Can Graham Norton change the Australian music scene?

The music scene in Australia is pretty much controlled by what music companies feel we want to hear. Many international acts get a release here due to the way they financially performed in their own country or how they are represented in television shows available here.
During the 1980's and 90's many Australian band can credit shows like "Hey Hey it's Saturday", "Take 40 TV" and "The Factory" for their success. Australian music had many television programs able to showcase their talent. It was widely known that if an act went on 'Hey Hey' in the 90's could almost guarantee a strong sales week and instant chart success. That is why a string of mediocre acts such as Freaked out Flower Children, Toni Pearen, Indecent obsession and Peter Andre clamoured to have a live performance on that show. Today, those acts would be dropped by their record company within 2 singles due to under performing sale. Many actors who decided to try their hand at singing could venture away from their own show and have their talents seen by new people.

Throughout the 90's i was amazed how the charts here differed so much from those in New Zealand. Our Neighbours had for a long time been subjected to "top of the pops" screened almost immediately after it was shown in the UK. This is why acts such as Sean Maguire, Billie and certain indie acts charted there before or if ever here. The record companies took the initiative to make the releases come in line with what the UK record companies had slated.

So with Network 10 screening 'The Graham Norton Show" on commercial television here for the first time, can we expect the Australian music scene to cater for what the public will see.  Bands and artists such as JLS, Rebecca Ferguson, Emali Sande, The Wanted and Professor Green have always had strong representation on the show. Now for the first time people will hear these acts and want to explore back catalogues and current albums.

Is it too much for the record companies to stop getting artists on their books to do a cover album to help declining sales, but try to work with their northern hemisphere allies to make the music scene here more diverse.
If they don't, Most of us know an album is only an illegal click of the mouse away.

The Graham Norton Show
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