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The annual ARIA awards proved to be an especially diverse celebration in 2024.
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Troye Sivan sweeps ARIA Awards as First Nations talent takes centre stage

Perth-born pop icon Troye Sivan swept the big awards, while Missy Higgins was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Night Mass, Dark Mofo 2023. A big crowd gathered beneath a stage where a solo performer is cast in electric red light.
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Dark Mofo announces full return in 2025 after one-year hiatus

Pre-sale tickets for Night Mass, Dark Mofo’s signature city takeover, will go live on 5 November.

Leon Bridges will performed as part of the 24th A Day On The Green in 2025. A black man sitting on an outdoor chair next to a lake.
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A Day On The Green 2024-25: an ultimate guide to daycations and uplifting live music

Escape the daily grind with A Day On The Green, the one-of-a-kind outdoor live music series of events held in…

Jazzmeia Horn in white is surrounded by a band: a pianist, a double bass player and a drummer. The stage is lit in dark blue.
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Music review: Jazzmeia Horn, Melbourne Recital Centre

The singer makes her Melbourne debut performing songs from her newly released album, 'Messages'.

Nubya Garcia at 170 Russell Street performing as part of Melbourne International Jazz Fest 2024. A Black woman on stage playing the saxophone with purple lights behind her.
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Music review: Nubya Garcia, 170 Russell Street

Nubya Garcia’s first tour stop was as passionate as it was cerebral.

Jimmie Nicol (far right) with John, George and Paul at the start of The Beatles’ Adelaide tour. Photograph captured by Vic Grimmett with pre-sale estimate $1000 - $2000. Image: Supplied.
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Jimmie Nicol, the Londoner who became a Beatle for 13 days, captured by Adelaide photographer

Works by Adelaide photographer Vic Grimmett are up for sale and among them are photos of The Beatles with one…

The inaugural Essence Festival. Photo of a heavy metal singer on stage, cast in red light.
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Festival review: Essence Festival 2024

An ambitious attempt to stage a two-day music festival within the walls of a local Canberra bar shows promise.

The three members of Irish rap group Kneecap lie shirtless on the floor, surrounded by empty baggies, scattered pills and an empty bottle of Buckfast, suggesting the aftermath of a wild, drug-fuelled night. Rich Peppiatt’s Kneecap movie is a semi-fictionalised biopic about the band.
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Kneecap film review: top showcase of the hip hop trio’s talents

Rich Peppiatt’s debut feature is a bawdy, rambunctious and semi-fictionalised biopic of Belfast rappers Kneecap.

Gabber Modus Operandi performing at Royal Exhibition Building as part of Now or Never 2024. A performer is at the front of a stage wearing puffy sleeves and a face cover, with a large-scale projection of a human face behind. The stage is aglow in red light.
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Music review: Ben Frost/CORIN/ Eartheater/Gabber Modus Operandi, Now or Never 2024

An epic takeover of the Royal Exhibition Building took full advantage of the massive space with an incredible lineup.

'Elder percussionist' Duré Dara OAM receives the Luminary Award for Victoria at 2024 Art Music Awards. A woman of Indian descent playing a range of percussion instruments.
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Powerful women creators sweep the 2024 Art Music Awards

This year's Art Music Awards offered a nod towards the lived experience of women creators, celebrating their strength and stewardship…

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