Music
Spilt Milk music festival mops up after naming one female act in 16 artist line-up
1:05pm Organisers issue belated mea culpa, after naming just one female musician in a line up of 16 artists.
Canberra's new Cream Festival keeps things local
Ashley Wick 12:07pm A new music festival is putting down its roots in Canberra.
Glastonbury Festival organisers bring in drone ban for the first time
SARAH THOMAS 8:14am It seems festival-goers have been vastly raising the bar on filming sets with their phones by taking personal aerial footage via drones. and now festival organisers have taken action to stamp out the rise the scourge.
Conductor John Wilson's labour of love resurrects music from Hollywood's golden age
NICK GALVIN It's rare, if ever, to hear a kind word said about James T Aubrey, the ruthless former CBS executive hired in 1969 to turn around the stuttering fortunes of the MGM movie studio.
Tuned in: Doco brings Mississippi blues story up to date
Dan Bigna There are a number of intriguing film-related events coming to Canberra including the documentary festival Hots Docs currently on at the Palace Cinema.
Stairway to Heaven copyright trial gets under way with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant in court
SARAH THOMAS Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant have headed to court for the first day of a copyright trial over Stairway to Heaven.
James Corden and Red Hot Chili Peppers go shirts off in latest Carpool Karaoke
SARAH THOMAS James Corden continues to surpass himself with his Carpool Karaoke segment, which takes celebrities out of the usual show business junkets and succeeds in exposing a refreshingly natural side of famous faces.
Leo Schofield's Sydney Sings festival 2016 called off
NICK GALVIN Sydney Sings, a new festival featuring a host of big-name international stars and fronted by Leo Schofield, will not now go ahead at the end of July.
Monkees tour 2016: Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork heading to Australia, New Zealand
SARAH THOMAS Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork are heading to Australia and New Zealand for a tour celebrating 50 years of the band.
Christina Grimmie's The Voice coach Adam Levine offers to pay for her funeral, says brother
EBONY BOWDEN A heartbroken Adam Levine has offered to pay for the funeral of murdered singer Christina Grimmie whom he coached on the The Voice in 2014.
Adele breaks down in tears, dedicates concert to Orlando LGTBQ victims
British singer Adele broke down in tears on Sunday as she dedicated her Antwerp concert to the victims of the Orlando gay nightclub shooting in which 49 people were killed.
Adele lashes out at David Bowie producer Tony Visconti in Paris, wins apology
AJA STYLES David Bowie's producer Tony Visconti has apologised to Adele after suggesting her latest album 25 may have been digitally manipulated.
Eric Clapton struggles to play guitar after being diagnosed with nerve damage
EBONY BOWDEN Eric Clapton has revealed he is living in pain and struggles to play the guitar after being diagnosed with nerve damage.
Zayn Malik cancels first solo gig at London festival, blaming 'haunting' anxiety
EBONY BOWDEN He's one of the biggest male performers on the planet but Zayn Malik has cancelled his first headline gig at the eleventh hour, blaming crippling anxiety.
Sequenza Italiana with Giovanni Sollima and The Australian Chamber Orchestra
Janet Wilson Giovanni Solliima will lead the Australian Chamber Orchestra in a program ranging from Monteverdi to one of his own compositions.
Christina Grimmie was more than a Voice to fans
Matt Krantz Christina Grimmie's love of video-games and growing up with a mother battling cancer turned her into a more than just another voice for her fans.
Christina Grimmie murder: Selena Gomez breaks down on stage in Miami
AJA STYLES Selena Gomez was forced to cancel a meet-and-greet with fans at her Miami concert and barely made it through her performance following the shooting death of her friend and fellow singer Christina Grimmie.
Christina Grimmie murder exposes dark side of celebrity: deranged fans
Ellen McCarthy Christina Grimmie's suspected killer traveled to Orlando, it seems, with a single purpose: to kill her.
Iggy Azalea replaces Dannii Minogue on The X Factor Australia
Staff writer Iggy Azalea, one of Australia's most successful artists performing abroad, is set to return to home.
Tributes for The Voice contestant Christina Grimmie, fatally shot in Florida
Joseph Ax As Christina Grimmie is mourned by those who knew her, one word keeps coming up again and again: 'kind.'
Art of Music: Alex Seton turns an 'earworm' into artwork for a good cause
ANDREW TAYLOR Seton's Break in the Weather, named after Jenny Morris' song, features two marble upside-down gumboots modelled on the footwear he wears in his Newtown studio.
Concert shooting
Ex-'Voice' contestant Christina Grimmie dies after being shot by gunman
Steph Solis The gunman who shot dead Christina Grimmie as she signed autographs had no connection to the pop star but had planned to kill her, police said.
Kylie is Absolutely Fabulous on theme song for Patsy and Edina's new film
Kylie Minogue has secretly recorded the theme to the much-anticipated Absolutely Fabulous feature film.
The aristocratic purity of soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
BARNEY ZWARTZ Called the Maria Callas of the German repertoire but dogged by Nazi affiliations, she attracted high praise and strong criticism. Still, her legacy is substantial.
Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen transport you to another time and place
KERRIE O'BRIEN Stories of hard labour and hard drinking form the heart of a new gypsy-folk influenced album.
Axl Rose keen to write new material with AC/DC and may tour with Guns N'Roses
Randall Roberts Guns N' Roses founder and lead singer Axl Rose said he may work on new music with formerly estranged band-mates Slash and Duff McKagan and that he and Angus Young of AC/DC have talked about working on new music together.
Maitreya Festival: Dance music promoters sued by TryBooking over missing ticket money
EBONY BOWDEN The organisers of the failed Maitreya dance music festival are being sued in the Victorian Supreme Court over more than $400,000 of ticket revenue that remains unaccounted for.
Dark Mofo stirs up an artistic storm as tempest rages in Tasmania
ANDREW TAYLOR Stormy weather provided the theme and a few headaches to this year's Dark Mofo festival.
Shortlist album reviews: Paperboy Reed, Ivor SK, Ciggie Witch, Travis, Alister Spence
Soul, jazz and pop cross paths with the Mississippi Delta and Scotland in this week's batch of fresh reviews.
Spectrum album reviews: Ngaiire, Ladyhawke, Mark Pritchard and The Gloaming
Both sides of the Tasman, both sides of the Pacific and both sides of the Irish Sea represented.
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Billboard Music Awards 2016 red carpet
All of the weird and wonderful (but mainly weird) red carpet outfits from the 2016 Billboard Music Awards.
Prince dead: Iconic musician dies aged 57
Music superstar Prince has died in his home at the age of 57.
Golden Plains Music Festival - 2016
Golden Plains Music Festival 2016
Jon English dead at 66
Singer and actor Jon English, who released dozens of chart-topping singles in the '70s and '80s, has died surrounded by his surrounded four children and his partner.
Grammys 2016 performances: Taylor Swift, Adele, Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga
See who captivated on stage at the 58th Grammy Awards.
