Ed Sheeran
This song was beloved 40 years ago. Now people are looking at it differently
In 1984, Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? was lauded as a charitable masterpiece. Now, it’s being talked about for other reasons.
- by Nell Geraets
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Settle down, Swifties – the Beatles are still the biggest thing to hit Australia
Looking beyond the headlines and focusing on the Eras Tour’s Australian leg in isolation, it’s worth noting a few sober facts now that we’ve all, ahem, shaken off the excitement.
- by Tom Compagnoni
How the MCG became one of the world’s greatest live-music stadiums
Taylor Swift’s three sold-out shows at the Melbourne Cricket Ground have cemented its reputation – and are a hard act for Accor Stadium in Sydney to follow.
- by Cara Waters
‘Worth it’: Why these Aussies made Ed Sheeran’s latest music video for free
The pop star issued a global callout for filmmakers to make video clips for his latest album Autumn Variations. The Australian winner’s effort was Amazing.
- by Hannah Story
From the shadows to Ed Sheeran singalongs: Socceroo’s long road back to the top
Massimo Luongo thought his international career was over. But a move to a third-tier English team sponsored by a global pop music icon has changed everything.
- by Vince Rugari
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Michael Gudinski remains off-limits in star-studded music documentary
He took Australian music to the world, but Michael Gudinski’s hard times are brushed over in this salute to the Mushroom boss.
- by Michael Dwyer
Session musicians are caught in a ‘broken system’. It affects Ed Sheeran too
Australian session musicians are taking their quest for an overhaul of the copyright system to the Labor Party conference in Brisbane.
- by Linda Morris
‘He’ll fill stadiums’: The kitchen-sink singer striking a chord on TikTok
Remember the name Elliot James Reay: He’s wowing crowds busking on Melbourne city streets and attracting millions of views on social media.
- by Carolyn Webb
Michael Gudinski documentary to premiere at Melbourne Film Festival
The life and times of the late, great music industry figure Michael Gudinski will be celebrated in a documentary that will be unveiled at MIFF in August.
- by Karl Quinn
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Striking a chord: What Ed Sheeran case tells us about pop’s musical toolbox
A case brought against Ed Sheeran raised some difficult questions around what we understand as inspiration and influence, and what we may hear as theft.
- by Jadey O'Regan
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Ed Sheeran wins ‘Let’s Get It On’ plagiarism case
Ed Sheeran has won a lawsuit that accused him of plagiarising Marvin Gaye’s classic song Let’s Get It On for his Grammy Award-winning single Thinking Out Loud.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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