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Cassie Ventura speaks after Diddy assault video

Cassie Ventura speaks after Diddy assault video

Ventura said domestic violence had broken her down “to someone I never thought I would become”.

  • by Danielle Broadway

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US moves to break up biggest music company in Australia after Taylor Swift fiasco

US moves to break up biggest music company in Australia after Taylor Swift fiasco

Live Nation’s controversial merger with Ticketmaster has been under the microscope since fans struggled to buy tickets for Taylor Swift’s massive Eras tour.

  • by Tony Romm and Perry Stein
The plan to use White Bay Power Station to fix Sydney’s live music crisis
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The plan to use White Bay Power Station to fix Sydney’s live music crisis

The decommissioned power station is proposed to become a concert venue, dance hall and home for production spaces once the Biennale of Sydney packs up.

  • by Linda Morris
This year’s Vivid Music program is massive – here are the must-see acts

This year’s Vivid Music program is massive – here are the must-see acts

This year’s festival features more than 70 artists. We’ve narrowed it down for you.

  • by James Jennings
‘This is not an opera’: Macklemore tells Perth crowd to stand up and put their phones away

‘This is not an opera’: Macklemore tells Perth crowd to stand up and put their phones away

The constellation of distracting mobile phones, emanating from mostly young people filming much of the show, is one of the more infuriating aspects of modern-day gigs.

  • by Sarah Brookes
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs admits beating singer Cassie, says he’s sorry

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs admits beating singer Cassie, says he’s sorry

Security footage emerged over the weekend of the rapper beating his then-girlfriend and protégé in 2016. Combs has now released his own video, saying his actions were inexcusable.

  • by Andrew Dalton
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How Billie Eilish reckoned with fame to create her astonishing new album
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How Billie Eilish reckoned with fame to create her astonishing new album

In an exclusive interview, the 22-year-old dual Oscar winner opens up about making her new album and how the process transformed her.

  • by Brodie Lancaster
This album helped define the ’90s, now the band will play it in full for the first time

This album helped define the ’90s, now the band will play it in full for the first time

As Air plays 1998’s Moon Safari live for the first time, the odd couple reveals the story behind the era-defining album – and their own relationship.

  • by Barry Divola
‘She looked as though she was dying’: The Australian show that saw the unravelling of a diva

‘She looked as though she was dying’: The Australian show that saw the unravelling of a diva

When Judy Garland arrived at Mascot Airport, customs officials made a decision that would likely prove fateful.

  • by Patrick Gallagher
An ‘alien vibe’ and no fear of death: this singer is full of surprises

An ‘alien vibe’ and no fear of death: this singer is full of surprises

Kazu Makino thought her days with Blonde Redhead were behind her. But Covid changed all that.

  • by Michael Dwyer
‘I probably wanted to be a politician’: The Sydney Shire boy who made it big in opera

‘I probably wanted to be a politician’: The Sydney Shire boy who made it big in opera

A lover of cocktails, cigars and conservative politics, Stuart Skelton isn’t your typical opera star.

  • by Nick Galvin