Pop music
Affairs, drugs and Elton John: Rufus Wainwright’s turbulent youth
He lost his virginity at 13, then fell into addiction. But the acclaimed musician has made peace with his past – and found love along the way.
- by Michael Lallo
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All I want for Christmas is a different song
From Reindeer Rock to Oi to the World, there are plenty of festive tunes beyond Mariah Carey’s hits.
- by Nell Geraets
Unreleased Michael Jackson music found in abandoned storage unit
The late King of Pop recorded 12 tracks while working on his Dangerous album, but the tracks are unlikely to see a wide release.
- by Michael Idato
This is the moment when everything changed for Elton John
In 1976, the English musician was finally ready to talk about his sexuality. The fallout was brutal, but a new documentary charts the healing that followed.
- by Michael Lallo
Why we’ll never see anything like the Eras Tour again
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour wasn’t just the most successful concert tour of all time. It was a “magic moment” that could be impossible to replicate.
- by Meg Watson
Jack White returns to the grimy intimacy of the Melbourne venue where he wrote one of his hits
Jack White, rock and roll royalty, could fill a much bigger venue than the Corner Hotel several times over – but this grimy intimacy is what he prefers.
- by Will Cox, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Cameron Woodhead, Andrew Fuhrmann and Tony Way
Taylor Swift dominates 2024 Spotify charts with 26.6 billion streams
Spotify Wrapped 2024 shows listeners were obsessed with Swift, female artists, collaborations and country music reimagined by big names.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Just can’t get enough: The bar playing one band’s music for 25 years
It’s a British band with a French name, but the location of a bar dedicated purely to Depeche Mode’s music isn’t where you might expect.
- by Julia D'Orazio
My Chemical Romance star found dead at 44
Drummer Bob Bryar was last seen alive on November 4, according to US media reports.
- by Angus Dalton
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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