Music

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Swifties will wax lyrical about new Taylor tribute

Australia is part of the latest wave of Taylor Swift mania, with Sydney one of 13 cities world-wide to host a new honour to the global pop megastar. Madame Tussauds this

Ed Sheeran loops back down under

By Susan Schwartz Record-breaker Ed Sheeran will be back to try his luck at breaking more records next year with a tour of Australia and New Zealand. Last time he was

Subscribe to our newsletter

Newsletter