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Paul McCartney has launched a lawsuit against Sony Corp's music publishing arm in a federal court in New York, seeking to get back the copyrights of some of the Beatles' most famous songs.

Combining music of Janacek and John Adams, this concert explores themes of sex, adultery and betrayal.

Why a grown-up and world-weathered Jimmy Eat World came back for yet another record after a "scary and weird" year-long break.

Damian Brantley has been performing as Michael Jackson for more than 20 years.

Lady Gaga's Super Bowl halftime performance was never going to be beige but her plans are so extreme, her team and technicians are "worried".

From hip hop and political agitation to pop, punk and a one-man band, the rich album award is a fascinating cross-section of local music.

At this point, Donald Trump's inauguration entertainment will be provided by a part-time Moby Disc wedding DJ.

Daryl Braithwaite has pulled out of performing at the Australian Open, and his other Red Hot Summer concerts this week after being hospitalised "due to sudden illness".

"What good is love and peace on earth, when it's exclusive?" the band's frontman Billie Joe Armstrong sings, before the chorus repeats the call to arms, "We live in troubled times".

Composer and multi-instrumentalist Yann Tiersen loves film scores but won't write to music to fit the picture.

Awarded opera aficionado dies in Melbourne after battle with cancer.

Guitar Trek is celebrating its 30th anniversary performing with the CSO at this year's Proms.

Shannon Noll's upcoming tour dates will go ahead, despite his arrest for an alleged assault outside an Adelaide strip club at the weekend.

Solo and then with his son, the Englishman was droll and never short of clever songs that felt appropriately aged.

"It's good to be playing again," said Nick Cave in emotionally charged show in Ballarat, one of his first performances since the loss of his son.

He sings like an angel but writes lyrics like a goth, with his most recent EP, Lamentations, proving that death really can sound sweet if you know how to write a good harmony.

Melbourne's premier LGBTI festival celebrates its 30th year with a bang.

In the middle of an empty Sydney Town Hall, Ellen Fullman is tuning the world's most curious musical instrument.

The American composer and performer missed an opportunity to make something more than mild music.

The Parkes Elvis Festival train rocked and rolled out of Central Station this morning in a riot of rhinestones, pleather and feathers.

Two songs that Ed Sheeran cast aside from his new album, Love Yourself and Cold Water, were responsible for mounting Justin Bieber's comeback.

The Peep Tempel will play at Shimmerlands, along with Cash Savage and the Last Drinks.

From the Carillon chimes to Bach's Christmas Oratorio, there's plenty of music to enjoy this year in Canberra.