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Australian Country Star Troy Cassar-Daley Saluted With Excellence In The Community Award
Billboard
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August 20, 2025
Troy Cassar-Daley added to his impressive tally of accolades Tuesday night (Aug. 19) with the Excellence in the Community award, presented at Support Act’s annual Music in the House. Explore See latest videos, charts and news It was cold and wet...
Australian Women In Music Ceremony/Conference 2025 Programme
Scenestr
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The 2025 Australian Women In Music Awards (AWMA) and Conference Program will feature a spectacular line-up of performers and a full selection of conferences. Australian broadcaster and author Yumi Stynes will return as co-host, with Australian...
Australian music star, 29, faces 'incurable' cancer diagnosis after being turned away by doctors
Daily Mail
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August 20, 2025
By ANTHONY JAMES Published: 23:35 EDT, 19 August 2025 | Updated: 23:39 EDT, 19 August 2025 A prominent rocker from Brisbane's local music scene has revealed that doctors ignored his worrying cancer symptoms until it was too late. Jordan Brunoli,...
Australians Called To ‘Frock Up’ For Ovarian Cancer Research This October With New Campaign Via Noisy Beast
B&T
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August 20, 2025
The Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF) has launched their 2025 Frocktober creative campaign in partnership with Noisy Beast. Frocktober is Australia’s most fashionable fundraiser, inspiring people from every corner of the community to frock...
Dominic Fike Australia 2025 Tour
Scenestr
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Dominic Fike has levelled up his Australian tour. Already one of the headline acts for the sold out (except Perth) Spilt Milk Festival series, the 'Babydoll' and '3 Nights' hitmaker will headline solo concerts in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane...
Man allegedly beats woman unconscious at Aussie band’s concert in California
Sky News Australia
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August 20, 2025
Investigations in California are continuing after a man allegedly bashed a woman unconscious during a concert at the Rose Bowl Stadium on Sunday. Footage has emerged of a man allegedly throwing punches at a helpless woman and her friends during a...
'Sunrise' Teams Up With TikTok For 'Sunrise Music Sessions'
The Music.com.au
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August 20, 2025
More TikTok Channel Seven’s premier morning program Sunrise has dipped its toe into the world of TikTok, teaming up with the service to launch the new live music series the Sunrise Music Sessions. The series was discussed on LinkedIn by TikTok...
Troy Cassar-Daley Receives Support Act’s Music in the House Honour
The Music Network
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August 19, 2025
Troy Cassar-Daley is a reluctant recipient of awards. Tough then, because he has had an embarrassment of riches of late, all of it well deserved. The Australian country great collected his sixth ARIA Award last year, winning for best country...
NO CIGAR Breaks Down Their New Album 'Under The Surface' Track By Track
Scenestr
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New Zealand indie rockers NO CIGAR's newest album, 'Under The Surface' (their third record), showcases a band capable of euphoric soundscapes and ruminative songwriting. Shimmering melodies, angular art rock, spacious indie rock, swirling alt pop....
WILSN Announces Second Album ‘Bloom’
Rolling Stone Australia
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August 19, 2025
Melbourne artist WILSN, aka Shannon Busch, has announced her second album Bloom. The record will be released on Friday, October 17th via Mushroom Music. The announcement arrives alongside new single “GIRL”, which WILSN describes as an ode to...
There are risks in Australia’s row with Israel, but it’s Netanyahu who is trashing the relationship
The Guardian
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August 20, 2025
When Anthony Albanese announced Australia would formally recognise Palestinian statehood earlier this month, the prime minister let slip he had already discussed the decision with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu. A call between the leaders had been...
30 Years, 30 Icons: Marie Claire’s Definitive Power List Of Australian Women
Marie Claire Australia
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August 20, 2025
For three decades, marie claire has celebrated women who inspire, agitate and champion change. To mark the occasion, we’ve selected 30 of the most powerful women in the country. Whether they’re smashing glass ceilings, swimming for gold or telling...
Spotify Ups Its Playlist Mixing Game Following Apple Music’s AutoMix Launch
Digital Music News
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August 19, 2025
Spotify has released a playlist mixing tool in beta. Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify unveiled the fresh feature this morning, pointing to the beta’s imminent rollout for “eligible Premium users.” According to multiple X posts penned by ticked-off...
Woman assaulted at Rüfüs Du Sol concert, trio ‘heartbroken’
The New Zealand Herald
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August 20, 2025
She said her fiancée accidentally spilled a drink on the man during the opening act. In a Facebook post, she wrote that after initially storming off, the man later returned to threaten and then attack their group. “This man PUNCHED ME IN THE FACE!...
Zara Larsson Shares New Single 'Crush' From Upcoming Album 'Midnight Sun'
RTTNews
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August 19, 2025
Zara Larsson recently shared a new single, "Crush," from her upcoming album, Midnight Sun, due out on September 26. "Crush" was co-written by Larsson with Helena Gao and producers Margo XS, MNEK, and Zhone. "Then it hits me like reality, I can't...
‘Young blood’ to steer Opera Australia
Starts at 60
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August 19, 2025
Esteemed Italian conductor Andrea Battistoni takes the music director baton while Glyn Davis will take over as board chairman. Opera Australia has been on an executive recruitment drive after Ms Allan’s shock exit in January, just three years into...
New queer music drops to warm up your winter
QNews
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August 20, 2025
The best way to shake off the winter chills is dancing it out to bangers, so here’s a list of queer artists dropping new music you should be following. Ali Shah’s new bilingual single, Burn Blue Rising Queer South-Asian pop artist Ali Shah has...
Matt Hansen Australia 2025 Tour
Scenestr
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American singer-songwriter Matt Hansen returns to Australia this spring. The 'Something To Remember', 'Let Em Go' and 'Better Off Without Me' hitmaker will headline concerts in Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney, as well as appearing at Strummingbird...
A lyrical journey through Australia’s interior
WAtoday
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August 20, 2025
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Viral video shows woman knocked unconscious after attack at concert
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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August 19, 2025
A shocking incident at a concert prompted a police investigation after viral video showed a woman being knocked unconscious during a Rüfüs Du Sol concert in Pasadena, California, ABC 7 reports. The assault, which occurred Saturday night at the...