Cowboy hits and rap disses flesh out the Grammys
An incendiary hip-hop diss track by Kendrick Lamar and an unconventional artistic left turn into country music by Beyonce were the biggest winners at the 67th Grammy Awards on Monday, Australian time.
Geordie Gray
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Having been nominated four times, Beyoncé finally took home the top prize at the Grammy Awards, breaking her streak of losses and becoming the first black woman to win the award in 26 years.
Sandilands reveals brain aneurysm diagnosis
Kyle Sandilands, Australia’s highest-paid radio personality, announced Monday that he has been diagnosed with a brain aneurysm and will require surgery.
Cancer conwoman Belle Gibson finally gets the Netflix treatment
As a sociopathic grifter with a talent for self-promotion, Kaitlyn Dever’s Belle Gibson is loathsome on screen – but her Aussie accent is top-notch.
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2025 Oscar nominations: see the full list
Emilia Pérez, a zany Spanish-language musical about a drug kingpin pursuing gender-affirming surgery, leads the pack with 13 nominations. Meanwhile, Nicole Kidman’s snub shifts Australia’s hopes to Guy Pearce and Adam Elliot.
Splendour in the Grass cancels for the second year running
The beloved Byron Bay music festival has postponed its return for 2025, citing a need to ‘recharge,’ with organisers promising to come back ‘even bigger and better’ when the time is right.
Another side of Bob Dylan – the dreamer
“Some of the assumptions we’ve made about him are too simple,” says director James Mangold, whose film A Complete Unknown captures the frenzied four years that saw The Bard rewrite the rules of folk music—and his own mythology.
‘New chapter’: World leaders react to Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal
Anthony Albanese has joined British PM Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron in calling for a ‘permanent, political solution’ in Gaza, and an influx of aid.
The 2025 BAFTA Awards: see the nominees
Guy Pearce is the only Australian up for an award, recognised for his mesmerising turn in The Brutalist.
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