Hilltop Hoods Will Get Their Own Lane In Adelaide
Hilltop Hoods will score a prime piece of Adelaide real estate later this year, recognition of their record-smashing feats in Australia. The City of Adelaide today (March 5) announced Clubhouse Lane, a spot just off Hindley Street in the CBD, would be renamed as Hilltop Hoods Lane, one of the ultimate honors for these homegrown […]
Dean McLachlan Announces Retirement From Mushroom Group
MELBOURNE, Australia — After 30 years with Mushroom Group, and upwards of four decades in the Australian music industry, Dean McLachlan is calling it a day. The label veteran joined Mushroom Group in 1997 as promotions manager, initially working on Kylie Minogue’s Impossible Princess and Hunters & Collectors’ Juggernaut. Then, he served in various roles with Mushroom Music […]
Harry Styles’ ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally’: All 12 Tracks Ranked
Taken as a whole, the animating idea behind Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally is that the music is Harry Styles’ gift to himself — a celebration of liberation and following one’s instinct. Its charm is in how it lifts the rest of us, too. In the liner notes for his fourth studio album — […]
Trent Reznor Hints at the End of the Road for Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails are active, and on the road. But the end might be closer than we realize. NIN spearhead Trent Reznor gave fans an unexpected warning when the industrial rock heavyweights visited Tulsa, OK last Friday night, Feb. 27. “I don’t know if we’re going to be touring anymore after this,” he remarked […]
CISAC Board Gatherings In Sydney For Talks on the ‘Significant Threat’ of AI
SYDNEY, Australia — As it celebrates its 100th anniversary, APRA AMCOS this week opens its doors for a once-in-a-quarter century gathering of international rights professionals. The Australasian PRO this week hosts the board of directors of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), which represents 228 societies across 111 countries, for what marks the first such assembly […]
P!nk, Mariah Carey & Shakira Could Make for One of the Poppiest Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Classes Yet
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has become more and more open-minded over the years, inducting superstars from the worlds of pop (Madonna), hip-hop (Jay-Z) and beyond, and helping to evolve how “rock & roll” is even defined. So it’s no surprise that we have some of the poppiest nominees yet this year, all […]
‘The Voice’: Adam Levine Breaks His Country Curse in Triple Turn Battle
Adam Levine finally got his country moment. During Monday night’s Blind Auditions episode of The Voice, Hunter Jordan’s performance of Billy Currington’s “Let Me Down Easy” sparked a Triple Turn from Levine, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend — setting off one of the night’s most competitive coach battles. For Levine, the stakes felt personal. The […]
Mitski Figures It Out & Feels the Love With First of Six Shows at NYC Shed Residency: Recap and Best Moments
Nobody steps on stage quite like Mitski. Most performers greet their audience by either bounding enthusiastically into the spotlight, racing on anxiously or shuffling on inconspicuously. Mitski walks out to the microphone in long, even, deliberate strides, almost as if carried on conveyor belt. Other artists make their excitement, cockiness and/or nervousness to be on […]
Beck Announces Symphony-Backed Australian Shows for 2026
After taking his catalog to London’s Royal Albert Hall, New York’s Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl in sweeping orchestral form, Beck is bringing the symphonic reinterpretation of his music to Australia for the first time. The Grammy-winning artist will perform five orchestral shows this May, including three nights at the Sydney Opera House with […]
Kesha Slams White House for Using Her Song, Calls War Video ‘The Opposite of What I Stand For’
Kesha is slamming President Trump for unauthorized use of her song “Blow” in a TikTok posted to the White House’s account last month. In a Monday (March 2) Instagram Story and X post, Kesha accuses the administration of using her song to “incite violence and threaten war.” She goes on to say that she does […]