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Brass band acid house hits celebrate return of Rising

Brass band acid house hits celebrate return of Rising

The third Rising festival will see brass bands blasting the classics of 1980s house, as part of a program of more than 100 events.

A world of music and heat at Adelaide's WOMAD festival

A world of music and heat at Adelaide's WOMAD festival

A world of music and heat at Adelaide's WOMAD festival

A world of music and heat at Adelaide's WOMAD festival

Adelaide's world music and arts festival is one cultural event hit by extreme temperatures, with people queuing for water and ice cream.

Back roads inspire The Whitlams' alt-country detour

Back roads inspire The Whitlams' alt-country detour

Back roads inspire The Whitlams' alt-country detour

Back roads inspire The Whitlams' alt-country detour

Singer-songwriter Tim Freedman was driving on deserted rural roads when he dreamt up a country album. The result is The Whitlams Black Stump debut Kookaburra.

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Orphan's masterpiece comes to life in rural Australia

Orphan's masterpiece comes to life in rural Australia

An orphan named Agatha was left at a Venice orphanage in 1712, when Vivaldi was teaching children. Her unearthed music is finding a home in regional Victoria.

Kelly visits WA prison for lesson on how to make gravy

Kelly visits WA prison for lesson on how to make gravy

Legendary musician Paul Kelly has paid a visit to a West Australian prison for a musical exchange with inmates who recorded one of his songs in language.

Kylie Minogue honoured with BRIT Award global icon gong

Kylie Minogue honoured with BRIT Award global icon gong

"There's a part of me that's the 14-year-old girl in the room dreaming of making music", Kylie Minogue said after being given the Brits global icon title.

Australian Swifties spend $300m on Taylor's Eras Tour

Australian Swifties spend $300m on Taylor's Eras Tour

Taylor Swift's run of Australian concerts has lifted spending by about $300 million, according to figures generated by National Australia Bank.

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Opera house series celebrates First Nations generations

Opera house series celebrates First Nations generations

Opera house series celebrates First Nations generations

Opera house series celebrates First Nations generations

Three Aboriginal powerhouse performing families will be on stage together for the new Generations and Dynasties series at the Sydney Opera House.

Taylor Swift sings up a storm in rain hit Sydney show

Taylor Swift sings up a storm in rain hit Sydney show

Taylor Swift sings up a storm in rain hit Sydney show

Taylor Swift sings up a storm in rain hit Sydney show

Rain and lightning could not stop Swifties dance through the night in her sold out show in Sydney with star studded fans also in attendance.

Youth still want live music despite festival failings

Youth still want live music despite festival failings

Youth still want live music despite festival failings

Youth still want live music despite festival failings

Young people are maintaining their enthusiasm for live music despite growing cost challenges, according to new Victorian research.

Swiftie spending a $174m love story for city's economy

Swiftie spending a $174m love story for city's economy

Swiftie spending a $174m love story for city's economy

Swiftie spending a $174m love story for city's economy

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour has spawned a spending boost of $174 million in Melbourne, according to NAB, as the blockbuster show moves to Sydney.

Pop superstar makes history with Australian Eras Tour

Pop superstar makes history with Australian Eras Tour

Pop superstar makes history with Australian Eras Tour

Pop superstar makes history with Australian Eras Tour

Taylor Swift debuted a new track from her upcoming album at the first Australian concert of The Eras Tour, in front of her biggest ever audience.

Taylor Swift plays a record-breaking night at the MCG

Taylor Swift plays a record-breaking night at the MCG

Taylor Swift plays a record-breaking night at the MCG

Taylor Swift plays a record-breaking night at the MCG

Taylor Swift has kicked off the Australian leg of The Eras Tour by playing to her biggest-ever audience at the MCG, and debuting a tune from her new album.

Swift fans heartbroken by last minute scam tickets

Swift fans heartbroken by last minute scam tickets

Swift fans heartbroken by last minute scam tickets

Swift fans heartbroken by last minute scam tickets

Some Taylor Swift fans have discovered the tickets they paid for won't get them in to the pop star's first Australian concert.

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Why chase Swift tickets, when there's the Errors Tour

Drag queen Taylor Sheesh is bringing her Errors Tour to Australia, with a Melbourne performance at the same time as Swift's first concert at the MCG.

Fans flood box office for last Taylor Swift tickets

In what was potentially the last time for Swifties to secure tickets, fans flooded Melbourne’s streets to try their hand at the box office.

Swifties blow big bucks on prized tour merchandise

Swifties have already spent up big on Eras Tour tickets and now they are lining up for merchandise ahead of the pop superstar's upcoming Australian concerts.

Swifties prepare for the coming of Tay-Tay down under

As the Australian leg of the Eras tour draws closer, local Swifties just want the pop superstar to know how much she means to them.

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Anzac Day concert relocated after veterans' backlash

Organisers of the Pandemonium music festival have lashed out at the "kickback" against the Sydney leg of the event, which is being held on Anzac Day.

Swift makes Grammys history with fourth album honour

Taylor Swift has won the Grammy for album of the year, becoming the only artist to take the prize four times.

Taylor Swift announces new album while accepting Grammy

Her Swifties have gone ballistic after pop megastar Taylor Swift announced the imminent release of her new album, The Tortured Poets Department.

Taylor Swift, other artists could vanish from TikTok

Universal Music Group plans to stop licensing content from the artists it represents on the social media platform TikTok.

Beloved country artists clean up at the Golden Guitars

Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham have taken out three Golden Guitar awards in Tamworth, with The Wolfe Brothers and Brad Cox also winning big.

Doja Cat wins Triple J's Hottest 100 countdown

American artist Doja Cat has topped Triple J's 2023 Hottest 100 countdown with her song Paint The Town Red as two Australians round out the top three.

Tamworth talent Max woos new generation of country fans

Max Jackson grew up worshipping country stars like Lee Kernaghan and Gina Jeffreys. Now her name is among those legends, as a double Golden Guitar nominee.

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