Eight days after Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington was found dead, his wife Talinda has released a statement to fans.

Mick Jagger has released two politically charged songs targeting Brexit and Donald Trump.

Icelandic post-rockers Sigur Ros have used their gig at Melbourne's Margaret Court Arena to offer a pointed protest at its controversial namesake.

Shand, who has contributed to The Sydney Morning Herald for more than 24 years, won the award for a piece entitled The Role of Music in a Post-Truth World.

Any time the surviving Beatles reunite on record is a historic occasion.

A.B. original clean up at AIR Awards, plus Alex Lahey announces new album and tour.

The more things change, the more Mojo Juju enjoys it.

When Courtney Barnett found fame, her partner and fellow musician Jen Cloher battled envy and uncertainty. Their relationship survived the darkness and inspired a searingly honest new album.

Pete Murray's first album in six years is worth the wait, writes Karen Hardy

Synths, gospel, politics, progress … Dan Sultan's Killer is a passionate act of evolution, writes Michael Dwyer.

Let us not underestimate the importance of Dr G Yunupingu.

Fans and fellow musicians have offered tributes praising the late musician Dr G Yunupingu, following his death, aged 46.

James Murphy is not the first performer to call out fans who'd rather watch a show through their phone than actually enjoy the experience first-hand, but it's pertinent to note the words he chooses.

Lana del Rey's Lust for Life, Arcade Fire's Everything Now, Avey Tare's Eucalyptus, Career Crooks' Good Luck with All That, Sandy Evans' Rockpoolmirror and Karl Munchinger's Schubert symphonies reviewed.

Born blind, the singer-songwriter became the highest selling Indigenous artist in history.

This was one of those 'I was there' concerts the audience will remember.

Frenzal Rhomb liken themselves to a mix of Karl, Groucho and Richard Marx.

Seattle's Minus the Bear return next month for their third Australian tour.

The tenure of Sydney Symphony Orchestra chief conductor David Robertson has been extended to six years in what he has described as a "vote of confidence" from the orchestra.

There's plenty to do and see in Canberra over the next week.

Linkin Park says their "hearts are broken" with grief and denial over the death last week of frontman Chester Bennington, found dead in his Los Angeles area home of a suspected suicide.

It was a weekend filled with surprise guest appearances at Splendour in the Grass.

Mahler 3. Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Susan Graham. David Robertson. Opera House. July 19 Reviewed by Peter McCallum ★★★★★

The sun was setting over the amphitheatre at Splendour in the Grass, with many choosing to sit and relax rather than dance for Bernard Fanning's solo performance.