Missy has donated a track to an upcoming compilation that will raise money for environmental, health and education projects in East Timor. The compilation is called ‘Timor Leste (Freedom Rising)’ and will be released July 10th. ‘Timor Leste (Freedom Rising)’ will include Missy’s track ‘The River’ as well as tracks from other Australian and Timorese artists including John Butler, Kasey Chambers, Paul and Dan Kelly and The Cat Empire.

For more information on East Timor and the charities that royalties will be donated to you can visit the following sites:
www.lifelovehealth.com
www.alolafoundation.org

More tour dates have been added for shows supporting Howie Day in July. Check out the Tour page for dates and ticketing info.

Missy Higgins has been confirmed for a Music Choice 1 hour concert special in July. The concert special will run from 18th – 31st July on the public access channel of cable systems in the USA. For more info on Music Choice and show times visit www.musicchoice.com

Yahoo Music are broadcasting Missy’s filmclips and giving viewers a chance to tell them what you think by giving them a rating out of 5. Check them out and give them your rating at Missy’s Yahoo Page

Missy has been confirmed to play the Austin City Limits Festival in Austin, Texas this September. Other artists on the bill include Coldplay, Oasis, Lucinda Williams and HEAPS more so check the site out at www.austincitylimits.com

Missy’s cover version of the Patty Griffin song ‘Moses’ is now available on the Triple J compilation ‘Like A Version’ (thru Universal). Missy’s own track ‘Casualty’ has also been included on the 16th Annual East Coast Blues and Roots Festival Compilation (thru Warner).

In January this year Missy performed at the WAVEAID concert held in the Sydney Cricket Ground which raised over $2.3 million dollars for the Tsunami Relief Fund. This fantastic event has now been made into a must-have DVD called ‘Waveaid – The DVD’ and is available now through Virgin Music. All profits from the sale of the DVD will be going to charities assisting victims of the Tsunami Disaster.

The tracks included from Missy’s performance on the day are:

This Is How It Goes / Casualty / Scar

Other artists on the DVD include Midnight Oil, Silverchair, Powderfinger, John Butler Trio, The Wrights, The Finn Brothers, Pete Murray, Kasey Chambers, Nick Cave and The Waifs.

More info and a full track listing is available at the Waveaid Site and www.musichead.com.au

Missy will be touring through the US in July supporting Howie Day and Gavin DeGraw. Dates have been added to the Tour page but keep checking back as some additional one’s may be added.

Missy will be performing a 30 minute set on KCRW Radio program ‘Morning Becomes Eclectic’. Tune in at 11:15am (PDT) on Thursday, June 16, 2005 or listen online at www.kcrw.com. Don’t worry if you miss it as the program is rebroadcast online.

Missy will be playing live at the Virgin Megastore on Oxford Street in London THIS Friday (June 3rd). If you’re in town, be there by 6pm to see the performance!

Here’s an amazing opportunity to be a part of MISSY HIGGINS’ performance on LAST CALL with CARSON DALY show on Tuesday, June 7th. Our friends at 1iota Productions are looking for diehard fans to be a part of this taping. The show will take place in New York City. If you are one of the lucky fans we ultimately and exclusively invite, know that you are an integral part of the show!

If you are interested in being a part of the audience, please visit www.1iota.com, go to the “FUTURE EVENTS” page and click the MISSY HIGGINS event link. Then follow the simple registration directions. We will respond back to you via email, with a confirmation letter that will have all the necessary information that you will need to attend this SPECIAL EVENT!!!

ATTENDANCE TO THIS EVENT IS BY INVITATION ONLY!!!

Remember, BE QUICK, because space is EXTREMELY LIMITED!!

MUSTS:

– YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD

– YOU MUST BE AVAILABLE ON TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 7th.

– YOU MUST HAVE A VALID PHOTO ID

– PLEASE DO NOT WEAR WHITE, LIGHT BLUE, BIEGE OR LOGOS, AS THEY DON’T COME ACROSS WELL ON CAMERA

– PLEASE DO NOT BRING LARGE HANDBAGS OR KNAPSACKS

– NO CAMERAS OR RECORDING DEVICES

Missy Higgins’ “Scar” was voted the “Song Of The Year” by Australia’s songwriting community at last night’s APRA Awards in Sydney.

The 21 year old singer/songwriter also won the “Breakthrough Artist” category on the night.

The Awards honour excellence in musical composition and are peer voted. In a video link up Missy thanked everyone and said that these two awards were “the greatest honours” she has ever achieved.

Unfortunately Missy was unable to attend the actual ceremony because she is in the middle of a sold out UK tour which was scheduled many months ago.

Her album, “The Sound Of White” is released in Britain and the US early next month. Missy will therefore spend the next few months touring in the Northern Hemisphere. She hopes to return home for some more gigs in late October.

Missy Higgins Brown Hoodies have now been added to the Merchandise section of the site. They are super comfortable and will keep you toasty throughout winter!

Missy Red Stretch Ts will be on special for June ONLY. Check out the Merchandise section of the site for more information.

Just a quick email to let you know what Missy is up to at the moment.

For starters, “The Sound Of White” went back to #1 on this week’s Australian album chart which is the third time it’s reclaimed the top spot. Congrat’s to Missy and thanks to everyone who has helped make this happen!

Missy’s album will be released in the US and UK on June 7 and 13 respectively so she’s currently overseas in the leadup to those dates. Her current UK tour is largely sold out although limited tickets remain for a couple of dates. Please check out the “tours” page for more info.

North American fans can see Missy on NBC’s “Last Call With Carson Daly” on June 7. She is then touring with Amos Lee on the West Coast and will step out elsewhere in the US with Howie Day and Gavin Degraw in July (keep an eye on “Tours” for more info).

Missy will also do her first ever Canadian show on July 19 at The Horseshoe.

Meanwhile, fans who would like to pre-order the US version of “The Sound Of White” can get an auotgraphed copy while stocks last from Warner Brothers Records

Please note that the US tracklisting is slightly different from the Australian one. “Casualty” has been replaced by “Unbroken” and the order has been shuffled a little. “Unbroken” will soon be made available digitally and it will also feature on the B side of her next local single just so local fans don’t miss out.

In other Missy news, she has had two songs (“Scar” and “Ten Days”) make the final five for the APRA “Song Of The Year” which will be announced in Sydney next week. This prestigious award acknowledges excellence in songwriting and was won last year by John Butler. Keep an eye on www.www.missyhiggins.com for the results!

Lastly, in reply to all the emails asking about Australian tour dates, plans are currently being discussed to do a handfull of shows in the second half of October. However, an announcement about these dates is still at least a month or two away so thanks for your patience!

Missy has been announced as support for American Blue Note artist Amos Lee for four shows in America during June. Dates and more info can be found on the Tour page.

If you listen to the Hot 30 Countdown you can win an MP3 player by voting for Missy’s song ‘The Special Two’ in the countdown. You can vote online or via phone. For details head over to the Hot 30 site.

Missy has received not one but two nominations in this years APRA Awards ‘Song Of The Year’ category for ‘Scar’ and ‘Ten Days’. The ‘Song Of The Year’ Award is the biggest peer voted music award in Australia and is voted upon by around 15,000 songwriters. Other nominees for the award are Eskimo Joe, Jet and The Dissociatives. The Awards will be held in Sydney on May 30th. For more info check out the APRA Website.

Missy’s debut album ‘The Sound Of White’ which has recently gone 5 x Platinum in Australia will be released in the USA and UK in June through Warner Brothers Music. The instore date in the USA is the 7th June and for the UK it’s the 13th of June. If you can’t wait until June you can already purchase the album online through the iTUNES USA and UK stores.

This week Missy did a stunning performance at the Sydney Opera House as part of the Max Sessions. You can see photos from this performance on the photos page. You will also be able to watch it on May 21st on Max TV.