons — Unfinished Business (White Lies)
11. Boy & Bear — Back To Black (Amy Winehouse)
12. Cub Sport — Ultralight Beam (Kanye West)
13. Broods — One Dance (Drake)
14. Robert DeLong — The Mother We Share (Chvrches)
15. James Vincent McMorrow — West Coast (Lana Del Rey)
16. San Cisco — Get Lucky (Daft Punk)
17. DMA’s — Believe (Cher)
18. City & Color — Settle Down (Kimbra)
19. The Jezabels — Don’t Stop Believing (Journey)
20. Ásgeir — Stolen Dance (Milky Chance)
21. Catfish & The Bottlemen — Read My Mind (The Killers)
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