Streaming is stifling the emergence of new music
By Tim Kelly
In September, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) excluded catalogue music (recordings more than two years old) from the Australian
Read more16 April 2026Music
Olivia Dean edges closer to all-time chart record
Olivia Dean’s megahit Man I Need is edging closer to becoming the longest-running number one single of all time in Australia.
The song moved back to number one last
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Mumford & Sons tour Australia with limited tickets available
English folk rockers Mumford & Sons kick off their 2026 Prizefighter world arena tour soon in Australia with just a handful of tickets still up for
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Machine Gun Kelly 2026 Australian tour starts this week
Machine Gun Kelly’s (mgk’s) 2026 Lost Americana Tour starts across Australia this week, with limited tickets still available.
The arena tour supports his seventh
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Olivia Dean continues remarkable chart success
Olivia Dean is continuing to dominate the Australian singles chart with Rein Me In (her duet with Sam Fender) rising from number two to number one last week.
The song
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Glasshouse Theatre’s first production opens to acclaim
The first production to be performed at QPAC’s new Glasshouse theatre – Messa da Requiem – has opened to acclaim.
Queensland Ballet’s staging of Giuseppe
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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
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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
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
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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
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