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Think classical music isn’t the place for electric guitar? Think again
Australian Chamber Orchestra’s 2024 season includes a Scottish guitarist wunderkind, a Sydney Dance Company collaboration, and a tour of their award-winning score.
- by Hannah Story
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Session musicians are caught in a ‘broken system’. It affects Ed Sheeran too
Australian session musicians are taking their quest for an overhaul of the copyright system to the Labor Party conference in Brisbane.
- by Linda Morris
What’s next for John Lennon? A duet with Taylor Swift?
With a few basic prompts, AI can fill our world with any sound we ask for – but not everyone will call it music.
- by Michael Dwyer
Steam train and live music set to deliver ‘one of a kind’ experience
A fully restored steam train, live music and a big dose of community spirit are coming together to boost tourism in regional Victoria.
- by Martin Boulton
Five-decade musical career is Died Pretty singer’s legacy
The Aussie rock frontman’s long musical career was as uncompromising as the man himself.
- by Martin Boulton
‘If I stopped, I’d go crazy’: Inside this pop duo’s flourishing song factory
Tim Carroll and Oscar Dawson are being inspired by a fresh crop of Australian musicians.
- by Martin Boulton
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Rodriguez, Searching for Sugar Man singer with an aura of mystery, dies at 81
The Detroit singer-songwriter was championed decades after his 1970 debut album by fans in Australia and South Africa, and became the subject of an Oscar-winning documentary.
- by Harrison Smith
Was that an earthquake in Rome? No, it was a Travis Scott concert
When Kanye West appeared, 60,000 fans jumped and some locals panicked, thinking an earthquake was occurring.
- by Elisabetta Povoledo
Robbie Robertson, songwriter who helped remake Americana, dies at 80
Robertson, who left his Toronto home at age 16 to pursue his rock’n’roll dreams, died Wednesday in Los Angeles, aged 80, after a long illness.
- by Matthew Lewis
‘It feels exploitative’: Musicians demand political action in battle for royalties
The Australian music industry is pushing for the removal of a cap on royalty payments for sound recordings played on radio.
- by Linda Morris
Rapper gets 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion testified that rapper Tory Lanez fired the gun at the back of her feet and shouted for her to dance as she walked away from a car, after leaving a pool party at Kylie Jenner’s Hollywood Hills home.
- by Andrew Dalton