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This Motown-style singer stunned his parents. Now the world knows why
Jalen Ngonda can count Elton John and Snoop Dogg among his fans. Next month Australians get to join the club.
- by Barry Divola
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Major music festival cancelled 24 hours out from first show
Rolling Loud Australia, the local iteration of “the world’s biggest hip-hop festival”, has pulled the pin less than a day before its first event.
- by Karl Quinn
Gorgeous or ugly? Mitski’s new album is going to divide listeners
On her new album, indie darling Mitski finds comfort (and occasional horror) in the great indoors.
- by Tom W. Clarke
Get 20% off The Devil’s Violin with the Australian Chamber Orchestra*
Experience the violin pushed to its very limits with Ilya Gringolts and the ACO, in this fiery display from two of the world’s greats.
Bad Bunny fever has taken over Australia. Here’s everything you need to know
One of the streaming era’s biggest stars performs in Sydney for the first time this week, amid unprecedented attention.
- by Robert Moran
Meet your favourite songwriter’s favourite songwriter
Between This Is Lorelei and Water From Your Eyes, Nate Amos is indie-rock’s reigning MVP.
- by Robert Moran
‘Becomes one with the visuals’: How Studio Ghibli film scores have stood the test of time
From Spirited Away to The Boy and the Heron, Studio Ghibli films have proven a global cultural phenomenon. How much does it have its music scores to thank for such popularity?
- by Nell Geraets
Charli xcx buries Brat and Elvis is reborn: have music films entered a new era?
The power of pop finds new expression in a wave of documentaries, features and high-tech gadgetry that might just leave the album in the dust.
- by Michael Dwyer and Stephanie Bunbury
This instrument cost $3m. Here’s the sound you get for your money
After five years, violist Stefanie Farrands has finally found her “soulmate” in the form of an exquisite instrument.
- by Nick Galvin
Will these new music films leave the album in the dust?
Music writer Michael Dwyer on why the dance between music and screen just got a lot more interesting.
The queen of over-the-top pop: Inside the cult of Marina Diamandis
After 15 years, cult pop favourite Marina Diamandis is returning to Australia. There’s a lot to catch up on.
- by Jules LeFevre