Anna Schwartz Gallery, beacon of Australia’s contemporary art world, to close and rebrand

A beacon of Australia’s contemporary art world, the Anna Schwartz Gallery in Melbourne, will close this December after four decades in business, the gallery announced this week. It will be replaced next year by a new entity, Anna Schwartz...

Taylor Swift’s album drop is already having an economic impact

A TAYLOR Swift event is always bound to make some kind of economic impact, and her newest album, The Life of a Showgirl, is already weighing in. Thousands of fans decided the midnight (New York time) release on Friday was reason enough to miss...

Swifties From Melbourne to London Celebrate Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Album Launch Ahead of Today’s Official Release Party Film Debut

Taylor Swift officially launched her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, last night, sparking global celebrations with her famously chill and low-key fans gathering in places like Australia, Germany, London, and Los Angeles. Now, because an...

Rolling Stone Icon Bic Runga Is Back with New Music

Bic Runga has finally released new music. The Aotearoa icon — and official Rolling Stone AU/NZ Icon — today released brand-new single “It’s Like Summertime”, a song that recalls her carefree past while looking towards a hopeful future. “I wanted...

‘About Love in Its Purest Forms’: The Rions Break Down Their Highly Anticipated Debut Album

The Rions have released their long-awaited debut album, Everything Every Single Day. Featuring singles such as “Maybe I’m Just a Freak”, “Shut You Out”, and “Tonight’s Entertainment”, the 13-track collection is “the most open wound we’ve allowed...

Oasis Guitarist Bonehead to Miss Australia Shows for Prostate Cancer Treatment

Oasis guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs revealed that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year and will have to miss the next leg of the band’s 2025 reunion tour. In a statement shared on Instagram, Arthurs told fans that he had...

Joy Crookes returns to Australia for two special shows this summer 2026

Acclaimed London born singer-songwriter Joy Crookes has announced her long-awaited return to Australia in January 2026, with two special headline shows that promise to be as intimate as they are powerful. Since the release of her debut album Skin,...

Oasis Reunion Tour Concerts Hit With Noise Complaints

Oasis’ big 2025 reunion tour has been a massive success, but it turns out that not everyone was a fan. Roughly two months ago, the band held three concerts — on August 8, 9 and 12 — at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium, a 70,000 capacity venue. NME...

The World Is Watching: Concerts, Sports & Theatre That Will Define 2026

If there’s one thing we’ve learned this past week, it’s this: the world is hungry for live moments. From music fans screaming lyrics back at their idols, to stadiums rumbling with chants, to the hush of a theatre before the first line is...

Doja Cat drops new album Vie, just in time for Australian arena tour

Known for genre-bending hits like “Say So,” “Kiss Me More,” and the chart-topping “Paint The Town Red,” Doja Cat has become one of the most electrifying names in pop and hip hop. On stage blending razor-sharp choreography, surreal visuals, and a...

Massive Attack demanded their music be pulled from Spotify. Instead, their listeners grew

On the best opaque evidence available, for every 5000 streams, Spotify pays an artist around $30 — although less than 1000 spins a month gets those losers zero. Amazon is around the same, Deezer about $50, Apple Music a relative bonanza at $77....

Roger Menezes reflects on musical journey of hits and memories

Roger Menezes’ name will resonate with anyone who’s grown up listening to the soundtrack of Sri Lanka’s golden era of music. With a career spanning over five decades, he’s shared the stage with legendary bands like The Jetliners, The Savages,...

Cho-Liang Lin on Why Film Music Deserves a Place in Concert Halls

Houston’s Cho-Liang Lin argues film music by John Williams and Tan Dun belongs in concert halls, merging artistic merit with audience appeal and financial necessity. By Contact Music Reporter Friday, October 3, 2025 4:00 PM By Contact Music...

‘The Fate Of Ophelia’ Can Be Used To Decode Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ Album

THE RUNDOWN: Taylor Swift’s first song on The Life of a Showgirl is titled “The Fate of Ophelia” The title references the tragic heroine of Shakespeare’s 16th-century tragedy Hamlet Ophelia has become a feminine archetype in psychoanalysis, art...

Mary Poppins opens at Sunderland Empire as lead star revels in 'dream' role in hit musical

17:06, 03 Oct 2025Updated 17:50, 03 Oct 2025 Stefanie Jones in Mary Poppins(Image: Danny Kaan) It's actually rather apt that there's high winds forecast for the North East this week, as a certain musical about a not to be messed with nanny who...

Join legendary Irish singer Eleanor McEvoy for a very special concert. in Tipperary

After captivating audiences across the UK, Australia, Germany, and beyond in 2024, Eleanor McEvoy returns to Ireland for a much-anticipated tour that promises a spellbinding evening of music, storytelling, and raw emotion in 2025. McEvoy, one of...

Q&A: G Flip rides the ’80s wave on new album ‘Dream Ride,’ tour coming to Pittsburgh

Pop rocker G Flip may have been born in the 1990s, but that hasn’t stopped the Australian from embracing the previous decade on their latest album. G Flip, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, dropped “Dream Ride” on Sept. 5, and the...

SHOWBIZ Marc Cherry, Cher, ‘Project Runway,’ house-music list, Michael Patrick King

Openly gay show creator Marc Cherry (Desperate Housewives) is developing a new series set in Charleston, South Carolina for Netflix, per Deadline. The series follows four couples—bound by family, marriage and fate—who sit at the center of...

Keith Urban honors Nicole Kidman and daughters in surprising move at first post-split concert

Keith Urban included a tribute to his estranged wife, Nicole Kidman, and their daughters in his first post-split show. When the country singer returned to the stage for his High and Alive World Tour on Thursday night, he played a photo slideshow...

Back to the Future: The Musical

Great Scott! All the way from 1985 to 1955 and now 2025, Sydney has landed the opening of mega-movie musical Back to the Future: The Musical, complete with a superb ensemble, captivating visual effects and enough nostalgia to power a...