Neil Young will make his debut at the festival in Byron Bay next year.

Black consciousness and lives that matter in a softly spoken mix of soul and R&B; from Beyonce's sister.

EG album reviews: Phantogram, the Clang Group, Sun God Replica, D.D Dumbo and James Kenyon.

The '90s belonged to grunge music, but it was also the era of the feminist Riot Grrl movement and L7's rise.

Aussie rapper Drapht, real name Paul Reid, says the Australian music industry needs to get behind indigenous rights.

Fans and Meadows Festival onlookers were shocked to see Kanye West stopped mid-Heartless song by a man running onstage, only to be told by the rapper: 'Sorry guys, family emergency I have to leave the show.'

He looked like a has-been before he was even 21 but now it's stadium shows and duelling with Springsteen for Juzzy B.

The concert's highpoint came with Nelson Freire​'s performance of the Schumann Piano Concerto in an interpretation of illuminating restraint.

Performing at a grand final game is like being handed a poisoned chalice, which Keith Urban acknowledged ahead of Sunday's NRL Grand Final, but he needn't have worried, with fans loving his duet with Jessica Mauboy.

The animal within was set free but the human eye as a cool observer was just as important as Big Scary reinvented themselves.

'To be blunt, I never got to see Indigenous faces on commercial TV,' the Australian singer said after being offered Seven's new The Secret Daughter role.

One man sounds scarily familiar, one woman is frank and three others walk the line between Americana, Australiana and Canadiana.

Female victims of sexual assault say a culture of victim-blaming combined with uneducated security guards means assaults are frequent and underreported.

With sing-song quavers laced with menace, ASAP Ferg comes off a bit like Jack The Ripper telling nursery rhymes. The crowd loved every minute of it.

The annual gathering of Australia's musical diaspora that is the Australian World Orchestra no doubt recaptures the fond, careless raptures of a youth music camp for its players, as well as kindling cultural pride in the rest of us.

Garbage's singer says their latest album was powered by a need for connection.

We still call Malta, and Bulgaria, Poland, France and Britain, home when it comes to the children's version of Europe's famous singing competition.

One Direction's split is all but cemented with Niall Horan releasing his first solo single since the band went on hiatus last year.

There are mere mortals who sing, and then there is the man in the hat with the melted-chocolate baritone

The country music trio ostracised for criticising the Iraq war is back and back in demand for an Australian tour.

Sticky Carpet: Reservoir Stomp, Pink Mountaintops, Kinky Friedman, Lost Ragas' tribute to James Cruickshank and more.

Wes Snelling's affecting vocals amp up the pathos for a singer who has seen better days.

The country star has his sights set firmly on more: more hits, more fans, more awards, but his dilemma is how to achieve that without alienating his diehard fans.

Another sold out show meant quick disappointment for fans but another quick profit for those looking to resell tickets.

Norah Jones' latest album shows her to be not just a good writer, player and singer, but a fine assembler of talent.