In the end, a woman who's had wins and losses, terrors and triumphs, and who regularly goes back to stay with family in suburban Melbourne, has become a music legend of her time, and it's not hard to figure out why.
Eurovision pays musical homage to Austria-Australia confusion
The first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest includes a comedic musical interlude about the differences between Austria and Australia and sends 10 countries through to the grand final on Saturday.
Topic:Music Awards
Fri 15 May 2026 at 11:51am
Is the new Foo Fighters the best album of April?
Come for Dave Grohl and co's latest. Stay for club-facing collabs, lush disco, homegrown releases and a pair of Québécois aliens making left-field instrumental jams.
Topic:Music
Fri 1 May 2026 at 9:44am
Kylie Minogue to lead AFL grand final entertainment, ending Aussie drought
Pop superstar Kylie Minogue has been named as the men's AFL grand final pre-match entertainment, the first time since 2021 that an Australian artist has headlined the event.
Topic:AFL
Mon 30 Mar 2026 at 7:07am
Britney Spears arrested on suspicion of drink driving
Pop star Britney Spears will face court in May after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Topic:Traffic Offences
Fri 6 Mar 2026 at 12:19pm
Gorillaz confront grief with Indian music greats on new album
Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett discuss how trips to India, grieving and A-list collaborations shaped the latest genre-defying Gorillaz album, The Mountain.
Topic:Music
Sat 28 Feb 2026 at 2:00pm
'Gimme more': Britney sells rights to music catalogue in reported $281m deal
Spears is the latest music star to sell the rights to their work, a decade after the release of her ninth and last studio album.
Topic:Music
Thu 12 Feb 2026 at 12:42am
Viral lookout inundated by thousands of daily visitors set to close
A council will shut an iconic Blue Mountains cliff after being overrun with tourists, sparking serious safety and environmental concerns.
Topic:Travel and Tourism
Tue 20 Jan 2026 at 4:53pm
K-pop supergroup BTS reveal Australian tour dates
The K-pop supergroup announce their first Australian tour dates since being discharged from the South Korean military.
Topic:Entertainment
Wed 14 Jan 2026 at 1:53pm
How a silly, satirical K-pop hit forever shaped our cultural landscape
Who'd have guessed a South Korean man doing a goofy horse dance was a recipe for a global phenomenon? Thirteen years after it made YouTube history we revisit the legacy of Psy's Gangnam Style.
Topic:Music
Sun 21 Dec 2025 at 5:30am
The 10 albums our critics couldn't stop listening to in November
Sensitive song-smiths, reinvented boy bands, rock and rap upstarts — it's all here in an Ausmusic Month edition of the best new music.
Topic:Music
Sun 30 Nov 2025 at 7:00am
Guy Sebastian's new album reflects on remarkable career
Guy Sebastian looks back on the good fortune he has enjoyed in his music career, with the release of his 10th studio album, 100 Times Around the Sun.
Topic:Music
Sat 15 Nov 2025 at 8:02am
Australian acts get nod as Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga lead Grammy nominations
Amyl and the Sniffers, Tame Impala and Rüfüs Du Sol will represent Australia at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards next year. Here is the full list of nominees.
Topic:Music
Sat 8 Nov 2025 at 10:53am
Twice proves there is an audience thirsty for K-pop in Australia
Next stop Melbourne for multinational K-pop group Twice after Sydney concerts are lapped up by excited fans.
Topic:Music
Wed 5 Nov 2025 at 5:27pm
Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau seen holding hands leaving Paris club
The pair's public appearance on the pop singer's 41st birthday has added fuel to growing speculation the two are in a relationship.
Topic:Popular Culture
Tue 28 Oct 2025 at 4:27am
From the ARIAs to the AFL we can’t stop watching Baker Boy ‘sonically evolve’
Yolngu musician Baker Boy talks to News Breakfast about channelling difficult emotions after the Voice referendum to create his new album.
Topic:Music
Fri 10 Oct 2025 at 3:40pm
A track-by-track look at Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl
Taylor Swift's new album The Life of a Showgirl will be deconstructed by critics and fans alike, probably for some time to come. Here we get an expert Swiftie's initial reaction.
Topic:Music
Sat 4 Oct 2025 at 4:57am
John Farnham's comeback becomes main-stage musical as Whispering Jack turns 40
Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical is one of 13 plays coming to Sydney Theatre Company next year, alongside shows starring David Wenham and Miranda Otto.
Topic:Theatre
Mon 15 Sep 2025 at 7:30pm
How the Spice Girls fired their management and took over the world
When Mel C first auditioned for a new girl group in 1994, she had no idea what kind of journey she was about to embark on. She talks to Zan Rowe about the moments that made the Spice Girls.
Topic:Music
Tue 9 Sep 2025 at 4:50pm
David Byrne on why kindness and empathy is the new punk
David Byrne is still asking a lot of big questions about human behaviour with his colourful, curious new solo album, Who Is the Sky?
Topic:Music
Fri 5 Sep 2025 at 12:45pm
New album from 80s pop superstar Belinda Carlisle
1980s pop icon Belinda Carlisle is back with her first solo English language album in nearly 30 years.
Topic:Pop
Fri 29 Aug 2025 at 11:20am