These Australian teens stood up to a giant record label. Now they’re feeling the pain

These Australian teens stood up to a giant record label. Now they’re feeling the pain

NewJeans were one of the top-selling acts in K-pop. But thanks to a legal stoush with their parent company,their future is in limbo.

  • byNell Geraets

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It’s one of the world’s most famous pieces of music – but like you’ve never heard before

It’s one of the world’s most famous pieces of music – but like you’ve never heard before

A choral version of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons is about to receive its Australian premiere.

  • byNick Galvin
Music industry body under fire for ‘promotion of antisemitism’ at awards night

Music industry body under fire for ‘promotion of antisemitism’ at awards night

The Queensland Music Awards has come under fire for its choice of winner and the content of her acceptance speech.

  • byCindy Yin andSean Parnell
As a child,four lines drawn on paper were his strings. Now he’s a cello sensation

As a child,four lines drawn on paper were his strings. Now he’s a cello sensation

South African cellist Abel Selaocoe teams up with the ACO to bring his joyful energy to local audiences.

  • byNick Galvin
‘I’m 71 and I’m strong’:Why Cyndi Lauper’s farewell tour is not goodbye

‘I’m 71 and I’m strong’:Why Cyndi Lauper’s farewell tour is not goodbye

The pop trailblazer has spent decades fighting church,state and misogyny. At 71,she is heading our way with the show she’s always dreamed of.

  • byMichael Dwyer
Get 20% off Abel Selaocoe with the Australian Chamber Orchestra*

Get 20% off Abel Selaocoe with the Australian Chamber Orchestra*

The international cello sensation brings a kaleidoscope of rhythm and sound to his highly anticipated Australian debut.

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Another bold turn from one of Australian music’s great chameleons

Another bold turn from one of Australian music’s great chameleons

On Avicennia,guitarist Carl Dewhurst takes some old colleagues off to explore fresh terrain.

  • byJohn Shand
Even Kendrick knows this star is the real rap icon of a generation

Even Kendrick knows this star is the real rap icon of a generation

A 30-track monster featuring Kanye and Kendrick Lamar,Playboi Carti’s new album (and ARIA #1) is the culmination of years of hype.

  • byRobert Moran
One deep-fried rave,to go:How Fatboy Slim ended up playing in a chip shop

One deep-fried rave,to go:How Fatboy Slim ended up playing in a chip shop

At 5pm,the news went out. At five past,the footpath was full of people wanting to see one of the world’s most famous DJs in a tiny St Kilda chippery.

  • byKarl Quinn
‘Lost a rap battle he provoked’:Drake’s label takes Kendrick’s side

‘Lost a rap battle he provoked’:Drake’s label takes Kendrick’s side

Drake claims he was defamed in a feud involving intensely personal diss tracks. Universal Music says his attempt to sue over it ruins the art form.

  • byThomas Mitchell
Sacked pianist settles case with former MSO boss,pursues claim against orchestra

Sacked pianist settles case with former MSO boss,pursues claim against orchestra

Pianist Jayson Gillham has reached an out-of-court settlement with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s former managing director,but his case against the MSO and others continues.

  • byKerrie O'Brien