KPop Demon Hunters. | Newsreel

KPop hunts down animated music stars

K-Pop and animation are dominating the Australian music charts and setting new benchmarks. The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack is the biggest chart-topper from an animated
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Kinfolk Orkestar

Tunes and togetherness at Maleny Music Festival

The Maleny Music Festival lineup for 2025 promises a weekend of unforgettable music with 60 acts across seven stages and 150 concerts, dances, and workshops. Whether
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Keli Holiday. | Newsreel

Get set to duk down to Valley Fiesta

Peking Duk’s Keli Holiday will be among the stars to light up this year’s Valley Fiesta in October. One half of the ARIA award-winning duo, he will be joined by the
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Sting

Sting to perform musical at new Glasshouse Theatre

Rock legend Sting will be the first international act to grace the stage of QPAC’s new Glasshouse Theatre when he performs his own musical The Last Ship. The 17-time
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Confused robot. | Newsreel

Noise shield to protect content from AI learning models

Australian researchers are developing a “noise” shield which can prevent unauthorised artificial intelligence (AI) systems learning from photos, artwork and
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Couple eating takeaways watching TV. | Newsreel

Netflix and chow eating into households budgets

Almost a third of Aussies admit to spending hundreds of dollars a year on duplicated or unused subscriptions, while clocking up thousands on takeaway bills. New research
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Music recording studio. | Newsreel

Aussie artists not keen to feed the AI machine

A Productivity Commission proposal to exempt tech companies from copyright rules so they can train artificial intelligence (AI) models has been criticised by the music
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Big Sound 2025

Big talent unleashed at Bigsound 2025

The southern hemisphere’s largest celebration of new music, Bigsound, will be unleashed in 2025 with 130 bands, 100 industry speakers, and 70 conference sessions
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Ebony Bott. | Newsreel

Ebony Bott to direct Brisbane Festival’s future

The creative inspiration behind world-class performances, from the Sydney Opera House to Arts Centre Melbourne, is the new Artistic Director for the Brisbane
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night at the parkland

Live music under the stars at Roma St

Some of Australia’s best acts will perform under the stars as part of a new concert series titled Night at The Parkland at the Roma Street Amphitheatre. Over seven
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