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The August 24 Edition

Tina Arena marks 50 years in the entertainment industry with a unique perspective on her life, including why she’s finally done listening to her critics.

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Tina Arena: “I’m just doing what people really want me to do.”

‘I was exposed to things I should never have been’: Tina Arena’s 50 years in showbiz

From Young Talent Time favourite to stage star and mother, the 57-year-old musician has played many roles. Now, one image will aim to capture them all.

  • Damien Woolnough
Stu Mackenzie of King Gizzard has revealed why he has taken his band off Spotify.

Aussie musicians flee Spotify as ARIA shores up awards partnership

The music streaming giant’s awards partnership sounded alarm bells. Then its CEO’s investment in a defence technology company was revealed.

  • Michael Dwyer

Judy Bailey, pioneering woman of Australian jazz, dies at 89

Jazz pianist Judy Bailey came to Sydney for six months, and never left.

  • John Shand
Jess Mauboy

Jess Mauboy honoured at Indigenous Music Awards

The NIMAs ceremony was held at the Darwin Amphitheatre on Saturday night, celebrating Indigenous musicians from around the country.

  • Gemma Grant
The Wiggles outside Old Mates Pub in New York City after a one-off free gig for adults at the end of their US tour.

Far away from home, I fell in love with Australian music again

Living in the US, reminders of home are all around, even if a decent flat white is hard to find.

  • Michael Koziol
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Jessica Mauboy

‘I will never get over being an artist’: Jessica Mauboy joins Indigenous Hall of Fame

The singer rose to fame as a teenager on Australian Idol in 2006. Now 36, she’s embarking on a new era of her already successful career.

  • Gemma Grant
AC/DC’s founding brothers Malcolm and Angus Young (from left) in 1992.

‘It paid in the end’: The family that bankrolled AC/DC – and still owns their catalogue

When a low-key Sydney family sold Albert Productions to music giant BMG nine years ago, it retained ownership of its prize jewel: AC/DC’s music catalogue.

  • Andrew Hornery
Local ballroom icon Jamaica Moana offers a tender tribute to her supportive parents.

Homegrown hits: The best new Australian music to hear this month

Including a local ballroom classic, a bruising kiss-off to sexist jerks and the debut mixtape from Australia’s most charming new rapper.

  • Robert Moran, Jules LeFevre and Nick Buckley
Col Joye wih Alyce.

Col Joye was first teen idol who sparked riots and made girls swoon, but ‘silly’ parents loved him

In their heydey, the Joy Boys were a menace to the nation’s morals, purveyors of the devil’s music ... but their leader, Col Joye, went on to become Australia’s golden boy.

  • Glenn A Baker