The definitive modern pop star wants everyone to love him but he may be working too hard and trying too much.

The Tallis Scholars show that being unauthentic can also have its guilty pleasures.

George Lucas proved himself as something of an art-house visionary with his 1971 feature debut THX 1138 and the British collective Asian Dub Foundation deliver on his emotional musical score.

Helping an audience understand a character, like a film or television program, via music is all about getting the tone right.

$650k for a VIP NYE experience with Justin Bieber, just don't expect a midnight kiss with the popstar himself.

The US’s CMAs learned a valuable showbiz lesson overnight: know your audience. Especially if that audience includes a bunch of virulent racists.

Benjamin Northey​ conducted the MSO with energetic enthusiasm, while Geoffrey Payne and his fellow trumpets belted out the main title with gusto.

Two sisters and three locals make for instant musical family

Opening the Sydney International Women's Jazz Festival the Chilean saved the best for last

Thirty years since the debut album, 20 years since the farewell concert, the beloved trans-Tasman band refresh the catalogue and Opera House memories as the hall of fame beckons.

After tasting sweet success, the band returns with a seriously thoughtful new album.

Every Sydneysider knows what the Harbour Bridge looks like, but Jon Rose must be one of the few people who have considered the sound of the iconic landmark.

Monkeywrench was born when Mudhoney's Steve Turner and Mark Arm bonded with Texan musician Tim Kerr in the '90s.

The festival at Geelong's Barwon Club Hotel offers great local and international bands.

Henry Wagons rolls into town, Pleasure Garden, Melbourne trio Hi-Tec Emotions, Darebin Music Feast and more.

Melbourne synth-pop duo Client Liaison bring in the big guns, including Game of Thrones star Hodor and Australian singer Tina Arena, for their long-awaited debut album.

 With concerts putting contemporary Palestinian ensemble Dal'Ouna alongside the 16th century polyphony of Thomas Tallis and Stravinsky cheek by jowl with Handel's Zadok The Priest, The Song Company's 2017 program, The Attraction of Opposites, couldn't be better named.

Very public break-ups and messy celebrity feuds have done little to suppress Taylor Swift's earning abilities. The pop star's 2016 paycheck is more than double that of runner up Adele, according to a new Forbes list.

Australians channelling the spirit of Dylan, their folk friends, the blues and more ghostly electro pop meet a too-little-known soul queen.

Rather than move you to meditate, this recital confronts and excites interest, mostly for its shadowy yet vivid content and theatrical ambience.

The big national tour just got bigger for one of the greatest live bands in rock'n'roll.

A rejuvenated Bon Jovi is back with a new album, and an insistence that if he and old mate Richie Sambora are no longer pals, they're not exactly foes either.

EG album reviews: Client Liaison, Bell X1, American Wrestlers, Jamie Lidell and Shirley Collins

Elliphant has released a couple of albums, collaborated with Diplo, Peking Duk and Azealia Banks but still identifies with her old waitressing job.