Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End, and Vika and Linda Bull were elevated six to top-tier status at a ceremony in Sydney as part of ARIA's 40th anniversary celebrations.
Topic:Feel Good
Topic:Explainer
Choirs 'like a big hug' offer antidote to loneliness
As winter isolation sets in, community choirs are providing connection, belonging and emotional support.
Topic:Music
Sun 7 Jun 2026 at 10:39am
How Matt Corby overcame 19 years of fear and found magic in tragedy
He got his start as a singing TV idol, but Matt Corby is making music for himself now, finding the magic in grief, growth and family.
Topic:Music
Sat 6 Jun 2026 at 4:30am
Everything you need to know about the ABC Classic 100: Greatest of All Time
Australia's favourite classical music poll is back for another year — here's when it happens, how to listen and details about the ABC Classic 100 in Concert.
Topic:Explainer
Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 11:20am
The Perth choir giving people their voice back
In an unassuming building in Perth's north, the Second Chance Choir is bringing people together through music to help them put aside years of trauma, violence and substance abuse.
Topic:Community Organisations
Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 7:19am
Quiz: Can you recognise these 10 classic Australian album covers?
Take a closer look at some of the biggest albums in Australian music and tell us what you see.
Topic:Music
Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 4:30am
Singer known for Disney's Aladdin hit duet A Whole New World dies
Peabo Bryson, known for his Grammy and Oscar-winning Disney collaborations, has died at 75.
Topic:Music
Wed 3 Jun 2026 at 12:31pm
This rapper was having panic attacks on stage, until he transitioned
Poet, rapper, musician, playwright and novelist Kae Tempest is a prodigious polymath. It wasn't until he affirmed his gender that he connected with his true self.
Topic:Music
Wed 3 Jun 2026 at 4:30am
School students buck trend to stage their own live music festival
High school students have put on a music festival as part of their studies to get them into the industry.
Topic:Music Industry
Mon 1 Jun 2026 at 3:36pm
How Trials turned traumatic childhood into triumphant solo album
The prolific A.B. Original rapper-producer talks about learning to "marry the wrong feeling with the right music".
Topic:Music
Mon 1 Jun 2026 at 4:50am
Kate Ceberano swaps singing for embroidery
The Australian rock icon is sharing her other passion: embroidery and quilting.
Topic:Craft
Sun 31 May 2026 at 11:00am
Farnham says he will not sing on stage again ahead of tribute concert
Jimmy Barnes, Tina Arena and Human Nature will take the stage to honour Australian legend John Farnham at a Melbourne tribute concert later this year.
Topic:Music
Fri 29 May 2026 at 2:50pm
Our critics can't stop listening to these 10 albums from May
From long-awaited comebacks to First Nations glam rock and genre-defying polymaths, May was stacked with excellent new releases.
Topic:Music
Fri 29 May 2026 at 9:01am
Austrian man jailed for Taylor Swift concert terror plot
A man who plotted but ultimately failed to launch a terrorist attack at Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, forcing the pop star to cancel three performances, is sentenced to 15 years behind bars.
Topic:Terrorism
Fri 29 May 2026 at 7:30am
Aussie rocker-turned-game developer restores lost art of the mixtape
Melbourne's Johnny Galvatron gave up the rockstar life to become a BAFTA-winning game developer. Now, his studio's latest release, Mixtape, re-imagines the music game as an eclectic playlist of genres and mechanics.
Topic:Video Games
Fri 29 May 2026 at 9:02am
The most influential female composers in history and today
From Hildegard von Bingen to Hildur Guðnadóttir, here are some of the most influential women of the music world in history and today.
Topic:Classical Music
Thu 28 May 2026 at 9:48am
K-pop triumphs at American Music Awards as Pussycat Dolls lead noughties nostalgia
Taylor Swift led the night with eight nominations but didn't take home a single award, while 80s rock star Billy Idol was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Topic:Music
Tue 26 May 2026 at 3:11pm
Jazz legend Sonny Rollins dies at 95
Rollins, one of the greatest saxophonists of all time, played with everyone from Miles Davis to The Rolling Stones.
Topic:Music
Tue 26 May 2026 at 2:07pm
A century on, the jazz world still remembers Miles Davis as one of the greats
From Illinois to New York to Australia, legendary trumpeter Miles Davis helped shape the direction of jazz with albums like Birth of the Cool and Kind of Blue.
Topic:Jazz
Thu 28 May 2026 at 1:49pm
The hidden codes and Aussie influence in Harry Connick Jr's new symphony
Harry Connick Jr's new symphony, Elaboratio, is filled with musical tributes to his mother Anita. Orchestra Victoria and Australian conductor Jessica Gethin are bringing those memories to life at Carnegie Hall.
Topic:Music
Fri 22 May 2026 at 7:13pm
Kylie Minogue reveals 'secret' cancer and IVF struggles in Netflix doco
"Our Kylie" gets candid in the three-part Netflix docuseries, grieving over IVF struggles, Michael Hutchence, and revealing she was diagnosed with cancer a second time in 2021.
Topic:Music
Thu 21 May 2026 at 2:14pm