Julie Fenwick

Make way for Vv Pete and her thrillingly international hot-girl club rap
Drill, gqom, baile funk and more course through the DNA of ‘Varvie World’, the Sudanese-Australian artist’s empowering debut mixtape

Miss Kaninna: the live powerhouse turning heads with outspoken anthems
The proud First Nations artist readies a debut EP of fiery, political hip-hop and shiny, pop- and R&B-influenced bangers

ARIA Awards 2023: Genesis Owusu calls attention to Palestine conflict and urges ceasefire during acceptance speech
Nic Cester, frontman of ARIA Hall of Fame inductees Jet, also decried “the destruction being committed through war, racism and politics” in his speech

‘Home and Away’ star Johnny Ruffo dies at 35 of brain cancer
Mel B, Dannii Minogue and more have paid tribute

Nooky, Dallas Woods and Angus Field to embark on first tour as 3% performing in Victorian prisons
“This is a way that we can make a stand,” Gumbaynggirr singer-songwriter Field tells NME of the First Nation collective’s tour Treaty Day In, hosted by the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria

Barkaa responds to rejection of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament with new single ‘Division’
“I don’t want your table, fuck your table and its weak legs”

Additional Taylor Swift tickets sell out in Sydney, new Eras Tour tickets for Melbourne on sale this afternoon
Swifties camped out overnight at Ticketek outlets in both cities for a chance at the new batch of tickets

Mayor of Bunbury apologises for blasting The Wiggles’ song ‘Hot Potato’ to deter rough sleepers
The Wiggles had criticised the Western Australian council, saying their music was created to spread “joy and happiness”

Augie March and Romy Vager team up to cover Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ ‘Henry Lee’
The latest in a series of covers of iconic Australian songs originally recorded by late producer Tony Cohen

The Waifs postpone tour date as singer Donna Simpson recovers from e-scooter accident
The singer suffered broken ribs and collapsed lungs and was airlifted to a Perth hospital following an e-scooter accident in September

Peach PRC returns with nostalgic, clubby single ‘Like A Girl Does’
The ARIA-nominated artist drops her first single since debut EP ‘Manic Dream Pixie’

Summer Walker, Bryson Tiller and PartyNextDoor to headline Souled Out Festival 2024
Other acts on the line-up include Smino, Lucky Daye and Tinashe