Music awards
‘Peace and love Australia’: Ringo Starr pays tribute to Aussie rock icon at music awards
Beatles legend Ringo Starr paid tribute to Colin Hay, who won the Ted Albert award for outstanding services to Australian music at the APRA awards.
- by Nell Geraets
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From Stockholm with systematisation
But even applied science can’t tackle a Wet Leg.
Meet the Australian musician up against Harry Styles for a Grammy
Sydneysider George Nicholas was shocked to find out last year he would join the likes of Beyonce and Adele on the Grammy Awards red carpet this Monday.
- by Lachlan Abbott
‘I didn’t even know what a shoey was’: Inside The Wiggles’ biggest year yet
A year ago this week, The Wiggles made history winning Triple J’s Hottest 100. But things got much more surreal from there.
- by Meg Watson
Korean-Australian rappers, Indigenous rockers headline Australian Music Prize shortlist
Indigenous rockers from Arnhem Land, Korean-Australian rappers from Sydney and a female hip-hop artist from Zambia headline a diverse new generation of local musicians shortlisted for the $30,000 award.
- by Lachlan Abbott
Punk rock lives, and other things we learned in Australian music in 2022
This year’s ARIA awards, back live after a three-year absence, offer a handy pulse-check on the state of the local music scene.
- by Michael Dwyer
ARIA Awards to pay tribute to Newton-John, Roach, Durham
Natalie Imbruglia will host this year’s ARIA Awards and honour Olivia Newton-John, in a musical tribute directed by Tones and I.
- by Jackson Graham
Late Indigenous legends honoured at Screen Music Awards
Musician William Barton performed a powerful tribute to First Nations artists Uncle Archie Roach and Uncle Jack Charles at the 2022 Screen Music Awards.
- by Martin Boulton
‘I dreaded the Logies’: The red-carpet burn that left Myf Warhurst devastated
After a soul-crushing awards show experience, which landed her on the front page, Myf Warhurst lost her nerve and confidence. But in the end, she found her voice.
- by Myf Warhurst
Johnny Depp’s appearance at VMAs divides audiences
Johnny Depp made a divisive digital appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards on Monday, three months after winning his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard.
- by Angus Dalton
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Lady Gaga
A blood-soaked Lady Gaga once shocked the world. It’s time for artists to get radical again
Lady Gaga used her 2009 VMAs performance to transform from a kooky pop darling to certified mega-icon. Can someone else find the courage to follow suit?
- by Angus Dalton