She knows what it's like to be tabloid fodder, and to be a tabloid reader, so Adele had the ideal perspective and dedication on this week's famous marriage split.

The art of Arthur Boyd has been transformed into music for Bundanon's Siteworks festival.

The star of the new thriller reveals the path she might have taken, and why she's no fan of the word 'strong' when it comes to her roles.

The Jerusalem Quartet takes the experience of listening to a string quartet a little beyond Goethe's famous dictum that it is like a conversation among four intelligent people.

"Why is it okay to, like, publicly shame us?", he sobbed in a Facebook video.

The Faith No More frontman has teamed up with Australian composer Anthony Pateras for his new project, which heads to Hobart for a world exclusive in January.

They said farewell to the world from the steps of the Opera House but now it's hello again as a much loved band return to the scene of their iconic 'final' concert.

Calvin Harris says the breakup song is about his dead-end supermarket job in Scotland, but fans are unconvinced.

The Jerusalem Quartet is back for the first time in seven years and, if anything, playing better than ever.

Snoop Dogg says he initially felt misunderstood at the beginning of his rap career that ended up turning into a legendary one while accepting his I Am Hip Hop honour during a politically-charged BET Hip-Hop Awards show near Atlanta.

Oliver Sykes, who has admitted to being influenced by trailblazers of his genre Linkin Park, has upped the ante for the EDM generation, essentially fusing a rock show with a dance festival.

The strangest music festival in the country, at Hobart's always adventurous MONA gallery, teases with two of next year's headliners.

The 32-year-old ARIA Award-winner returns to Melbourne for a one-off performance.

Australian-born dancer, choreographer and director Wade Robson claims he was groomed by the Jackson organisation from the age of five.

Foy Vance has a sound. But it was what he did with that sound that left me unsatisfied at a sold-out performance at the Basement.

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As The Avalanches ready for headlining shows nationally, core member Tony Di Blasi reveals how he dumped a computer monitor they'd be making music with and carting around for 16 years.

Paul Lewis and Douglas Boyd please again with a confident, well-rounded performance of Beethoven, Brahms and more.

In 2012, Karen Marie Orsted, the Danish pop firebrand known as MO, was not getting a lot of sleep in New York.

Sticky Carpet: King of the North, Melbourne Music Week, Dan Sultan, Laneway Festival and more.

Preoccupations, Deborah Conway & Will Zygier, Mike Noga, Scott & Charlene's Wedding and Remi.

The remaining three Spice Girls are on the hunt for new members ahead of a reunion planned for next year.

More variety and on-trend choices from the big little music festival.

Update: The petition authors, who took aim at Triple J's Hottest 100 date, have announced that they will continue to keep the petition going until the ABC youth station makes clear its plans for an alternative date in the future.

It's 20 years since the iconic rapper - who has a music catalogue estimated at $US100 million - was murdered.