Stars of the music world have reacted with shock and sadness at the sudden death of Tom Petty.

If anyone can make the connection between Bernie McGann's distinctive jazz voice and that of Beethoven, it's veteran conductor and music educator Richard Gill.

Rock icon Tom Petty has died after suffering a cardiac arrest. The 66-year-old couldn't be revived after being found unconscious at his Malibu home.

First published in The Sun-Herald on September 18, 1994

Tom Petty predicted the US tour, which concluded in LA, would be his swansong: 'I'd be lying if I didn't say I was thinking this might be the last big one.'

The Las Vegas shooting has sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry, given the city is home to everyone from up-and-coming performers to global superstars.

Radio station 2GB didn't play Macklemore's same-sex marriage anthem Same Love during its live broadcast of Sunday's NRL grand final.

The strength of the new material showed At The Drive-In are still a force to be reckoned with.

Arrangements were the order of the day for world's greatest flautist.

Sunday night's alright for Elton John's adoring fans.

​Marilyn Manson, the provocative rock star, was injured Saturday night during a concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan, when a stage prop of two giant guns appeared to fall on him.

After days of turmoil and anger that threatened to tear the Sydney Symphony Orchestra apart, the orchestra's board has staged a stunning back-flip on the issue of same-sex marriage, admitting their neutral position was "misjudged".

Glenn Hughes brings a young band and loads of rock action to Deep Purple's golden era.

Macklemore has indicated he will donate his portion of Australian proceeds from his song 'Same Love' to the Yes vote campaign.

Just when we thought the NRL had the politics-in-sport debate sewn up for the weekend … along came a band from Las Vegas at Saturday's AFL Grand Final to stake an early claim on the idea that kicking a ball around a vast patch of green need not be divorced from sending a message.

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The announcement of the NRL grand final half time show is always met with heady excitement.

"I'm a free speech person," he said, criticising Tony Abbott's complaints.

Calls from Tony Abbott, Bob Katter and others to ban US hip hop artist Macklemore from singing his hit "Same Love" at the NRL grand final have seemingly backfired spectacularly, with the song shooting to the top of the Australian iTunes charts.

About three weeks after self-publishing his debut album Solipsism on Spotify in 2015, Dutch composer Joep (pronounced Yoop) Beving was stunned to discover the blissed-out piano tracks he intended purely for his nearest and dearest had hit 60,000 streams.

Macy Gray introducing her Perth DJ set with "Hello Sydney" was a telling sign of things to come as hundreds of disappointed fans walked out.

Leading arts figure Leo Schofield has lashed out at the Sydney Symphony Orchestra's board for failing to support marriage equality publicly.

With the Northern Beaches pair delighted to be home, this show was a melodious love letter to their extended Sydney family.

Sticky Carpet: Freya Josephine Hollick has a new band she'd like you to hear.

US rapper Macklemore has promised to 'go harder' despite being unwittingly caught up in Australia's divisive marriage equality postal survey.