Pop music
Why doesn’t Australia have a ‘Song of the Summer’?
Australians bopped along to sunny hits from Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan all winter. But do we have our own summer music tradition?
- Nell Geraets
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Fear stalks the land of Franz, but music’s Mr Chaos is fine with it
Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos has plenty of reasons to carry on.
- Michael Dwyer
What happens when Joseph Keckler opens his mouth? He’s not quite sure
This genre-defying American opera singer, writer and actor is a genuine one-off.
- Jo Roberts
Why Robbie Williams’ new biopic is confusing Americans
And it’s not just because he’s depicted as a CGI chimp.
- Brittany Busch
Wake up, Dolly! Country music’s queen joins The Wiggles
Australia’s supergroup for toddlers are releasing their first country music album, Wiggle Up, Giddy Up!
- Michael Idato
Anatomy of a scene: Making Better Man’s showstopping Rock DJ sequence
It’s the key scene in Michael Gracey’s Robbie Williams biopic, but the man behind it says it very nearly didn’t happen.
- Karl Quinn
Liam Payne’s manager, hotel staff failed ‘vulnerable’ singer before death, judge says
The pop star’s autopsy showed that at the time of his death he had “large quantities” of cocaine and alcohol in his system.
- Kylie Madry
How Jimmy Carter became the first rock ’n’ roll president
Jimmy Carter was a music fan way before he considered a career in politics, and it helped him pioneer a road to the White House.
- Nick Galvin
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.
- Michael Lallo
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