![Mariah Carey has announced she is stepping out of the spotlight for a while after the NYE fiasco.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/o/i/j/c/image.related.wideLandscape.300x169.gtokp8.png/1483999495964.jpg)
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![Mariah Carey has announced she is stepping out of the spotlight for a while after the NYE fiasco.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/o/i/j/c/image.related.wideLandscape.300x169.gtokp8.png/1483999495964.jpg)
New David Bowie music video and doco mark the first anniversary of his death
![One of the last portraits of David Bowie.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/e/c/w/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.gto5li.png/1483954753711.jpg)
Both were released on what would have been the legendary musician's 70th birthday.
Brun gets festival's musical picks off to good start
![Appealing approach: Ane Brun.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/n/z/c/z/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtnzfc.png/1483954383610.jpg)
Sydney Festival: Ane Brun
The Avalanches review: Ultimate party time
![Nailed it: Tony Di Blasi, shown here during an Avalanches show in London, and the Avalanches got the party tone just ...](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/i/b/i/l/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtmvj3.png/1483693958984.jpg)
Following a legend on the decks who was channeling school discos, the sample-heavy Australians turned on the party favours.
Quiet please: Lloyd Cole can hear you but he doesn't want to listen any more
![Seeking silence soon: Lloyd Cole is touring with a retrospective setlist but escape is on his mind.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/i/s/f/9/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtis26.png/1483675780194.jpg)
Having made his reputation with words and melodies, the British singer/songwriter is now hoping for silence and no words he can understand.
Pharrell, Ellen address gospel singer's anti-gay statements
![Kim Burrell and Pharrell Williams perform on NBC's Today in December.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/l/k/j/h/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtms0s.png/1483709079608.jpg)
Thursday's episode of The Ellen Show is a bit different than originally planned.
This album went bigger than Christmas
![Adele's 25 the best selling album in Australia again](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/c/z/q/c/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtmdhf.png/1483655216732.jpg)
Without even having toured here yet, one woman has dominated the charts for the second year in a row. What might happen if she teamed up with Michael Buble?
Top gigs in Melbourne
![Philadelphia rockers Modern Baseball play 170 Russell on Friday, January 6.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/m/7/v/l/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtm7py.png/1483591192465.jpg)
After a sold-out run of shows last April, Philadelphia emo-rockers Modern Baseball return to play bigger stages on the back of one of the albums of 2016, Holy Ghost.
Kirk Brandon: the iron man of British rock'n'roll
![Kirk Brandon turns down the volume but plays his heart out for his first Australian tour.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/l/s/7/e/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtls5f.png/1483590336065.jpg)
The absence of a noisy band behind him means Kirk Brandon will be working harder than ever on his Australian tour.
French flaneur brings a cool front
![Bertrand Belin: "I have this bizarre need to extract myself from the world to try and understand it."](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/c/o/p/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtlq6f.png/1483589276850.jpg)
Parisian singer-songwriter promises to bring light and shade to the Australian summer festival.
The Avalanches review: Welcome return as band gears up for Coachella
![The Avalanches performing in Byron Bay. The band are touring Australia showcasing songs from their second album, ...](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/c/p/3/6/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtlsm5.png/1483586819999.jpg)
A decade-long hiatus has come to an end with a tight live show.
2016 was a year defined by loss
![Carrie Fisher hugging her mother, Debbie Reynolds.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/j/a/r/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtkvpm.png/1483586792230.jpg)
From David Bowie to Debbie Reynolds, the number of well-known people across many fields who died last year seemed to have more impact than usual.
Mocking Mariah: Carey gets the Colbert treatment
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The laughter hasn't stopped for the singer as late night TV jumps on the parody bandwagon.
James Corden thanks George Michael for inspiring 'Carpool Karaoke' in emotional tribute
![James Corden described George Michael as "an absolute inspiration" following his sudden death.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/i/5/z/i/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtm3ab.png/1483543927423.jpg)
James Corden, America's popular late night TV host, has paid an emotional tribute to his friend, George Michael.
Kimonos and moonwalking: reliving David Bowie's golden years
![David Bowie in Paris in 1977.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/l/9/k/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtl2fc.png/1483603625293.jpg)
Becoming BFFs with Elizabeth Taylor, inspiring Michael Jackson's moonwalk ... on the anniversary of David Bowie's birth - and death - a glossy, meticulously researched oral history shows the reach of the star's influence.
Her voice is not there anymore: Jenny McCarthy slams Mariah Carey
![I think I got away with it: Mariah Carey 'sings' at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, New York.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/k/i/i/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtlkrd.png/1483519673695.jpg)
The fallout from 2016 just won't go away.
Beyonce to headline Coachella 2017
![Beyonce will headline Coachella for the first time this year.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/3/l/s/h/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtlm61.png/1483499350332.jpg)
Grab your flower crowns - Coachella Valley Music Festival has just announced it's 2017 lineup. Beyonce will be headlining the festival along with Kendrick Lamar and Radiohead. This will be Queen Bey's first time performing at the desert festival, following the release of her critically acclaimed visual album Lemonade. The singer's 2016 performance resume is impressive, including both the Super Bowl half time show and headliner at Glastonbury.
Top gigs in Sydney
![The Naked and Famous are bringing their new album to a show in Sydney.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/l/n/1/y/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtlmyk.png/1483602148214.jpg)
German production veterans Booka Shade and Kiwi electro-pop outfit The Naked and Famous are among the acts to watch this week.
Blood embraces theatre of our planet
![Natalie Mering is Weyes Blood, whose latest album explores problems facing our planet.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/l/m/h/6/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtcm2r.png/1483588539160.jpg)
US songwriter Weyes Blood tackles the state of our planet in her own, otherworldly way.
Mariah Carey, read my lips: Your time is up, girl
![I think I got away with it: Mariah Carey 'sings' at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, New York.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/k/i/i/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtl24b.png/1483613032279.jpg)
Mariah Carey's appalling New Year's Eve performance is just one more example of a star treating their audience with utter disdain.
A tale of two dags: TISM's Damian Cowell and Tony Martin continue the satire with new album
![Heavenly partnership: Tony Martin and former TISM member Damian Cowell.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/k/l/6/d/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtklqs.png/1483748549325.jpg)
Henry Rollins, Adalita and Josh Pyke are among the A-listers getting their dag on with Damian Cowell's Disco Machine.
Dick Clark Productions fires back at Mariah Carey's camp's claims
![Mariah Carey performs at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/k/j/8/o/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtkzpt.png/1483519673555.jpg)
Oh, the drama.
Orszaczky Budget Orchestra continues mighty musical legacy at Sydney Festival 2017
!["He was constantly saying to me 'You've got to be yourself'," says singer Tina Harrod, the late Jackie Orszaczky's ...](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/n/5/2/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtiazc.png/1483600302799.jpg)
The mighty cluster of talent that is the Orszaczky Budget Orchestra plays the Sydney Festival Village.
Ed Sheeran announces new album
![New album due in 2017: Ed Sheeran in concert at Sydney's Allianz Stadium in December 2015.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/m/c/f/7/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtku81.png/1483411480742.jpg)
After a year's hiatus from social media, singer Ed Sheeran has rung in the new year with a video message on Twitter – that a new album is on the way.
Robbie Williams uses hand sanitiser after touching fans
![Robbie Williams, reluctant hand-holder.](/web/20170109231200im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/k/m/0/7/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtklxc.png/1483344768066.jpg)
We are all Robbie Williams, washing our hands of 2016.
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