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Nile Rodgers, Chaka Khan bring funk to Jazz Festival

Nile Rodgers, Chaka Khan bring funk to Jazz Festival

Music legends Chaka Khan and Nile Rodgers have played a packed Myer Music Bowl for the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

Queer canon written in opera and song

Queer canon written in opera and song

Queer canon written in opera and song

Queer canon written in opera and song

The Sydney Opera House will play host to an original rock opera that seeks to expand and celebrate queer history for one night only.

Noise complaints fall on deaf ears in live music shift

Noise complaints fall on deaf ears in live music shift

Noise complaints fall on deaf ears in live music shift

Noise complaints fall on deaf ears in live music shift

An overhaul of live music regulations in NSW will offer longer trading hours for venues that support creativity and shut down single-resident noise complaints.

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Tim Minchin pens ironic Opera House anniversary tribute

Tim Minchin pens ironic Opera House anniversary tribute

Performer Tim Minchin has penned an ode to the Sydney Opera House to mark the 50th anniversary of its opening by Queen Elizabeth II on October 20, 1973.

SXSW descends on Sydney, but will the city get it?

SXSW descends on Sydney, but will the city get it?

SXSW Sydney is kicking off, and organisers say punters will need to learn how the music-screen-tech conference/festival works.

Now & Forever: Barnesy, Mo'Ju, Baker Boy say 'yes'

Now & Forever: Barnesy, Mo'Ju, Baker Boy say 'yes'

Yorta Yorta muso Briggs is bringing a stellar lineup of performers to Shepparton in support of voice, including Baker Boy, Mo'Ju, Jimmy Barnes and Paul Kelly.

Carmen to the bush, as opera helps disaster recovery

Carmen to the bush, as opera helps disaster recovery

Rural Queensland might seem like an unlikely setting for a French opera, but one town hopes a night of song will bring their disaster-hit community together.

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Organisers hit right notes to boost piano's popularity

Organisers hit right notes to boost piano's popularity

Organisers hit right notes to boost piano's popularity

Organisers hit right notes to boost piano's popularity

The organisers of a prestigious piano competition have founded a new organisation to promote the instrument across Australia.

Ticket price pain with Aussies seeing fewer live shows

Ticket price pain with Aussies seeing fewer live shows

Ticket price pain with Aussies seeing fewer live shows

Ticket price pain with Aussies seeing fewer live shows

The tyranny of distance and ticket prices have been identified as factors in Australians attending fewer arts events since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aussie music big-hitters playing free gigs for 'yes'

Aussie music big-hitters playing free gigs for 'yes'

Aussie music big-hitters playing free gigs for 'yes'

Aussie music big-hitters playing free gigs for 'yes'

As part of a national action, artists are launching Music for the Voice this weekend in support of the 'yes' campaign in the voice referendum.

Meat Loaf fans All Revved Up for Fringe karaoke show

Meat Loaf fans All Revved Up for Fringe karaoke show

Meat Loaf fans All Revved Up for Fringe karaoke show

Meat Loaf fans All Revved Up for Fringe karaoke show

Comedians Nicky Barry and Lucy Best will be Crying Out Loud at their Sydney Fringe karaoke show dedicated to Meat Loaf. Audience participation is encouraged.

South Sudanese refugee turned dancehall king wows fans

South Sudanese refugee turned dancehall king wows fans

South Sudanese refugee turned dancehall king wows fans

South Sudanese refugee turned dancehall king wows fans

A South Sudanese dancehall artist who grew up in a Ugandan refugee camp is performing at Australia's biggest African culture festival.

Hey boy Hey girl, Chemical Brothers return to Australia

Hey boy Hey girl, Chemical Brothers return to Australia

Hey boy Hey girl, Chemical Brothers return to Australia

Hey boy Hey girl, Chemical Brothers return to Australia

UK duo The Chemical Brothers are bringing their block rockin beats back to Australia with shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Geelong.

Schoenberg's Gurrelieder in Sydney for the first time

Schoenberg's Gurrelieder in Sydney for the first time

Schoenberg's Gurrelieder in Sydney for the first time

Schoenberg's Gurrelieder in Sydney for the first time

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra will perform Arnold Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder, with a cast of about 350. The massive work has never been played in Sydney before.

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Stars band together to get Aussie music rocking again

Leading performers are part of a high-voltage, $69 million group backed by the federal government to help the music industry regain its swagger.

Music legend John Farnham receives cancer 'all clear'

Music legend John Farnham has revealed he is clear of cancer and thanked supporters in a message 12 months on from a major surgery.

Sydney DJ fights drug supply charges after police sting

A Sydney DJ has denied any knowledge of a scheme to supply a commercial quantity of LSD, which police tracked in an undercover operation.

Christina Aguilera, Peter Garrett to headline concerts

An upcoming concert series in Victoria will feature Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett and pop star Christina Aguilera, with many tickets given away for free.

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Cellist strikes with music made from lightning bolts

Lightning has struck three times for cellist Zoë Barry, who has fed her bizarre experiences into composing music.

Budjerah takes out top gong at Indigenous Music Awards

A slew of Indigenous artists have won big at the National Indigenous Music Awards, with Budjerah and King Stingray taking out some of the top honours .

Pop band The 1975 fined over Asian festival behaviour

The 1975 have been ordered to pay more than $A4 million for "abusive language, equipment damage and indecent stage behaviour" at a Malaysian music festival.

Internet Archive sued over digitised record collection

Several US record labels are suing the Internet Archive over 2749 sound-recording copyrights that the Archive allegedly infringed.

Paul McCartney gets back to Australia with stadium tour

Former Beatle Paul McCartney is touring Australia for the first time in six years, ready to rock Down Under with his Got Back Tour.

From Beyonce to rural Oz, choir brings songs of hope

South Africa's Soweto Gospel Choir will tour regional Australia from August, bringing culture and entertainment to communities that sometimes miss out.

Refugee drummer beats a path to healing for students

A music therapy course run by an Iraqi refugee drummer has proven a big hit with a diverse group of students in western Sydney.

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