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Missy Higgins is back at the top of the Australian album charts - Newsreel

Missy Higgins storms the charts again

Missy Higgins has soared to the top of the Australian charts 20 years after her first album – The Sound of White – hit top position and stayed there a total of seven

Sterzinger new QSO Chief Executive

Arts leader Michael Sterzinger is the new Chief Executive of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO). Mr Sterzinger, who will start in the role in early November, is

Labels backed to support local music talent

A new program has been established to encourage Australian music labels to support local talent. Music Australia Director Millie Millgate said the Record Label

Oasis reunion sparks Australian tour speculation

An Australian tour by a reunited Oasis could be on the cards with the group announcing plans to “go to other continents outside of Europe later next year”. Oasis

Time is right for Briana’s country passion

A Brisbane teenager plucked from a concert crowd to sing with Keith Urban is now supporting a The Voice US winner on his Australian tour, following the release of her

Cold Chisel back on the top of the charts.

Cold Chisel tops the charts again

Cold Chisel has returned to the top of the Australian album charts, 50 years after the group formed in Adelaide. The debut of Cold Chisel’s 50 Years – The Best of at

Glenn A Baker collection goes to auction

More than 80,000 pieces of music memorabilia is up for grabs as the complete archive collection of Glenn A Baker goes under the hammer next week. The Australian

Aussie artists have stellar week on charts

Australian artists have recorded their strongest week this year on the ARIA albums chart. Four artists have debuted in the top 15, including Amy Shark whose Sunday

Lennon’s lenses felt fine with a little help

The drug-fuelled lifestyle of a rock star helped John Lennon delay wearing glasses, according to a Brisbane researcher. QUT Optometry Professor Stephen Vincent has

Music may hold key to overcoming depression

Classical music might hold the key to helping people with treatment-resistant depression. Chinese researchers have unpacked the music of composers like Bach, Beethoven

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