Music

Sydney Chamber choir premieres new music from Iain Grandage dedicated to newlyweds

LINDA MORRIS What to give an adult child when they marry? One Sydney couple dedicated an original choral work by the acclaimed composer Iain Grandage to the newly weds.

Tuned in: The Pink Floyd Experience at The Canberra Theatre

Dan Bigna Tribute acts continue to pop up everywhere.

Philadelphia Grand Jury invite audience on stage for karaoke

Arne Sjostedt Despite what they might have you believe, Philadelphia Grand Jury do want to 'party, party'.

The Voice finale hit by guest-star performance issues in the US

Zayn Malik's scheduled performance on the season finale of America's The Voice is up in the air after the former One Direction star was a no-show for a rehearsal on Monday.

Taylor Swift and her 'squad' of celebrity girlfriends allegedly sent death threats by net troll

US police officers are reportedly investigating a series of death threats targeting Taylor Swift and her superstar friends.

The Weeknd makes history, Adele dominates, Celine Dion sings for late husband

EBONY BOWDEN The annual event included a number of emotional performances from Celine Dion and Kesha, and a tribute to the late Prince.

Original Beastie Boys' guitarist John Berry dead at the age of 52

Original Beastie Boys' member and guitarist John Berry has died aged 52, according to reports.

Former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza dies after collapsing during Los Angeles gig

Suzannah Gonzales Nick Menza, a former drummer for the heavy metal band Megadeth, died at age 51 after collapsing on stage at a Los Angeles club late on Saturday, a family spokesman said on Sunday.

Vivid Music aims to get Sydney dancing

ELISSA BLAKE Hundreds of DJs, bands and acts are set to entertain more than 90,000 festivalgoers.

Who's next after Guy Sebastian sneaks in the triple j door Beyonce knocked down?

BERNARD ZUEL Once you couldn't get a commercial pop act past the gatekeepers of the youth network. Now, who knows who else might be allowed to play with the cool kids.

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The Cat Empire review: brass in pocket and sunshine on the Enmore

LUCY CORMACK A musical smorgasbord and every course a winner for a band which crosses continents and oceans.

Swift approval: Australia's electronic star Flume prepares to remake pop

BERNARD ZUEL As Taylor Swift already knows, this musical sculptor is breaking the mould for electronic music. In demand around the world, his next goal is taking over the world of pop.

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Album reviews: Luca Brasi, White Lung, Jeremy Rose, Claire Anne Taylor, MCC

Mary Chapin Carpenter brings the experience, Luca Brasi brings the momentum and there's plenty of life in between.

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Top gigs coming up in Sydney

Must-see acts include rising stars Camp Cope, Brisbane alt-rockers Violent Soho and a raucous outfit from Massachusetts.

Urthboy discovers more than new songs on latest album

CRAIG MATHIESON "We have this weird obsession with imagining that everyone starts on an equal playing field,'' says hip-hop artist Urthboy.

The Shortlist's album reviews: May 20

The Shortlist's album reviews: Car Seat Headrest, Michael Menager, Andy Shauf, James Blake and Mary Chapin Carpenter.

The Cat Empire strikes back with a new album

CRAIG MATHIESON There's a new album, a new tour and a brand new mood in The Cat Empire.

Sticky Carpet: Electric labels of love

Mary Mihelakos Ngaiire, Labels of Love, Cam Butler, Joelistics, Bigsound and more.

Rockers only looking up

Anthony Carew "It's not cool to say you want to play stadiums, but we want to play stadiums," says Catfish & the Bottlemen's Johnny Bond.

Tuned in: Henry Rollins at The Canberra Theatre

Dan Bigna A spoken word performance with universal appeal.

Pianist Barney McAll leads field in Australian Jazz Bell Awards

MICHAEL DWYER New York-based pianist Barney McAll leads the nominations in this year's Australian Jazz Bell Awards.

Trio to represent Australia at International Rostrum of Composers

Recent works by Melbourne composers Katy Abbott Kvasnica and Andrew Aronowicz  have been selected to represent Australia at the International Rostrum of Composers in Poland.

Vampr app aims to become the musicians' equivalent to Tinder

MICHAEL DWYER Melbourne musician Josh Simons has enjoyed national radio airplay and more than a million streams for his band, Buchanan, but when it came to finding the right players to hit the road he realised he needed the muso's equivalent of the Tinder dating app.