Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero make their two wood-and-nylon instruments sound bigger and more dynamic than your average five-piece rock band.

This was a night when the northern deserts of Africa came to Marrickville.

For someone who's worked with Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran still seems like a good guy to have a pint with.

Pop star Rihanna urged fans to delete Snapchat after the social media app ran an ad making fun of her 2009 beating at the hands of then boyfriend Chris Brown.

American Idol contestant Benjamin Glaze not only auditioned for a singing competition on national television, but that's also where he had his first kiss.

Miley Cyrus is being sued by a Jamaican songwriter who says the pop singer's 2013 smash We Can't Stop closely resembles a song he recorded 25 years earlier.

Bruno Mars let his arsenal of smash records do the talking at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, reeling off hit after solid-gold hit on his 24K Magic World Tour.

On the program of this concert are works by Wolf, Schumann and de Falla.

Alina Ibramigova makes no apologies for the sombre cast of her forthcoming tour with the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

Sticky Carpet: Fifteen years since Get Born topped the charts, Jet are gearing up for a headline tour.

Tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington cannot be accused of lacking anthemic ambitions.

Some of Australia's most recognised musicians will battle for the coveted song of the year award at this year's APRA Music Awards.

Prophets of Rage embody the spirit of musical freedom and unity that makes a festival like Download rock, writes Michel Dwyer.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are one of those bands that hits hardest on stage.

It's a special thing to be making music with someone you love.

Heavy metal band Mastodon are coming to town.

Synth-pop trio LANY have emerged from a successful first album cycle and now have the chance to test themselves with leading producers for the follow-up due later this year

Jet, fronted by singer and guitarist Nic Cester, gave Melbourne city workers a blast from the past, which was a taste of things to come on their upcoming tour.

Jimi Hendrix's Both Sides of the Sky, Jarrow's Expensive Hugs and Black Foxxes' Reidi.

When American musician and producer, Ry Cooder, came knocking on Barbarito Torres' door in 1996, he ignited an artistic fire that, more than 20 years later, is still burning.

The annual world music festival is always so much more than just a collection of concerts.

For many months pop megastar Taylor Swift has mostly shunned the public spotlight, but this song clip comes as her most direct message to fans about her life.

Ed Sheeran fans have called on Etihad Stadium to provide free drinking water at all of its bars at future concerts.

The multiple Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter is bringing her sons on tour.