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AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon has spoken out in support of the league’s decision to book Snoop Dogg as this year’s AFL Grand Final headliner, despite recent controversy. The defence comes in the…

The best Australian albums of the decade so far have been named in a new Rolling Stone AU/NZ list. Titled the 100 Best Australian Albums of the 2020s So Far, the list reflects the vastness of modern…

The Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash has reached full capacity, with close to 15,000 people set to attend. The milestone makes it the largest ticketed music festival ever held in remote Australia. The…

Play It Strange has announced the winners of the 2025 Waiata Māori Songwriting Competition for high school students in Years 9–13. This year’s competition received entries from across Aotearoa, with…

Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge has delivered a scathing response to Drake's lawsuit regarding Kendrick Lamar's diss track "Not Like Us", calling the allegations "groundless and indeed…

Meredith Music Festival has unveiled its 2025 lineup. The long-running will bring an eclectic array of artists from home and abroad to the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, just west of Melbourne,…

Beyond the Valley is set to return for its 10th edition. Organised by Untitled Group, the festival’s theme for 2025, “It Gets Better,” follows on from last year’s “Life in Technicolour” and was…

Going Global Music Summit, Aotearoa’s biggest music industry event, has revealed the final lineup for the 2025 event. This year, the action moves to Auckland’s Q Theatre on August 28-29, featuring 24…

One of Eddie Van Halen’s most famous guitars will be sold at auction this fall, nearly five years after the rock legend’s death. The 1982 Kramer, painted with his signature black-and-white stripes,…

Taylor Swift fans are reacting in true Swiftie fashion after the singer announced her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, at exactly 12:12 a.m. EST on Tuesday. Swifties quickly began digging through…

Snoop Dogg will bring his West Coast swagger to Australia this year, headlining the Telstra Pre-Game Entertainment at the 2025 Toyota AFL Grand Final at the MCG. The hip-hop icon joins a star-studded…

The Australian Music Vault has launched a new photo display celebrating Jessica Mauboy, the newest member of the National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMA) Hall of Fame. Showcasing seven shots from her…