The Pacific’s biggest music competition, Pacific Break (2023) is set to launch in Port Moresby on September 21st. This is a competition which offers unsigned artists living in the Pacific and Timor-Leste a career-changing opportunity with the winner flown to Australia’s largest international music festival WOMADelaide in March 2024. The event lasts six-weeks and featured artists will have their music and videos featured on ABC Radio Australia, ABC Australia programs, and on ABC Pacific digital and social media accounts throughout the six-week campaign. This year’s winner will be decided by a panel of judges made up of PNG-born Australian artist Ngaiire, Dj Hau Latukefu, Sose Fuamoli, and Rick Howe. Entries will open on September 21st and close on November 2 with the winner announced on ABC Radio Australia morning show Nesia Daily on Thursday November 9th.