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1. Skyhooks' Bob “Bongo” Starkie Passes Away, Aged 73

   "Music was in his blood 'till the very end": saluting Bob “Bongo” Starkie.

2. Grace Petrie Announces 2026 Australian Tour

   The shows mark Grace Petrie's most extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand to date.

3. The Wiggles Respond After Keli Holiday Posts Video With Them To Promote New Single 'Ecstasy'

   "The Wiggles do not support or condone the use of drugs," a spokesperson for the group said after a since-deleted video promoting Keli Holiday's single, Ecstasy, appeared on social media.

4. Jorja Smith's Label Seeks Shares From Viral HAVEN. Hit 'I Run,' Allege AI Usage & Likeness

   Independent British label FAMM insisted that the matter of I Run “isn’t just about Jorja. It’s bigger than one artist or one song.”

5. GALLERY: Tool @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

   The highlights from Tool’s headline show at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.

6. SoSo Hit #1 On The Australian Albums Chart Following Discount Plan, Dedicated Campaign

   "We showed that an independent band, with no industry support and no major label backing, can kick it with the big international artists," said SoSo.

7. Digital Radio Gets A GLOW-Up With New Local-Focused Station: ‘We Just Want To Celebrate Good Music’

   “If a song makes you pause, lean in, or feel something, that’s a GLOW song,” says GLOW Radio Founder and Project Manager Grant Gillies.

8. Venues: New Concert Stages, Name Changes, Record Breaking, Later Hours, Bunnies & More

   From pill-testing updates, festival moves, and ticket sales records, the latest venues round-up has all the essential information about live music in Australia.

9. Full Flower Moon Band Win The Triffid's 2025 Album Of The Year

   Full Flower Moon Band thanked their fans for voting for them and getting Megaflower hand-painted onto The Triffid's Hero Wall.

10. Up-And-Coming Artist Sereen Hospitalised Following Police Pursuit For Motorcyclist

    Sereen has been working with Urthboy in the lead-up to the release of her debut single, 'Hodneh,' released today.

11. These New South Whales’ ‘GODSPEED’ Is A Dynamic Expression Of Reclaiming A Sense Of Agency

    "Some of the album is the heaviest music we’ve made but then there's other songs that are the most beautiful music we've written.”

12. Eminem Makes Surprise Appearance During Jack White’s Thanksgiving Day Halftime Show

    The performance marked the first time that Jack White and Eminem have ever shared the stage.

13. Johnny Cash Estate Suing Coca-Cola For Using Impersonator In New Ad

    Cash’s estate has argued that while it has previously allowed the use of his music, Coca-Cola allegedly didn’t approach them for permission for the advert.

14. OP-ED: The Art Of Balancing Music & Medicine With Jemma Siles

    Celebrating the release of her debut EP, 'Scripts Of Fate,' singer Jemma Siles has penned an op-ed about balancing her music career with medicine and her medical-wellness club, 'Club Siles.'

15. Spotify's Gustav Gyllenhammar Talks Australia's Position In The Music World: 'One Of The Most Successful Markets'

    "We see that Australia is a market where the more we invest, the more it gives back not just to us, but to artists and creators," explains Gustav Gyllenhammar, Spotify's VP of Markets and Subscriptions.