Settle down,Swifties – the Beatles are still the biggest thing to hit Australia
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Settle down,Swifties – the Beatles are still the biggest thing to hit Australia

Looking beyond the headlines and focusing on the Eras Tour’s Australian leg in isolation,it’s worth noting a few sober facts now that we’ve all,ahem,shaken off the excitement.

  • byTom Compagnoni

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How the MCG became one of the world’s greatest live-music stadiums

How the MCG became one of the world’s greatest live-music stadiums

Taylor Swift’s three sold-out shows at the Melbourne Cricket Ground have cemented its reputation – and are a hard act for Accor Stadium in Sydney to follow.

  • byCara Waters
‘Worth it’:Why these Aussies made Ed Sheeran’s latest music video for free

‘Worth it’:Why these Aussies made Ed Sheeran’s latest music video for free

The pop star issued a global callout for filmmakers to make video clips for his latest album Autumn Variations. The Australian winner’s effort was Amazing.

  • byHannah Story
From the shadows to Ed Sheeran singalongs:Socceroo’s long road back to the top

From the shadows to Ed Sheeran singalongs:Socceroo’s long road back to the top

Massimo Luongo thought his international career was over. But a move to a third-tier English team sponsored by a global pop music icon has changed everything.

  • byVince Rugari
Michael Gudinski remains off-limits in star-studded music documentary
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Michael Gudinski remains off-limits in star-studded music documentary

He took Australian music to the world,but Michael Gudinski’s hard times are brushed over in this salute to the Mushroom boss.

  • byMichael Dwyer
Session musicians are caught in a ‘broken system’. It affects Ed Sheeran too

Session musicians are caught in a ‘broken system’. It affects Ed Sheeran too

Australian session musicians are taking their quest for an overhaul of the copyright system to the Labor Party conference in Brisbane.

  • byLinda Morris
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‘He’ll fill stadiums’:The kitchen-sink singer striking a chord on TikTok

‘He’ll fill stadiums’:The kitchen-sink singer striking a chord on TikTok

Remember the name Elliot James Reay:He’s wowing crowds busking on Melbourne city streets and attracting millions of views on social media.

  • byCarolyn Webb
Michael Gudinski documentary to premiere at Melbourne Film Festival

Michael Gudinski documentary to premiere at Melbourne Film Festival

The life and times of the late,great music industry figure Michael Gudinski will be celebrated in a documentary that will be unveiled at MIFF in August.

  • byKarl Quinn
Striking a chord:What Ed Sheeran case tells us about pop’s musical toolbox
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Striking a chord:What Ed Sheeran case tells us about pop’s musical toolbox

A case brought against Ed Sheeran raised some difficult questions around what we understand as inspiration and influence,and what we may hear as theft.

  • byJadey O'Regan
Ed Sheeran wins ‘Let’s Get It On’ plagiarism case
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Ed Sheeran wins ‘Let’s Get It On’ plagiarism case

Ed Sheeran has won a lawsuit that accused him of plagiarising Marvin Gaye’s classic song Let’s Get It On for his Grammy Award-winning single Thinking Out Loud.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Ed Sheeran appears in court accused of plagiarising Marvin Gaye hit

Ed Sheeran appears in court accused of plagiarising Marvin Gaye hit

Heirs of a musician who co-wrote the soul classic Let’s Get It On say the British pop star knew how similar it is to his Thinking Out Loud.

  • byJosie Ensor