Swiftmania hits as superstar gears up for first show
Hundreds of fans have descended on the MCG, forking out up to $600 on merchandise, to soak up the atmosphere hours ahead of Swift’s appearance.
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Taylor Swift touches down in Australia
The pop superstar stepped onto Australian soil shortly before 1am ahead of her much-anticipated Eras Tour concert.
Super Bowl ‘most watched’ telecast of all time
The NFL championship game brought in a record-breaking 123.7 million viewers.
Hackers steal Taylor Swift tickets days before concert
Potentially hundreds of fans have had their Taylor Swift tickets stolen just days away from her Eras Tour kick off.
Beyoncé reveals new album during Super Bowl
Most musicians would avoid announcing anything during the Super Bowl like the plague. Beyoncé is not most musicians.
Sinead O’Connor, Cher, and Mariah Carey are Rock Hall nominees
There’s faint hope for Britpop heads that the long-beefing brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher may share the stage once more if Oasis finds itself inducted
The harrowing assassination attempt on Bob Marley
British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir learned to play guitar, talk and move like Bob Marley for an ambitious biopic that included a notorious episode in the reggae giant’s career.
ARIA album charts (Taylor’s Version): total domination
New data puts the US artist’s enduring popularity in stark relief: Taylor Swift is the clear leader among all recording artists in the 40-year history of ARIA tracking the album charts.
Simple Minds launch Australia tour
‘Stick with me (and we’ll play at the Opera House one day),’ Simple Minds Jim Kerr said. After 42 years, they did.
Jackie Marshall ‘broadens the soul and speaks to the heart’
This admirably idiosyncratic Brisbane singer-songwriter’s new record is both the antithesis and antidote to anodyne, paint-by-numbers modern pop.
Big things grow: Stormzy, Raye draw record crowds to Laneway
Within the live music sector, one of the purest living illustrations of ‘from little things, big things grow’ is Laneway Festival, which is now among the nation’s biggest travelling music events.
Northlane puts McCall in the driver’s seat
As a teenager, Marcus Bridge was terrified when he first saw the debut music video by Byron Bay heavy metal quintet Parkway Drive — now he’s a core member of the metal community.
Swift threatens legal action against student tracking her private jet
Jack Sweeney, a 21-year-old student at the University of Central Florida, received a cease-and-desist letter from the pop star’s lawyers, stating that his social media posts are a ‘life-or-death matter for our client.’
Where has Tracy Chapman been for the past 14 years?
After quietly retreating from performing in 2009, the folk musician made a triumphant return to the Grammys stage to perform ‘Fast Car’ alongside country star Luke Combs.
‘Disrespectful’: Celine Dion fans outraged by Taylor Swift snub
Celine Dion devotees have accused Taylor Swift of ‘snubbing’ the Canadian pop star in accepting her trophy for Album of the Year at The Grammy Awards.
Taylor Swift to inject millions into economy
Hundreds of millions of dollars will flow through the Australian economy when Taylor Swift comes to Sydney and Melbourne.
Swift breaks record for most album of the year wins
Taylor Swift is now the only artist in history to win the Album of the Year trophy four times.
Wildest dreams, true grit: the making of Taylor Swift
Despite her pop cultural omnipresence and record-breaking achievements, it’s a mistake to overlook the mountains this generation-defining artist has climbed to reach new peaks.
TikTok pulls Taylor Swift, Weeknd in music rights feud
Music by Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, The Beatles and other artists can no longer be heard on TikTok after a breakdown in negotiations with music group Universal over compensation.
For Screamfeeder, the ending goes forever
When Brisbane’s alternative music scene began to bloom in the 1990s, one of the first acts out of the gate was Screamfeeder, whose 30-plus-year career has been captured in a documentary.
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