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Kathy McCabeNational Music Writer

Kathy McCabe is the National Music Writer for News Corp with more than 30 years experience covering the big album and single releases and best – and worst – gigs to hit Australian stages. She gets the interviews with the biggest stars in the world from the Rolling Stones and Foo Fighters to Pink and Cher and is a passionate advocate for the Australian music community.

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Australian country musician Keith Urban poses for a photograph in Sydney, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Urban is in Australia to promote the release of his ninth studio album, Graffiti U. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

Keith Urban announces Australian tour

KEITH Urban has announced that he will bring his Graffiti U world tour back home to Australia as part of a working holiday with his wife Nicole Kidman.

Ballina

Jane Barnes: They thought I was the bad influence

BOOZE, pills and cocaine: The rock in Jimmy Barnes’s life reveals the rollercoaster they have been on

Ballina

Niall Horan is headed Down Under. Picture: Chris Pizzello

One Direction star Niall Horan locks down three arena concerts in Australia

IRISH singer Niall Horan is set to break hearts across the country, booking three arena concerts in Australia next June.

Ballina

Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters are headed for summer Down Under. Picture: Grant Pollard

Foo Fighters will return to Australian stadiums for a summer of rock in January

THE Australian summer of big gigs just got hotter with Foo Fighters booking outdoor stadiums for their epic Concrete and Gold concerts in January.

Coffs Harbour

The Angels, pictured in 2014, marked its 40th anniversary that same year and released two commemorative albums. Picture: CRAIG PEIHOPA

The Angels’ guardians

Co-founders have survived the infighting and are still going strong

Ballina

Lorde announces her Melodrama Tour, to hit Australia in November 2017.

Lorde brings Melodrama to Australia this November

AUSTRALIA and her homeland of New Zealand will be the perfect places for Lorde to unleash her musical melodrama in November.

Lismore

HEADLINER: American punk singer songwriter Patti Smith will close the first night of Bluesfest tonight.

Byron Bay welcomes Patti Smith

THE iconic American singer will perform two different shows at Bluesfest 2017

Confidential

The faces to watch in 2017

ANOTHER big year is upon us and while it is always fun to look back at what has already passed here we take a different tack and look at who is going to be big this year.

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