Ayesha Madon:‘Success has been a mixed bag for me’

Ayesha Madon:‘Success has been a mixed bag for me’

“I went from nobody knowing who I was to everybody wanting to know what I do,” says the 25-year-old star of Heartbreak High.

  • byJane Rocca

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Padam Padam sets up Kylie for first potential ARIA win in 20 years

Padam Padam sets up Kylie for first potential ARIA win in 20 years

Minogue has not won an ARIA Award since Fever in 2002,despite earning 13 nominations since then. Padam Padam might break the unlucky streak.

  • byHannah Story
Kylie,INXS,Midnight Oil ... and Jet? What does ARIA’s hall of fame actually mean?
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Kylie,INXS,Midnight Oil ... and Jet? What does ARIA’s hall of fame actually mean?

Even Delta Goodrem has a better case for getting into the ARIA Hall of Fame than Jet – a derivative band with only one hit album to their name.

  • byOsman Faruqi
From Hollywood to conspiracy theorist:The many faces of Russell Brand

From Hollywood to conspiracy theorist:The many faces of Russell Brand

How the UK comedian conquered America and seduced Australia before tumbling down an internet rabbit hole and allowing his past to catch up with him.

  • byThomas Mitchell
‘I don’t regret it at all’:Missy Higgins on ending a marriage well
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‘I don’t regret it at all’:Missy Higgins on ending a marriage well

The million-selling chart-topper talks turning 40,her favourite buys and what she says to her own reflection.

  • byBenjamin Law
Are the ARIA charts really broken,or do they reflect our timid taste?

Are the ARIA charts really broken,or do they reflect our timid taste?

Amy Shark says going to number one helped build her career,but there are growing concerns it’s becoming almost impossible for Australian artists to replicate her success.

  • byRobert Moran
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Rufus du Sol:A euphoric homecoming to kick off summer in Sydney
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Rufus du Sol:A euphoric homecoming to kick off summer in Sydney

Playing to a sold-out crowd at The Domain,their first show on home soil since 2019,the Sydney-raised trio could be forgiven for feeling like favourite sons returned.

  • byAngus Thomson
ARIAs 2022:Baker Boy wins big on historic night for Indigenous artists

ARIAs 2022:Baker Boy wins big on historic night for Indigenous artists

2019’s Young Australian of the Year is now 2022’s most decorated ARIA Award winner.

  • byRobert Moran andAngus Thomson
Punk rock lives,and other things we learned in Australian music in 2022

Punk rock lives,and other things we learned in Australian music in 2022

This year’s ARIA awards,back live after a three-year absence,offer a handy pulse-check on the state of the local music scene.

  • byMichael Dwyer
‘Like winning the lotto’:ARIAs to recognise ads for using Australian music

‘Like winning the lotto’:ARIAs to recognise ads for using Australian music

The ARIAs will have a new award encouraging the advertising industry to use Australian music,aiming to help artists diversify revenue after a difficult few years and recognise another creative outlet for music.

  • byJackson Graham
Five artists on their favourite Australian album of the past 15 years

Five artists on their favourite Australian album of the past 15 years

Thelma Plum,Montaigne,Ziggy Ramo,Urthboy and Flume reveal the albums that have rocked their world.

  • byCraig Mathieson