April 2023
Harry Belafonte, barrier-breaking singer and activist, dies at 96
“Purism is the best cover-up for mediocrity,” he told The New York Times in 1959, when he was the most highly paid black performer in history.
- Peter Keepnews
February 2023
Beyoncé breaks all-time record, sealing a spot in history
Beyoncé dominated the Grammy awards and became the ceremony’s most decorated artist on a star-studded night of high emotion, but lost to Harry Styles for Album of the Year.
- Jonathan Landrum Jr
April 2022
Rodrigo, Batiste, Silk Sonic steal the Grammys as Zelensky beams in
A veteran of the High School Musical series, Rodrigo became the breakout music star of 2021.
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- Jonathan Landrum
December 2021
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Are these the 10 best albums of 2021?
These releases blurred the lines between musical genres and styles to create new and exciting sounds.
- James Thomson
October 2021
How ARIA’s new CEO aims to help musicians make money
Advocacy is in Annabelle Herd’s skill set. Before her promotion to COO at Network 10, she worked in Canberra as a policy adviser, and she’s fit for a fight
- Michael Bailey
June 2021
They won Eurovision. Can they conquer the world?
The Italian rock band Maneskin is a hit on the charts, and its members want to become a rare long-term Eurovision success story.
- Elisabetta Povoledo
March 2021
Who won the Grammys? Women
Female acts won the top four prizes at the awards, including Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Megan Thee Stallion.
- Mesfin Fekadu
November 2020
ARIA readies for night of nights like no other
The ARIA awards will round off the Great Southern Nights series of gigs, in which 2500 artists have performed at 1100 COVIDsafe gigs across 130 towns in NSW.
- Max Mason
September 2020
Dan Rosen leaves ARIA for Warner Music gig
The chief executive of Australia's peak music body and the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia will start his new role at Warner on February 1, 2021.
- Max Mason
May 2020
Rage with the machine: artificial intelligence takes on Eurovision
Australia took top honours in the only Eurovision contest of the year in an event that could shape its better known, human, version.
- Nic Fildes
December 2019
The best 10 albums of the decade – plus our top picks of 2019
These 10 records tell the story of a dynamic, genre-twisting decade in music where old industry models were abandoned or made over.
- James Thomson
