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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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Tina Arena performs for MSOLive. Picture: Supplied/MSO/Laura Manariti

Tina Arena stuns fans with virtual concert

Tina Arena dazzled fans as she performed favourites from her songbook including Chains. Don’t Cry For Me Argentina and Heaven Help My Heart.

Music

Greedy Smith at the MurielÕs Wedding opening night held at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in Pyrmont.Picture: Christian Gilles

Aussie 80s hit making a comeback

Scottish football fans who have adopted an Aussie classic as their unofficial theme song are on a mission to beat Mariah Carey to the top of the UK charts.

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Robbie releases COVID-inspired Christmas song

Pop superstar Robbie Williams reveals what he’s been getting up to in lockdown as he unveils his new Christmas single.

Music

Midnight Oil go ahead with shows after tragic death

Midnight Oil will forge ahead with their planned shows celebrating their number-one album The Makarrata Project, in memory of their late bassist Bones Hillman.

SmartDaily

DMA'S In response to fan demand – four Brisbane 'Unplugged & Intimate' concerts added

DMA’S bring The Glow to concerts comeback

The tour announcements are coming in thick and fast before Christmas with DMA’S joining Keith Urban and Amy Shark to launch another confidence-boosting tour.

Music

SMART DAILY. Australian band Powderfinger.

Live music finally breaks through lockdown

Powderfinger’s Bernard Fanning led the live-music revival in Australia after the band’s new record powered up the charts.

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Keith Urban reveals his dream collaboration

Keith Urban and P!nk share how their latest hit happened, and their plan for the song’s big moment in Australia.

Health

‘It devastated me’: Aussie star’s brave new mission

Melinda Schneider made her name playing the cheerful Doris Day, but offstage her own life was far from rosy. WATCH THE PANEL DISCUSSION.

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Bee Gees’ tragedy and triumph revealed in new film

Barry Gibb shares the ups and downs of life as a Bee Gee and the “sibling rivalry” with his late brothers Robin and Maurice in a new music doco.

NSW

EMBARGO: NEWS NETWORK.Country Singer Felicity Urquhart, pictured in Sydney this week with her two kids, Tia, 9 and Ellie, 7. Felicity understands Australia's mental health crisis first hand after losing her partner to suicide. Picture: David Swift

Touching way Aussie star paid tribute to husband

Felicity Urquart could feel herself struggling as the anniversary of her husband’s sudden death approached. But a moving idea from one of her kids changed everything.

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