Music producer Wondagurl. | Newsreel

Collab talent set to work with top producers

The rising Aussie artists to be mentored by Grammy-nominated producers Tommy Brown and WondaGurl have been named. ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd said 10 successful artists had
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Guy Sebastian. | Newsreel

Guy Sebastian hits the big screen in Hindi Vindi

Australia’s Bollywood feature film Hindi Vindi, staring music star Guy Sebastian, hits cinemas next week. Industry website FilmInk reports the movie will mark
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Patricia Piccinini's Skywhalepapa. | Newsreel

Skywhales loom on Sunshine Coast horizon

Festival goers can expect a whale of a time at the Sunshine Coast’s Horizon 2025 contemporary arts event in May. Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli said while the
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The Andromeda Saxophone Quartet. | Newsreel.

Chamber music festival secures talent-building grant

A $525,000 grant will allow a North Queensland music festival to leverage its success and better develop the next wave of Australian musicians. Australian Festival of
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Young woman at music festival. | Newsreel

Creative team to guide green transition in the arts

A new national peak body has been created to help the arts sector transition from a carbon economy and adapt to the impacts of climate change. Creative Climate will be
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra The Rite of Spring. \ Newsreel

QSO season launch delivers shock and energy circa 1913

It will be a symphony for all the senses when Queensland’s premier orchestra joins forces with an internationally acclaimed circus company to launch its 2025 season
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Ozzy Osbourne. | Newsreel

Original Black Sabbath back after 20 years to say goodbye

Iconic English rock band Black Sabbath’s original line-up will play together for the first time in 20 years for the band’s final concert. A statement on the band’s
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Sting Live Aid 1985. | Newsreel

FireAidLA unites music stars in twin benefit concerts

Twin benefit concerts, featuring music stars from across the decades, will be held in California this week to raise funds for LA fire victims. From noon Friday (Brisbane
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Music producer in recording studio. | Newsreel

Music labels funded to nurture Aussie talent

Almost $2 million will be invested in Australian music labels which nurture and promote local talent. Music Australia will support 23 record labels, with an initial
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Fortitude Valley Music Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. | Newsreel

JC’s one-man band grows to a 16-strong ensemble

Queensland’s Night-Life Economy Commissioner has been given a diverse group of back-up performers to help drive the state’s after-hours activity. Appointed in
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