Ed Sheeran says he lost himself earlier in his career and revealed his cousin threatened to quit working on his tour if he did not rein in his wild lifestyle.

Adele has marked getting another year older by dressing up as a famous comedy grandmother.

While they're used to playing to smaller crowds, for these two Canberra acts, this will be the biggest stage of their career.

Singer, producer and electronic soul star Nick Murphy has checked Chet at the door, taking back his own name for the next stage of his life and career.

Jonathan Schwartz, 47, wept in court as he was sentenced on Wednesday to six years in prison and ordered to pay $8.6 million restitution, the Associated Press reported.

The next CSO concert features Italian-born cellist Umberto Clerici playing Schumann's concerto as well as Brahms' third symphony and other works.

Cedric Bixler-Zavala had to reconnect with his inner toddler for At The Drive-In's furious reunion album.

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Sonya Lifschitz played only excerpts from Tchaikovsky's The Seasons which was disappointing.

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Janacek, Kats-Chernin and Mozart all impressed in this program.

Where 10 of the most memorable boy bands are today.

The Goss twins were the Princess Di of pop, betrayed by their inner circle and hung out to dry by the media. So how does it feel to come back?

At The Drive-In, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Mama K and the Big Love, Sheryl Crow and Pond.

Emma Donovan and the Putback's tribute to Ruby Hunter is part of the Yirramboi First Nations Arts Festival.

Brant Bjork's Low Desert Punk band tour this month with special guest Sean Wheeler.

The contents of a handbag are forbidden territory, a mysterious treasure trove of a woman's very being.

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Satu Vanska, principal violin with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, has spent many hours mastering Locatelli's labyrinth.

In the eighteenth century the harpsichord was a vehicle for grace, virtuosity and contrapuntal edifices both intimate and epic.

Organisers of failed celebrity-endorsed festival hit with lawsuit from disgruntled attendees.

For Async, his first solo album in eight years, Oscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto travelled to the tsunami-ravaged shores of Fukushima to record a drowned, untuned piano.

Underground Lovers have perpetually forged a musical path outside of prevailing styles.

Tim Rogers' new album reflects on the life of a performer, but it's far from the You Am I frontman's final word.

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The standing ovation given at the end of the evening was testament to the calibre of a truly exceptional performance helmed by famed jazz musician James Morrison.

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Aspects of these committed and technically assured performances made for some uneasy listening.