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Superannuation guarantee obligations and new payday super rules have serious implications for the music industry, with some long-running festivals already pulling the plug.

Your MoneyPremiumWhy payday super could pull the plug on Aussie live music

Superannuation guarantee obligations and new payday super rules have serious implications for the music industry, with some long-running festivals already pulling the plug.

Monica Rule

Alasdair Kent at Teatro di San Carlo.

STMWhy WA Opera’s Romeo Alasdair Kent trains like an athlete

Returning to WA soil for Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, the Perth-raised tenor says his body is his instrument, not just his voice.

Tanya MacNaughton

Nickelback will tour Australia in October 2027.

MUSICBand everyone loves to hate returning to Aus in 2027

One of Canada’s most polarising rock bands will treat their Aussie fans to a return trip next year as Nickelback rolls out their 2027 Everything Under The Sun Tour.

Zach Margolius

Thom Yorke says it took him months to recover his confidence after the Radiohead reunion tour. (EPA PHOTO)

MusicPremiumYorke had 'confidence crash' after Radiohead reunion

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has admitted he suffered a "crash" in "self-confidence" after the band's 2025 reunion tour and it took him "months" to recover.

Staff Writers

Jebediah Live

MoviesPremiumBeloved WA band Jebediah are subject of new doco Are We OK?

Thankfully, for WA indie rock heroes Jebediah, there was more gettin’ stoned than broken-boned, but their ‘long way to the top’ of Australian alternative music had its fair share of ups and downs.

Ben O'Shea

The band is getting back together, with rock legends Powderfinger announcing a return to the stage.

EntertainmentPowderfinger reunite for first time in 16 years in new tour

Powderfinger fans have been left elated on Friday morning after the Aussie rockers confirmed they’re hitting the stage for the first time in 16 years.

Brooke Rolfe

WA Symphony Orchestra and principal conductor Asher Fisch at Winthrop Hall on Friday.

World premiereMagisterial mastery and fanfaric splendour

Fisch, Smith and WASO rock Winthrop Hall with Copland, Ledger and Rachmaninov.

David Cusworth

Owners of Melbourne pawn shop and nightclub Pawn and Co are hanging up their hats, selling off the entire club in a private auction. Supplied

EXCLUSIVEPremiumNightclub sells everything inside, venue

For 14 years, everything inside the beloved Melbourne nightclub has been for sale, from the paintings on the wall to the bartender’s clothes. Now the venue itself is being pawned.

Alexandra Feiam

Dave House and Henry Carrington-Jones of WA band Old Mervs at the Fremantle Arts Centre.

ENTERTAINMENTThe two-man WA band taking on ‘weird towns’ in Florida

You can take Old Mervs out of the Great Southern town of Kojonup, but you can’t take Kojonup out of Old Mervs.

Zach Margolius

Drea Onamade is performing at Telethon.

MUSICDrea Onamade on her Hannah Montana era ahead of Telethon

To say the singer-songwriter’s nine to five is worlds away from her five to nine is an understatement.

Jade Jurewicz

Australian singer and actress Casey Donovan shared her amazing life update on Instagram on Saturday.

MusicVideoAussie singer & actress shares life-changing family news

‘I still don’t believe it.’

Kellie Balaam

American rock band +Live+ will headline a festival in Perth in March 2027.

Rock of ages!Nineties US rock favourites playing Kings Park festival

Kings Park will host a 90s and 2000s rock feast early next year as enduring American bands and a couple of Aussie favourites play LOOKOUT music festival.

Zach Margolius

Hayley Williams, Fontaines D.C and Adela.

MusicHUGE Irish band & Laneway festival headliner coming to Perth

While Perth misses out on Laneway next year, organisers have announced special sideshows with festival headliners.

Kellie Balaam

Asher Fisch conducts the WA Symphony Orchestra at Winthrop Hall.

Classical liveJoyous celebration for new season

Beethoven’s Ode to Joy sets the tone for WA Symphony Orchestra program in 2027.

David Cusworth

Madonna and Taylor Swift will headline the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. (AP PHOTO)

MusicPremiumMadonna, Taylor Swift to headline MTV VMAs

Madonna is slated to return to MTV Video Music Awards for the first time in 23 years.

Maria Sherman

Mirabilis Collective with artistic director Stephanie Nicholls (right).

Music festivalCelebrating women’s voices in music

Presented by Mirabilis Collective, Hear Her Now is billed as Australia’s first chamber music festival dedicated to music entirely written by women.

Tanya MacNaughton

WA Symphony Orchestra and principal conductor Asher Fisch play a rousing encore of Freo, Way To Go at Heath Ledger Theatre on Thursday.

Classical livePassion and despair drive Romantic expression

West meets East with WA Symphony Orchestra, Asher Fisch in Puccini-Tchaikovsky matinee at Heath Ledger Theatre.

David Cusworth

The Rose Tattoo frontman suffered a cardiac arrest last month. Supplied

updatedPremium‘In tears’: Secret side of Aussie rock legend

The rock star known for his hardman image secretly wept for sick children, Ray Martin has revealed, as tributes continue to pour in.

William Elliott and Emma Kirk

Australian rock legend Angry Anderson is in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest, with his Rose Tattoo bandmates asking fans to keep him and his family in their thoughts.

AustraliaAussie rock icon Angry Anderson dies aged 79

His band Rose Tattoo confirmed the news in an Instagram post on Wednesday afternoon.

Ella George

New Zealand's Katchafire will head to the South West in November as part of their 18-stop Australian tour.

SMOOTH SOUNDSPremiumKatchafire bring reggae hits to Margaret River and Bunbury

New Zealand reggae icons Katchafire will hit South West stages in October, bringing their cool grooves and uplifting vibes to Margaret River and Bunbury. 

Madelin Hayes

Jan Smith, left, and Kay Weaver, right, with members of the Mirabilis Collective.

Concert chanceNarrogin music lovers invited to perform at top festival

Participating in a series of workshops has led to an opportunity for two Narrogin music lovers to perform their own songs at the prestigious Hear Her Now festival in Perth.

Claire Middleton

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NewsPremiumAussie cops make bizarre Taylor Swift plea

Police have issued a tongue-in-cheek warning to fans of the pop superstar after she announced her latest single.

Jack Nivison

Ronan Keating performing at Telethon 2025 at RAC Arena.

TVRonan Keating drops huge Perth news before The Voice finale

The Voice might be winding up for another year, but coach Ronan Keating isn’t slowing down any time soon.

Clare Rigden

Port Adelaide player Ollie Wines and Olivia May. NewsWire / David Geraghty

SPORTPremiumWAGs steal the show on Brownlow red carpet

The Brownlow Medal is underway at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne, but the WAGS have already stolen the show.

Emma Kirk