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The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition has officially launched its 2025 edition, offering over $80,000 in cash prizes.

Waywards Ballroom, upstairs at The Bank Hotel in Newtown, has reopened with a refreshed weekly program spotlighting live music, club nights, comedy, and community events. Live music remains central…

Kelly Clarkson has recently made headlines with the sale of a portion of her music catalogue to HarbourView Equity Partners. The acquisition by HarbourView Equity Partners includes some of Clarkson's…

Ed Sheeran’s return to Australia and New Zealand looks set to be confirmed very soon. UPDATE: Ed Sheeran Confirms Australia New Zealand Tour Promoter Frontier Touring has confirmed the announcement…

The team behind Spilt Milk is expanding its festival footprint with Strummingbird, a new country music event set to hit the Sunshine Coast, Newcastle and Perth in late 2025. The festival will kick…

"Due to the current allegations surrounding the Pentagram Australian/New Zealand tour," the dates are "on hiatus."

Australian String Quartet, Aviva Endean, and Helen Svoboda are among the impressive list of finalists for the 2025 Art Music Awards, which will be held on Thursday, August 21st at the City Recital…

BIGSOUND has unveiled details of its 2025 Goolwal Goolwal Program, set to run alongside the wider event in Brisbane from September 2–5. The program shines a spotlight on Aboriginal and Torres Strait…

Michael Christian, the radio host involved in the infamous royal prank call that ended in tragedy, has launched legal action against Southern Cross Austereo over his treatment following the 2012…

The National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) has revealed its 2025 nominees and a packed lineup of live performances for this year’s ceremony. The 2025 NIMAs, presented by YouTube, will take place at…

Witnesses say the teen threw punches for more than two minutes, with part of the incident later appearing on TikTok.

An Australian festival has introduced an ethical pledge for artists. South-East Queensland’s Earth Frequency Festival (EFF) now asks artists to commit to a policy against human rights abuses. The…