Australia's premier album award goes to a duo who have no time for politeness or the claims of "rednecks". It's time to protest and time to get angry.

Bigger than Bruce, Gunners and Bieber. Bigger even than Ed. Adele is pulling in audiences who may not see another show this year.

The only performer endorsed by Yusuf to sing his songs in this format brings his show to Canberra for the first time.

Shortis and Simpson present their own musical tribute to The Beatles' landmark 1967 album.

Sticky Carpet: A.B. Original wins the 12th Australian Music Prize, Brunswick Music Festival, Golden Plains, Liz Stringer and more.

"Our music is like a soundtrack for Istanbul," says Mercan Dede. Now based in Montreal, he grew up in the Turkish city on the edge of two continents. "My home is on the European side, but my university was at the Asian side, so every day I would change from one continent to another," he says.

Ed Sheeran, All Our Exes Live In Texas, the Blackeyed Susans, Hurray for the Riff Raff and Holy Holy.

Being an international opera star invariably has its strange moments but being asked to "walk" on Sydney Harbour is up there with the oddest so far for Josè Maria Lo Monaco.

Five years on from coming together, Melbourne duo Habits are starting to take their music more seriously.

Folk Uke's Amy Nelson and Cathie Guthrie's famous fathers haven't weighed heavily on their own careers.

Where soul and country meet in one vitamin B-injected, sweat-filled party.

Pixies Hordern Pavilion, March 7 ★★★☆

For Sydney the rappers, making a new album was time to take stock of where they've been and where they're going.

TEENAGE FANCLUB

Australians learned two things about Adele over the weekend: that the award-winning artist is in fact married to her longterm partner, and that she is very, very afraid of bugs. 

The late actress co-wrote the track with Lennon "years ago".

Vince Jones gives the music of Van Morrison his own personal touch in this latest production

The 17-year-old with the distinctive baritone voice from Moama in NSW, will be heading to Kyiv as the third-ever Australian entrant for the competition watched by 200 million worldwide.

Daniil Trifonov ended his recital on Monday with a circus act rendition of Stravinsky's Three Movements from Petrushka, standing up to emphasise chords, mixing exaggeration and feats of prowess like any good circus performer and bringing the audience to its feet.

James Mercer's band has been away for nearly five years but some things, like happy/sad pop songs and sexism, are constants in this world.

Adele has finally confirmed - in Brisbane, of all places - that she has tied the knot with longterm partner Simon Konecki.

Tomlinson, 25, had just landed from a holiday with girlfriend Eleanor Calder when the scuffle broke out.

Pixies maintain the power and the passion that's transcended generations of music fans.

MUSIC JURASSIC PARK IN CONCERT ★★★  Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Hamer Hall, March 3 & 4