Bid for Aussie acts to star at AFL grand final gigs
Global stars Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg have headlined AFL grand final entertainment in recent years, and there are calls for Aussie acts to take top billing.
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Blues fans see red as organisers pull plug on festival
A popular Australian festival has been abruptly cancelled three weeks before it was due to begin, blaming poor ticket sales and rising production costs.
Festival of world music scrambles due to world conflict
More than 120 artists and crew heading to the WOMADelaide festival have been caught up in travel chaos, with some making massive journeys so they can perform.
Britpop still reigns supreme with free Pulp concert
Pulp, fronted by the charismatic Jarvis Cocker, had the crowd dancing ecstatically at a free concert for more than 10,000 people.
Pop-soul singer Olivia Dean wins big at BRIT Awards
With a Grammy already under her belt, Olivia Dean has stolen the show at Britain's pop music honours, adding four BRIT awards to her burgeoning trophy cabinet.
Midnight Oil co-founder tours after ‘brutal bisection’
Jim Moginie is on tour with a new band, determined to "let Dr Music have his way" after the death of his close friend and former bandmate Rob Hirst in January.
Bad Bunny wins album of the year at the Grammys
Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny has won the Grammy for album of the year - the first time a Spanish-language record has taken home the top prize.
Rising Australian country star comes full circle
Lane Pittman won millions of hearts and minds when he auditioned for The Voice as a teenager. Now, he's performing with the biggest names in country music.
UK artist pips homegrown musicians to top annual poll
With streaming giants under no compulsion to program local artists, Australian music has been disappearing from the nation's biggest annual music poll.
Rob Hirst: a legacy of connections and kindness
Friends, collaborators and fellow musicians remember the late Midnight Oil drummer as a giant songwriter who changed the national conversation.
Posthumous honour for Australian music legend
Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst, who died on Tuesday, has been awarded an Australia Day honour - on a date he wanted to change.
‘Irreplaceable’: Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst dies
Hailed as "the engine driving one of the greatest live bands of all time", tributes are pouring in for Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst after he died of cancer.
Lockout laws dead in big boost for night-time economy
Laws that prevented punters from getting a drink after 3.30am have been scrapped, in what advocates say should breathe more life into a $110 billion sector.
‘Blew our minds’: rockers mourn Midnight Oil drummer
Australian music royalty is remembering Midnight Oil founding member and drummer Rob Hirst following his death aged 70.
Joy triumphs over despair for Nick Cave and Bad Seeds
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds are opening the final iteration of their triumphant Wild God Tour with their first Australian show in almost 10 years.
Elvis has left the building: Parkes express rolls out
A bumper crowd is all shook up and set to descend upon the regional town of Parkes to once again celebrate the legacy of Elvis Presley.
Israel clears for Eurovision, prompts multiple boycotts
Several European countries have pulled out of competing in Eurovision 2026 after Israel was cleared to enter.
Love songs for nature to inspire climate activism
Australian musicians are using their work to raise the profile of climate change and environmental issues, including through an annual competition.
Amyl and The Sniffers adds album gong to ARIAs haul
Hard rockers Amyl and the Sniffers have won album of year as they scooped the ARIAs pool on a night that also crowned the likes of Dom Dolla and Ninajirachi.
Global acts and independent artists recognised at ARIAs
A mix of established and emerging artists have won multiple gongs at the ARIA awards, on a night legendary rockers You Am I entered the Hall Of Fame.
Fans thunderstruck with powerful AC/DC performance
Aussie fans got exactly what they wanted as AC/DC blasted back onto home soil with a powerhouse performance to kick off their long-awaited tour.
Rob Hirst: feeling good, for a hundred years or more
Midnight Oil's drummer, who has stage four pancreatic cancer, still has songs pinging around his brain at night, while he rages against the dying of the light.
AC/DC gig so loud it shook the earth … literally
AC/DC managed to literally shake the earth, with their Melbourne concert detected by earthquake monitoring equipment three kilometres away.
Blues fans to see red when Split Enz headline festival
The pioneering Kiwi band Split Enz will take centre stage as the iconic Byron Bay Bluesfest is resurrected for Easter 2026.
Midnight Oil fans rally to rescue drummer’s ‘war horse’
A drummer for one of Australia's most-loved rock bands is battling cancer and says he is surrounded by love after deciding to sell his old "war horse".
Songbook and album safeguarding Indigenous languages
Song has always been part of the fabric of Indigenous cultural identity, and a new songbook is harnessing the power of music to protect traditional languages.
Sentencing as Diddy faces potentially years in prison
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs insists he's a changed man as he faces the possibility of years in jail after being convicted in a sordid criminal case.
Kate Ceberano plays sold out roll-call of Oz classics
Nearly 40 years after announcing herself at the Australian Made festival, Kate Ceberano has sold out a tour paying tribute to the music of the era.
UK court tosses terror charge against Kneecap member
The terrorism case against a rapper from the trio Kneecap has been thrown out by a London magistrate due to a technical error in the way the charge was brought.
‘Part of your DNA’: Snoop taking grand final seriously
Snoop Dogg has strutted into the MCG for his official appearance ahead of a fascinating, somewhat controversial, AFL grand-final entertainment set.
As live shows surge, Chappell Roan hot to go Down Under
The Laneway Festival headliner will be US pop star Chappell Roan. The announcement has been made as figures show average ticket prices are higher than ever.