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Eurovision changes rules after Israel controversy

Eurovision changes rules after Israel controversy

Organisers of Eurovision say they are changing the voting system to ensure fairness in a move that follows allegations of "interference" by Israel's government.

Swift to honour screen icon with UK music video shoot

Swift to honour screen icon with UK music video shoot

Swift to honour screen icon with UK music video shoot

Swift to honour screen icon with UK music video shoot

Taylor Swift will film her Elizabeth Taylor music video in London in tribute to the late actress, who was born in England before moving the US as a child..

Rob Hirst: feeling good, for a hundred years or more

Rob Hirst: feeling good, for a hundred years or more

Rob Hirst: feeling good, for a hundred years or more

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.

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'Arrogant' Spotify tries to win back Australian music

'Arrogant' Spotify tries to win back Australian music

Spotify’s latest attempt to win back good will has been branded a band-aid solution for an industry brought to its knees by the streaming model.

Pop star’s ex-manager attacks fraud prosecution

Pop star’s ex-manager attacks fraud prosecution

Chart-topping artist Guy Sebastian is seeking to expand a civil fraud lawsuit as his former manager attacks prosecutors over failed fraud trials.

Kate Ceberano plays sold out roll-call of Oz classics

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.

Lawyers bid for release of 'sober, humbled' Combs

Lawyers bid for release of 'sober, humbled' Combs

Lawyers for hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs say he has already been punished enough and are urging a judge to sentence him to no more than 14 months in jail.

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Portrait marks Tina Arena's 50-year 'symphony of life'

Portrait marks Tina Arena's 50-year 'symphony of life'

Portrait marks Tina Arena's 50-year 'symphony of life'

Portrait marks Tina Arena's 50-year 'symphony of life'

Pop star Tina Arena will feature in one of Australia's most prominent galleries as she celebrates 50 years since she first captured the nation's heart.

McCartney plans to release new solo album and tour UK

McCartney plans to release new solo album and tour UK

McCartney plans to release new solo album and tour UK

McCartney plans to release new solo album and tour UK

Sir Paul McCartney is said to be around '90 per cent' finished with his next record, the follow-up to 2020's McCartney III.

Bye Bye Baby: Australian music pioneer Col Joye dies

Bye Bye Baby: Australian music pioneer Col Joye dies

Bye Bye Baby: Australian music pioneer Col Joye dies

Bye Bye Baby: Australian music pioneer Col Joye dies

One of Australia's pioneers of rock music has died after almost seven decades as a leading figure in the industry both as a performer and entrepreneur.

CEO resigns after viral video from Coldplay concert

CEO resigns after viral video from Coldplay concert

CEO resigns after viral video from Coldplay concert

CEO resigns after viral video from Coldplay concert

The tech company CEO who was captured on the big screen canoodling with a colleague at a Coldplay concert has quit after the interaction became a viral video.

Pretty Little Baby singer Connie Francis dead at 87

Pretty Little Baby singer Connie Francis dead at 87

Pretty Little Baby singer Connie Francis dead at 87

Pretty Little Baby singer Connie Francis dead at 87

Connie Francis, a pop singer and actor whose hits such as Pretty Little Baby made her a chart-topping performer of the pre-Beatles era, is dead at 87.

Aussie acts find global listeners but AI worries linger

Aussie acts find global listeners but AI worries linger

Aussie acts find global listeners but AI worries linger

Aussie acts find global listeners but AI worries linger

Data from music streaming giant Spotify reveals Australian artists are more globally popular than ever, but can they compete with the all-powerful algorithm?

Diddy's ex-assistant bought drugs, set up sex parties

Diddy's ex-assistant bought drugs, set up sex parties

Diddy's ex-assistant bought drugs, set up sex parties

Diddy's ex-assistant bought drugs, set up sex parties

The jury at Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial has heard his assistant's job included setting up sex parties and scoring drugs.

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Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault in UK

American R&B singer Chris Brown has faced court in Britain and pleaded not guilty to attacking a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub.

Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson dies at age 82

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose summertime anthems made him one of rock's most influential artists, has died at 82.

Billie Eilish takes top prizes at American Music Awards

Pop star Billie Eilish has won all seven categories in which she was nominated at the American Music Awards, including artist and album of the year.

Rapper Kid Cudi to testify at Diddy's trial

Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking trial continues with evidence from rapper Kid Cudi after the court finishes hearing from a former aide to the music mogul.

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Diddy's ex to resume testimony at sex-trafficking trial

R&B singer Cassie returns to the witness box after a day spent recounting grotesque details of life with her ex-boyfriend, Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Ex-girlfriend to speak in Diddy's sex-trafficking trial

Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend Cassie is set to testify in the hip-hop mogul's sex-trafficking case, a day after jurors saw a video of Combs beating her.

Motown great Smokey Robinson accused of sexual assault

Motown legend Smokey Robinson is facing a lawsuit over a series of alleged sexual assaults, which four women say took place between 2007 and 2024.

Aussie designer shows pop star 'it's never really over'

An Aussie fashion designer has been given another chance to prove allegations that US pop star Katy Perry infringed her trade mark during the Prism tour.

Nothing unnatural about Human Nature's homecoming tour

After performing together for over 35 years, one-time boy band Human Nature are back on home soil to celebrate a career-defining album.

Ex-engineer charged with stealing Eminem music

Federal prosecutors have charged a former Eminem studio engineer with stealing the rap star's unreleased music and selling it online.

Imagine: John Lennon honoured with UK coin collection

Beatles great and peace advocate John Lennon's life and career is being celebrated with the launch of a commemorative coin in the UK.

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