AWMA's 2024 Promo Shot | Credit: Official Instagram The nominations for this year’s Australian Women In Music Awards have just opened up, offering a platform to highlight the women, non-binary and gender non-conforming professionals making change and accomplishing big things in the local music industry. From artists and songwriters, to producers, engineers, music photographers, journalists and industry leaders, AWMA aims to toast the talents and contributions of women across all areas of the space, with a new category being added to the 19-award-strong itinerary this year to recognise women in ..read more

Laufey | Credit: Supplied Laufey has added a handful of extra shows to her 2024 Australian tour, after pre-sale tickets for her previously announced dates were snapped up in record time. The Icelandic-Chinese jazz-pop artist has announced bonus shows in Melbourne and Sydney to her Aussie itinerary. The international singer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist will play two extra shows at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre on Saturday, 7th and Monday, 9th September, and one at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on Sunday, 14th September. Laufey – ‘Goddess’ The Grammy Award-winner is com ..read more

Somber Hills | Instagram @somberbynight Somber Hills has just released his latest single, “Not There,” which is a blend of elements of emo pop punk with hits of hip-hop. The song is about the singer’s journey of chasing dreams and exploring roads of self-discovery. The song is an ode to accepting the ups and downs of life, connecting with listeners because it’s really honest. While talking about the track, Somber Hills said this, “I felt creativity take the wheel while writing this song. As always, there was nothing I deliberately chose to write about. But deep down there was something true th ..read more

Ryan Roxxie & Frankie's World Famous House Band | Credit: Naomi Rahim/WireImage Via Getty / Supplied Alice Cooper is in town right now, headlining the first ever Pandemonium Festival at venues across the East Coast. The fest has is hitting Sydney tomorrow (Thursday, 25th April) and the shock rocker’s bandmates have decided to go rogue and pack in even more pandemonium. Appearing as GOON SQUAD, Cooper’s iconic bandmates – Ryan Roxie, Tommy Henriksen, Glen Sobel and Chuck Garrick – have recruited the Frankie’s World Famous House Band (former guitar-slingers-in-residence at late Sydney venue ..read more

girl in red | Credit: Supplied girl in red isn’t letting the shock cancellation of Splendour In The Grass stop her from visiting fans down under in 2024. Hot on the heels of releasing her sophomore album I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY! earlier this month, the Norwegian alt-pop superstar has just announced a four-date Australian headline tour to fill the Splendour-shaped hole in her July itinerary. Marie Ulven, the woman behind the girl in red project, will be kicking off her tour in Perth, before visiting fans in Sydney, Melbourne and wrapping things up in Brisbane. girl in red – ‘Phantom Pain’ girl ..read more

Ocean Sleeper | Credit: Supplied Hot on the heels of selling out all the shows on their latest Aussie headline tour, Gippsland-based trio Ocean Sleeper have just returned with a new single ‘Lonely Love’ featuring their main support act for the tour, US emo rapper Lil Lotus. Self-produced by the band’s guitarist Ionei Heckenberg, ‘Lonely Love’ is a hook-laden cut of alternative rock that tackles melancholy themes through uplifting instrumentation. Ocean Sleeper x Lil Lotus – ‘Lonely Love’ “We like to creatively explore emotions of sadness and loneliness and express them in a pos ..read more

L-R: The Last Dinner Party (Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Coachella), TV Girl (Credit: Credit: Andrew Benge/Redferns) Would-be Splendour In The Grass acts The Last Dinner Party and TV Girl both announced their respective debut headlining tours of Australia last week (April 17), set to take place in July 2024. Upon going on sale to the general public last Friday (April 19), all five shows sold out within minutes. Now, it has been announced that each show has received a venue upgrade – including the co-headlining show the two acts will share in Brisbane. For those that have already purc ..read more

Mike Oldfield (with guitar) performs with the Music Of The Spheres orchestra | Credit: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images) Tubular Bells – the 1973 debut album by composer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield – will be celebrated with a new live show that will be toured across Australia in August 2024. The full-band arrangement has been put together by longtime Oldfield collaborator and musical director Robin A. Smith, who will also serve as bandleader on the tour. A full run of dates can be found below. Smith first premiered the new live version of Tubular Bells at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 20 ..read more

Passenger | Credit: Mila Austin / Supplied Passenger has expanded his 2024 Australian headline tour with a second show at Sydney’s iconic Opera House. The English indie-folk troubadour, real name Mike Rosenberg, will perform an additional show at the NSW’s capital’s most iconic venue on Sunday, 20th October, supported by local singer-songwriter Josh Pyke. “I’m absolutely thrilled to be playing the Sydney Opera House,” the artist said in a press statement today, announcing the news. “I’ve been lucky enough to have a few bucket list moments throughout my career and this will certainly be am ..read more

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