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Artists like Ninajirachi, Boy Soda, Brazen Barbie. Folk Bitch Trio and Rageflower made 2025 a great year for Aussie music.

The 25 best new Aussie artists of 2025

These local musicians – some with long-awaited breakthroughs, others with stunning introductions – made us take notice this year. 

  • Robert Moran, Jules LeFevre, Tom W. Clarke, Nick Buckley and Barry Divola

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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
Starkie (left) at the height of the Skyhooks era.

‘I love you’: Skyhooks guitarist Bob Starkie dies aged 73

One of Australia’s seminal rock bands has announced the death of mainstay guitarist Bob “Bongo” Starkie after a battle with leukaemia.

  • Alexander Darling
Jess Hitchcock sang the folk band’s hit The Carnival is Over at a ceremony on Friday.
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The Seekers honoured with St Kilda street

Jess Hitchcock sang the folk band’s hit The Carnival is Over at a ceremony on Friday.

The Seekers’ Bruce Woodley is presented with a replica of the street sign by City of Port Phillip councillor Serge Thomann.

Streets of their town: Australian music legends get new laneway honour

The Seekers were the first Australian band to score major international success. Now they’re being recognised where it all began.

  • Karl Quinn
Amyl and the Sniffers claimed the top prize at yesterday’s ARIA Awards.

Here’s an idea, maybe we should appreciate the ARIAs a little more?

The usual complaints came thick and fast after last night’s Australian music awards.

  • Robert Moran
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Lindy Morrison: “I never got over my first boyfriend. We met at a party when I was 16 and he dumped me after a few years.”

I’m 74 and have been single for 30 years, but hope I haven’t had my last lover

Go-Betweens drummer Lindy Morrison talks about love, motherhood and getting older.

  • Jane Rocca
Amyl and the Sniffers walked out of the 2025 ARIA Awards with four awards, taking out the first and final accolades of the night in a full-circle moment that proved they’ve broken out of their genre and into the mainstream.

‘The new prime minister of Australia’: Amyl and the Sniffers dominate the ARIAs

The Melbourne punk pub rock band’s armful of accolades proves they have well and truly broken out of their genre and into the mainstream. See the full list of winners.

  • Bronte Gossling
Isabella Manfredi, Olivia Dean and Tkay Maidza heat up the read carpet at the 2025 ARIAs.

Eighties glam and statement menswear: The best looks from the ARIAs red carpet

In a sea of sheer gowns, corsets and carefully placed cut-outs, this year’s music awards had a few magic moments.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
King Gizzard frontman Stu Mackenzie onstage in Paris last year.

‘We don’t feel good about being here’: Why King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard quit Spotify

Australia’s most prolific cult band can’t stop and won’t stop. Up next? A tour with our top symphony orchestras.

  • Jules LeFevre

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