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Sabrina Carpenter, Lola Young, Addison Rae and Taylor Swift pushed pop to flirty and dirty new heights in 2025.

Pop music got filthy in 2025. Why?

Sabrina, Taylor and pop’s top girls got explicit this year. Like most things, it’s probably Donald Trump’s fault.

  • Robert Moran

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Well, how about that?: Alex Warren had the most-streamed song in Australia this year, according to Spotify.

Little room for Australian artists in Spotify’s end-of-year charts

The streamer’s annual Wrapped report shows our listening was dominated by the usual suspects, with new Australian acts finding it hard to generate traction.

  • Karl Quinn
Gillian Anderson as Constance Van Ness in The Abandons.

The best new TV shows to stream in December

New series include Gillian Anderson’s western, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour documentary and a culture-clash crime comedy set in Sydney.

  • Craig Mathieson
Celebrity Xcel... surprise guest.

New cutting-edge ship, shaped by passengers, takes to the sea

Taylor Swift’s future mother-in-law on board as the latest Edge-class ship launches.

  • Fiona Carruthers
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The problem isn’t Spotify. Now hit play and stop pretending you care

Don’t like the music platform’s ethics? Great! Now hand over your Chuck Berry vinyl and that Taylor Swift album.

  • Ben Coady
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18 books we’re excited to read in November

Your Christmas shopping is done! The publishing year draws to a close with a cracking line-up of novels, major histories, memoirs and essay collections.

  • Jason Steger
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A little bit country, and a little bit rock’n’roll. “Honesty is everything,” says Shania Twain.

Shania Twain reveals the best advice she was ever given - and why she lives by it

The iconic 60-year-old singer talks about motherhood, country music and blazing the mainstream trail for artists such as Taylor Swift and Beyoncé.

  • Michael Idato
The barrel jean at Paris Fashion week, left; and right, New York Fashion week this year.

Barrel-leg jeans? Your legs deserve better

Reject the distorting silhouette and save your sartorial soul.

  • Mali Cornish
Ioan Pintaru was arrested after allegedly stabbing an 11-year-old Australian girl in London’s Leicester Square.

Man who stabbed Australian girl in London avoids attempted murder charge

The 11-year-old was visiting the UK with her mother to see Taylor Swift when she was stabbed eight times in a random attack in Leicester Square, the Old Bailey heard.

Music marketing has become a roaring beast since The Beatles’ time.

From The Beatles to Taylor Swift: How music marketing became a beast

Remember when artists used to simply play on the radio and tour after releasing a new album? Oh, how times have changed.

  • Nell Geraets

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