Music

Changes to noise restrictions which will allow sounds of up to 75 decibels until 1am over the weekend in the city have been wholeheartedly embraced by the live music sector in Canberra.

In an Australian exclusive, we sit down with the renowned and beloved Tamil composer to talk about the power of music, technology and art, and his latest film, coming to the Indian Film Festival in Melbourne.

Kamilaroi/Samoan artist Becca Hatch has released her debut project, and it's not what you might expect from the singer known for singing about her suburb of Campbelltown in Greater Western Sydney.

Pop megastar Taylor Swift returns to the stage in London for her first public performances since three shows in Vienna were cancelled after authorities uncovered a terrorist plot to "kill as many people as possible" at them.

The punk provocateur reflects on the legacy of her breakthrough album, The Teaches of Peaches, as a documentary about the album and the artist is released.

Based in Narrabundah, the choir offers men an opportunity to be part of a musical community.

Missy Higgins never thought in her "wildest dreams" she'd be in the ARIA Hall of Fame, or inspire a young generation of musicians. This November, it becomes a reality. 

From first-time winner Kate Milligan to established composer Mary Finsterer, women composers and performers were celebrated at the 2024 Art Music awards.

The Balearic regional government issued a statement from their environmental ministry, saying Perry's production company did not request authorisation to film.

After 35 years, one of Australia's most iconic music festivals will hold its "final curtain call". Musicians and community members are devastated by the news.

From a surprise Jack White release to the latest from Aussie music mainstays, here's five albums worth your time this week. 

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has cancelled the upcoming performance of a classical pianist after he made comments about the killing of journalists during the war in Gaza during a recital on the weekend. 

Bluesfest has been a hugely popular musical celebration every Easter for over 35 years. Next year it all comes to an end.

The closure of the investigation against Joost Klein has been welcomed by Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS, but the European Broadcasting Union stands by its decision to disqualify him.

Belmont Station in Far West NSW is primarily focused on sheep and goat production most of the year, except for a week in August when it becomes home to the Mundi Mundi Bash.

From the life-altering muffins in the Olympic Village to Billie Eilish performing on the beach, here are the Olympic pop culture moments you might have missed.

In the era of smoke machines, chart-topping pop music, and choker necklaces, Queensland's blue light discos were the place to be. But will they ever appeal to gen Zs and alphas?

For most of his life, rock star Nick Cave says he was "in awe of his own genius". Cataclysmic life events fundamentally "re-arranged" him.

South Australia's Harvest Rock is the latest music festival to find itself in limbo, with organisers cancelling the upcoming instalment which had been scheduled for October.

The two-decade story of the event also plots the rise of First Nations music in Australia, from trailblazers like Yothu Yindi and Gurrumul to Thelma Plum, Baker Boy and beyond.

Austrian authorities say one of the men arrested over an alleged plot to carry out a terror attack at a Taylor Swift concert has confessed to planning "to kill as many people as possible" outside the venue.

Three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna have been cancelled over fears of an apparent plot to launch an attack on an event in the Vienna area, such as the concerts.

A stage musical telling the story of the Warumpi Band is being performed in the territory for the first time as part of the opening celebrations for the 2024 Darwin Festival.

The Warumpi Band's music is reaching a new generation through the musical Big Name, No Blankets, which has arrived in the NT's Top End.

With hundreds of millions of streams and a spot on the massive Twisters soundtrack, The Red Clay Strays are ready to take their authentic, soulful country music to the world.