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Rare Banksy owned by blink-182 rocker up for auction

Rare Banksy owned by blink-182 rocker up for auction

Banksy's re-imagining of the 1992 painting The Singing Butler by Scottish artist Jack Vettriano is expected to fetch millions at auction.

Charli XCX wins top prizes at BRIT Awards

Charli XCX wins top prizes at BRIT Awards

Charli XCX wins top prizes at BRIT Awards

Charli XCX wins top prizes at BRIT Awards

Charli XCX has picked up five prizes, including artist of the year, best dance act and song of the year at Britain's pop music honours, the BRIT Awards.

Kylie breaks Tension with first show of world tour

Kylie breaks Tension with first show of world tour

Kylie breaks Tension with first show of world tour

Kylie breaks Tension with first show of world tour

The hearts of Kylie fans are beating Padam Padam, with the start of the pop legend's Tension world tour.

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Dad brings the country, daughter the indie-pop

Dad brings the country, daughter the indie-pop

Country star Troy Cassar-Daley has won a record 45 Golden Guitars, but his pop singer daughter Jem might soon be more famous.

Chappell Roan wins Hottest 100 with Good Luck, Babe!

Chappell Roan wins Hottest 100 with Good Luck, Babe!

American singer Chappell Roan has won the Triple J Hottest 100, with international artists breaking records as the top four songs attracted a surge of votes.

Man charged over Tupac killing seeks case dismissal

Man charged over Tupac killing seeks case dismissal

An ex-gang leader is filing to dismiss all the charges against him in the killing of rap music icon Tupac Shakur decades ago, citing constitutional violations.

Robbie Williams sells his 'very sexy movie' at free gig

Robbie Williams sells his 'very sexy movie' at free gig

Pop superstar Robbie Williams has packed Melbourne's Federation Square for a free gig to promote his film Better Man.

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Guy Sebastian's ex-manager to get $1m before retrial

Guy Sebastian's ex-manager to get $1m before retrial

Guy Sebastian's ex-manager to get $1m before retrial

Guy Sebastian's ex-manager to get $1m before retrial

State prosecutors have been ordered to pay Guy Sebastian's former manager almost a million dollars after his embezzlement convictions were overturned.

Dark horse Katy Perry in court win over Aussie designer

Dark horse Katy Perry in court win over Aussie designer

Dark horse Katy Perry in court win over Aussie designer

Dark horse Katy Perry in court win over Aussie designer

US popstar Katy Perry has decisively won a five-year legal battle by overturning findings she infringed Australian fashion designer Katie Perry's trademark.

Three people charged over Liam Payne's death

Three people charged over Liam Payne's death

Three people charged over Liam Payne's death

Three people charged over Liam Payne's death

Prosecutors have charged three people in relation to One Direction singer Liam Payne's death in a fall from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.

Ex-Chili Peppers guitarist denies manslaughter charge

Ex-Chili Peppers guitarist denies manslaughter charge

Ex-Chili Peppers guitarist denies manslaughter charge

Ex-Chili Peppers guitarist denies manslaughter charge

Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer has pleaded not guilty through his attorney to a misdemeanour manslaughter charge over the death of a pedestrian in California.

Taylor Swift ties with Beyonce after sweeping VMAs

Taylor Swift ties with Beyonce after sweeping VMAs

Taylor Swift ties with Beyonce after sweeping VMAs

Taylor Swift ties with Beyonce after sweeping VMAs

Taylor Swift has snared seven MTV Video Music Awards, taking her career total to 30 and equalling Beyonce as the most awarded musician in VMAs history.

Amorosi has to pay mother almost $900k to vacate home

Amorosi has to pay mother almost $900k to vacate home

Amorosi has to pay mother almost $900k to vacate home

Amorosi has to pay mother almost $900k to vacate home

A Supreme Court justice has ordered singer-songwriter Vanessa Amorosi's mother to vacate her family home so her daughter can gain funds for restitution.

K-pop phenomenon continues meteoric rise in Australia

K-pop phenomenon continues meteoric rise in Australia

K-pop phenomenon continues meteoric rise in Australia

K-pop phenomenon continues meteoric rise in Australia

The rise and rise of K-pop shows no sign of wavering in Australia, with fans hungry for more show, more fashion and more dance routines.

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Oasis reunion attitude 'stinks', Liam Gallagher says

Liam Gallagher has fired back at fans who were angered at being charged over-inflated prices for tickets to the Oasis reunion, saying their attitude "stinks".

UK to probe dynamic pricing after Oasis tickets surge

A UK minister has called the inflated selling of Oasis tickets "depressing" as she revealed that dynamic pricing would be included in a review of gig sales.

Oasis reunion ticket websites hit with outage issues

Oasis fans have struggled to access ticket-selling websites for the Britpop band's reunion tour amid reports of tickets being relisted for thousands of dollars.

Swift's tour returns to UK after foiled terror plot

Taylor Swift has made a triumphant return to London, with help from Ed Sheeran, after the heartbreak of cancelled shows in Vienna over a foiled terrorism plot.

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Jack White, Offspring come out and play at Always Live

US rockers The Offspring along with Jack White feature in Victoria's Always Live music program - but does the it help the struggling live music industry?

Waterloo: 50 years since birth of lyrical masterpiece

Swedish supergroup ABBA is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Waterloo, the song that won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest and propelled them to stardom.

Music festival death sparks fresh pill testing calls

The Victorian Greens are renewing calls for onsite pill testing following the suspected overdose death of a man at a weekend music festival.

Taylor urged to fight for the swifties of the sky

A federal senator has urged Taylor Swift to join the life-and-death fight for swifties of the feathered kind.

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.

Swifties splurge on merch at the MCG ahead of Eras Tour

Taylor Swift fans are spending hundreds on merchandise before the Australian leg of her Eras Tour.

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.

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