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          <div class="message"><p><strong>MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Hannie Day, Bicycle</strong></p><p>Exciting Melbourne talent Hannie Day brings us one of the catchiest tracks of the summer and sets it to a joyful video featuring cycling, singing - and death.</p><p>Screaming downhill into love…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/grassroots-earworm/blog/7711581/screaming-straight-into-a-plot-twist">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p><strong>The artist aiming for 52 releases in one year</strong></p><p>Gippsland surf-punk CHEAP-SKATE has set himself a lofty goal for the year, pledging to release new music every single week of 2026 in a project dubbed 'CHEAP-YEAR.'</p><p>So far, he's on…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/grassroots-earworm/blog/7713011/it-s-not-a-leap-year-it-s-a-cheap-year">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p><strong>Three folk-inspired albums to chill out to</strong></p><p>Spend a long summer night kicking back and chilling out to the sound of these three relaxing folk-style albums - perfect for moments of unwinding and introspecting!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Cooee - Messengers</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A collaboration between…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/grassroots-earworm/blog/7711580/kick-back-and-relax">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p><strong>A chat with 2025 HOMEGROWN HUNDRED winner Michael Ward</strong></p><p><i>This is the first time Grassroots Earworm has run this national public-voted countdown. What does it mean to you to win the inaugural HOMEGROWN HUNDRED?</i></p><p>'For me, this is huge. I…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/grassroots-earworm/blog/7707932/the-music-we-play-it-s-how-i-express-myself">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>Michael Ward</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>WA singer-songwriter Michael Ward has won the 2025 HOMEGROWN HUNDRED by a country mile, blitzing the field with his gritty country rock banger<i> No Regrets.</i></p><p>Thanks to his extensive touring schedule, Michael has earned himself fans throughout Australia,…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/grassroots-earworm/blog/7703540/michael-ward-wins-2025-homegrown-hundred-with-no-regrets">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"> <strong>Start voting Australia!</strong>  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  It's time to cast your votes in Grassroots Earworm's inaugural HOMEGROWN HUNDRED!  &nbsp;  The HOMEGROWN HUNDRED is a public-voted music countdown conducted by Grassroots Earworm for the first time in 2025. It's kind of like triple j's Hottest… <span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/grassroots-earworm/blog/7668495/voting-now-open-in-the-2025-homegrown-hundred">Read more</a></span></div>
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