Pop star Illy proudly talks about his hip hop roots, but his mates in the industry are doing him no favours.

Just because someone's been doing it for decades doesn't mean you can rely on them to be this good. The blues/soul veteran was in sublime touch.

Roland Tings need not have worried about reaction to his musical shift to Higher Ground.

Australian country music star Keith Urban was honoured for his dedication to music education at the Recording Academy's Grammys on the Hill Awards in Washington on Wednesday.

Five members from the Canberra Youth Orchestra's five decades share their memories as the ensemble celebrates its 50th anniversary,

He counts Seal, Elton John and Sufjan Stevens among his admirers and recently collaborated with some of K-pop's stars. R&B; singer Gallant is bringing his silken voice and deep soul to Australia to enchant local audiences.

New releases from beautiful loudmouth Father John Misty and Canadian-Brazilian songbird Nelly Furtado.

Sticky Carpet: Evan Dando touring, Triple R's April amnesty, Underground Lovers back with a new album and more.

There were a few hitches and a surprise guest – and it most definitely was a show to remember.

It's a match made in music heaven when a band that's not afraid to be ridiculous finds a drummer not afraid to ridicule himself.

Harry Styles says his upcoming debut solo album is currently his favourite record to listen to.

After gathering inspiration in recording studios around the world, from Mumbai to Stockholm, the two besties from Canberra are finally ready to bust out an album.

Bluesman Eugene Hideaway Bridges was five when he started playing around his home state of Louisiana with his father. It got him used to a career spent travelling the world with his music, which brings him to these shores once more.

The new clip was released in full on Tidal, the streaming service owned by Jay Z.

The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle can look back without getting misty eyed.

A process that lasted more than a decade has paid off for Michael Mulcahy.

Album reviews: New Pornographers, Future Island, Smith Street Band, Karen Elson and Mount Eerie.

This young singer-songwriter from Melbourne is discovering a confidence she didn't know she had.

For those who missed the singing star on her Australian tour this might be the next best thing.

The young swing singer brings his show, full of songs from Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Tom Jones and other Las Vegas legends, to Canberra.

The title of Avner Dorman's orchestral work, After Brahms: three intermezzi for orchestra, captures not just the sense that the style of the works is modelled on that of the earlier composer (specifically, his late piano pieces), but also what it means to compose and hear music after the subtle and profound changes that Brahms ushered into the musical language.

The songwriters' awards were not afraid of eccentricity this year, and for once that didn't just refer to Sia.

Depending on your age, watching a Twenty One Pilots show feels like either the equivalent of an adult looking at a teenager and shaking their head, or of a young adult enjoying the angst and drama of being a young adult.

MSO concertmaster Dale Barltrop headed the guest list of the night's performance.