La La Land at Sydney Opera House
Double Oscar winner Justin Hurwitz is heading to Australia to conduct a series if live in concert screenings of La La Land.
Edinburgh Fringe is showing its age
Some locals worry that the festival is becoming an open-air museum paralysed by tourists.
This is the hottest car brand in pop music lyrics. Why?
"We make no judgments," says the car maker of its mentions in lyrics. "We want to be connected to success."
Charge to visit Elvis' grave on anniversary upsets fans
On the 40th anniversary of rock n' roll icon Elvis Presley's death, fans are having to pay to visit his grave.
Tex Perkins – career advice from a rock genius
Tex Perkins never wanted to get into the music 'industry' but he's enjoyed a 34-year career across 20-odd bands.
Swingtime never stops for the Glenn Miller band
It's a sound that once heard is never forgotten - which is why Glenn Miller's swing music still gets us jumping.
Accountant: 'I was a secret songwriter'
Ruth Picker was terrified when she revealed to her boss at Ernst & Young that she wanted to produce songs.
Taylor Swift testifies against DJ's 'horrifying' grope
Singer Taylor Swift testified in court she was subjected to a 'very long' and 'intentional' grope by a Colorado radio DJ.
Glen Campbell dies at 81
The Hollywood-handsome country singer with pop appeal whose long road to success gave special meaning to his best-known song had been suffering Alzheimer's disease.
Opera's disrupter in residence
"For me, Bayreuth has always been this very holy place."
Australia's 'greatest voice' Yunupingu dies
Dr G Yunupingu, the blind indigenous singer whose debut album in his native Yolngu language went triple platinum, has died in a Darwin hospital. He was 46.
A witty and perceptive history of grime music
The genre has come a long way from having its events shut down: grime music is truly here.
Steve Jobs opera proves tedious (yet a triumph)
Mason Bates, composer, and Mark Campbell, librettist, had a triumph on Saturday night with the world premiere of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs.
Russian singer stars in Trump saga
Who is the Russian pop star behind the Donald Trump jnr meeting?
The next Netflix? Ron Creevey takes Helipad to the US
Throughout his career controversy has followed tech entrepreneur Ron Creevey, but he believes his latest venture is a winner.
Why music artists are 'selling out' to score on the charts
Bands turn to "selling out" - licensing their music to ads - to make it big in the age of Spotify.
Why are we making it so hard for musicians?
The music digital scene is making it easier than ever for musicians to get in the game, but harder to win.
Golf strikes chord for guitar legend
When he wasn't playing gigs in 1960s Vegas, session guitarist Louie Shelton was trying out the local golf course. He's still hooked today.
Billy Bragg and the grime of '56
The DIY music ushered in by Lonnie Donegan was revolutionary and unfairly forgotten, the pop activist writes in a new book.
Tesla wants to develop its own music service
This move would pit Elon Musk's car company against music streaming market leader Spotify.
The sexy muse of the Rolling Stones: Anita Pallenberg
They moved to a pad in Chelsea which was especially soundproofed, though not enough to muffle the crack of her whip.
Anything goes in Venice
The Museum of 18th Century Venice pays homage to great art and a notable Victorian poet. But what of Cole Porter?
Yoko Ono gets credit for co-writing Lennon's Imagine
John Lennon first performed Imagine in 1971. Yoko Ono has just been credited as a co-writer of the iconic hymn.
Where did Guvera's $180 million go?
Music streaming service Guvera collapsed this month leaving behind 3000 frustrated investors and a big unanswered question: where did the money go?
Allman Brothers' Gregg Allman dies, 69
Greg Allman was one of the principal architects of a taut, improvisatory fusion of blues, jazz, country and rock that became the Southern rock of the 1970s
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