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Here’s looking at you, Kid

Here’s looking at you, Kid

The Kid Laroi first show in his home town since becoming a global superstar was an emotional victory lap.

  • by Michael Bailey

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Sony’s first female boss takes control almost a year after Handlin’s departure

Sony’s first female boss takes control almost a year after Handlin’s departure

Vanessa Picken has been revealed as the replacement for one of the largest figures in Australian music and will take up the role of chair and CEO of Sony Music Australia in September.

  • by Nathanael Cooper
‘I was a bit like the weird guy’: Why it’s time we got to know Ben Lee (again)

‘I was a bit like the weird guy’: Why it’s time we got to know Ben Lee (again)

He’s been around for 30 years, released 18 albums and become one of our biggest celebrity exports, but the singer reckons we’re only just getting to know him.

  • by Louise Rugendyke
‘He was a very lonely man’: Goanna star’s unlikely connection to Marlon Brando

‘He was a very lonely man’: Goanna star’s unlikely connection to Marlon Brando

The musician talks about growing up in a household of men, divorce, and her conversations with Marlon Brando.

  • by Jane Rocca
Jessica Mauboy: ‘I always knew where I came from and felt proud’

Jessica Mauboy: ‘I always knew where I came from and felt proud’

Jessica Mauboy is back after a difficult few years and is using her star power to spread the word about First Nations artists.

  • by Jane Rocca
Young, rich and famous: Is Laroi still the kid from the block?

Young, rich and famous: Is Laroi still the kid from the block?

In the three years since he left Australia, The Kid Laroi has become one of the biggest superstars in the world.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
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‘We were the worst team, but we had the most fun’: how these musicians bond off-stage

‘We were the worst team, but we had the most fun’: how these musicians bond off-stage

Artists Carlson and Cash Savage met when she recruited him for a footy team. They became close friends, supporting each other with honesty and laughter.

  • by Dani Valent
‘Right place, right time’: The success of Korean-Australian hip-hop sensations 1300

‘Right place, right time’: The success of Korean-Australian hip-hop sensations 1300

The Sydney-based crew are set to perform at Dark Mofo then will hit the festival circuit at Splendour in the Grass and Falls. Not bad for a group that call themselves the “leftovers” of the music scene.

  • by Lauren Ironmonger
Darren Hayes on coming out, divorce and what makes his husband ‘perfect’

Darren Hayes on coming out, divorce and what makes his husband ‘perfect’

The musician opens up about the women who have influenced his life, and his husband, Richard Cullen.

  • by Jane Rocca
The ‘harsh reality check’ that made Sampa the Great commit to self-confidence

The ‘harsh reality check’ that made Sampa the Great commit to self-confidence

Award-winning musician Sampa the Great tells Jane Rocca about playing at Coachella, working with Denzel Curry, and returning to Zambia during the pandemic.

  • by Jane Rocca
For musician Lo Carmen, meeting Noah Taylor ‘was like meeting a soulmate’

For musician Lo Carmen, meeting Noah Taylor ‘was like meeting a soulmate’

“My first film-acting job was in an experimental short when I was 13. Three years later I was cast as Freya in The Year My Voice Broke, opposite Noah Taylor. It was like meeting a soulmate.”

  • by Robyn Doreian