Arts

2020 ARIA Awards – Media Wall

CD sales jump in another year of growth for Australian music

CD sales in Australia hit a four-year high in 2025 as the recorded music industry achieved its seventh consecutive year of growth. New Australian Recording Industry
Read more24 March 2026
Red Dog

Work begins to protect the nation’s unique culture

Work has started to create the next National Cultural Policy to ensure Australian stories, music and art are supported and available. Arts Minister Tony Burke said
Read more23 March 2026
Best friends playing music

Streaming algorithms make it difficult for emerging artists

New research has backed fears that algorithms on music streaming services are making it difficult for new artists to break through. It found Australian music was not
Read more18 March 2026
The BRIT Awards 2026 – Show

Robbie Williams to tour Australia in November 2026

British superstar Robbie Williams has announced he will bring his BRITPOP World Tour  to Australia in November this year. The tour will kick off at Adelaide Oval on
Read more18 March 2026
Oscars 2026 - Newsreel

Oscars 2026 – One Battle After Another takes best picture

One Battle After Another was the big winner at the 2026 Academy Awards, taking home the Oscar for Best Picture and several major honours including Best Director for Paul
Read more16 March 2026
Queensland Youth Orchestra - Newsreel

Queensland Youth Orchestra starts 60th anniversary season

The Queensland Youth Orchestra (QYO) kicks off its 60th anniversary season with its first concert series for 2026 on March 21. Visions of the Supernatural will take
Read more16 March 2026
Jessica Mauboy

Jessica Mauboy, Yothu Yindi, Troy Cassar-Daley star at QPAC

Jessica Mauboy, Yothu Yindi, and Troy Cassar-Daley are just some of the acts to star in QPAC’s Clancestry festival of First Nations artists from July 30 – August
Read more16 March 2026
I love this song

Liquidator appointed to cancelled Bluesfest event

One of Australia’s longest running music festivals – Bluesfest – has cancelled its 2026 event just weeks before it was due to start. The festival, hosted in Byron
Read more16 March 2026
Agnes Obel - Newsreel

Cinema singer-songwriter Agnes Obel to perform at QPAC

If you watch streaming or go to the movies, chances are you have heard many of Agnes Obel’s ethereal songs. The Berlin-based Danish singer, songwriter, producer, and
Read more12 March 2026
Sinners

The predictable formula for Oscars success

By William Simon Every January, Hollywood is overtaken by a massive Oscar prediction game, with studios, critics and commentators all playing a role in shaping the
Read more10 March 2026