The lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave Chris Cornell has died in Detroit aged 52.

Russell Morris is the wonderful voice behind some of Australia's biggest and best songs – The Real Thing, Wings of an Eagle, Sweet Sweet Love and more recently Sharkmouth, the title track of his 2012 Australian blues album of the Year.

He may not be able to save your home but the former Man At Work songwriter Colin Hay could save your soul with his songs.

Luke Yeoward had to turn away from music to discover how much he needed it in his life.

Album reviews: Aldous Harding, !!!, Jlin, Moonee Valley Drifters and Mission Songs Project.

Sticky Carpet: Cash Savage at the Curtin, Good Neighbours grants program and Kate Cebarano at Stonnington Jazz Festival.

The gaps between sounds can hit hardest with this American singer/songwriter.

Sampa the Great has overcome self-doubts to become the performer she'd always wanted to be.

From Aussie legends The Blackeyed Susans to Idol's Casey Donovan, we have live music covered.

It's usually sticky carpet that's the problem in an old music venue but not at the Palais.

The Australian Chamber Orchestra's concert featuring its own soloists moved stylishly across almost four centuries.

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Funk metal quartet treated their fans to two hours of musical brilliance in their sold-out 170 Russell show.

The music streaming service will be the first major company to carry out a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange, cutting out banks and brokers in a move that could change the way companies sell shares.

Katy Perry on her new album and a new-found, inner freedom.

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Making his escape from planet Boy Band, One Direction's Harry Styles gets all retro, meaningful and surprising.

Benjamin Northey and the MSO are on to a good thing with their Town Hall concerts.

Electrifying viola da gamba opens up whole new fields of sonic possibilities.

Listening to Broads feels like following two siren calls down a dark and disconcerting path into the woods. The mesmerising, haunting voices behind Broads are Kelly Day and Jane Hendry, who sing country lullabies that are at once alluring and bleak.

Queensland duo Busby and Marou have cracked their home country; now it's time to strike out for new territory.

His songs needed new life, his mind needed new experiences, so Robin Pecknold left Fleet Foxes for university, returning now revived and renewed.

From Adelaide rockers Grenadiers to Denim Fest, we have live music covered.

Amid the pyrotechnics, costume changes, theatrics and audience participation, Green Day's Sydney show left little to the imagination.

David Bowie's final album spurred a new dawn for musician Donny McCaslin.

Wherever in the world Sydney soprano Natalie Aroyan performs, her mother is there.