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The new album from this superstar is pop at its most fun, fizzy and sex-forward
On Short n’ Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter leans all the way into her bawdy brand of frothy pop.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
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‘The great wait is over’: Gallagher brothers bury the hatchet for Oasis tour
Noel and Liam Gallagher have ended several days of intense speculation, revealing Oasis will return to the stage in 2025.
- by Martin Boulton
Definitely, maybe the most rock’n’roll band ever: Why Oasis matter
Part theatre, part poetry and purely for the people. As Britpop’s self-declared kings will tell you themselves, they are really all that.
- by Karl Quinn
MSO managing director departs, Peter Garrett to lead independent review
After weeks of controversy and a vote of no confidence from its own musicians, the managing director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has left the organisation.
- by Gemma Grant and Elizabeth Flux
Are Oasis getting back together? Everything we know about the rumoured reunion
After decades of public feuds, Noel and Liam Gallagher are teasing a joint announcement.
- by Meg Watson
This music journalist amassed 50,000 records. Now he’s selling all of them
Renowned music journalist Glenn A. Baker is auctioning off his collection of tens of thousands of records and other music collectables.
- by Frances Howe
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Cancelled pianist hires legal team, threatens action against MSO
Jayson Gillham is pursuing legal action against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for cancelling his performance, after he spoke out about Israel’s war in Gaza.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
‘I can’t order milkshakes any more’: Kelis on the downside of her hit song
How do you make your subject comfortable enough that they talk about the ugly side of the music industry? I could teach you, but I’d have to charge.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Live music is ‘broken’. This band is trying something radical to fix it
Cash Savage and the Last Drinks are staging a gig aimed at sending all profits straight to musicians, but they’ll be doing more than making music.
- by Martin Boulton
Reforming The Saints reopens old wounds but Ed Kuepper is fine with it
The partnership behind one of our most iconic bands ended badly but what happened next is less straightforward.
- by Barry Divola
I’m not willing to do TikTok challenges: singer Christine Anu
Christine Anu has locked into the magnetic north of her soul.
- by Michael Dwyer