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1. Nick Cave Disagrees With Great Escape Boycott

   Half the line-up is boycotting The Great Escape, demanding that the event drop its Barclays bank sponsorship in solidarity with Palestine.

2. Remembering Ignatius Jones: ‘Outrageous, Cheeky, Brilliant’

   There was no other Australian performer quite like Ignatius Jones.

3. Security Guard 'Seriously Injured' In Shooting Outside Drake's Mansion

   Police recovered video footage of the shooting from surveillance cameras, and the security guard remains in hospital.

4. Australia Has Been Eliminated From Eurovision 2024

   Electric Fields themselves aren’t letting the result get their spirits down.

5. Feud For Thought: The 11 Greatest Feuds In Australian Music

   We all know about Blur V Oasis, Liam V Noel, and Roger Waters V David Gilmour, but what are the best feuds in Australian music? The Music investigates.

6. Twenty One Pilots Announce Australian Listening Parties For 'Clancy'

   Twenty One Pilots have teamed up with over 200 independent record stores and other venues so fans can hear the new album early.

7. Dan Sultan, Beddy Rays Lead 10th Edition Of Festival Of The Stone

   "With Splendour and other festivals having a year off, we’re injecting a little more love into the music side of things this year."

8. TikTok Sues US Government Over 'Unconstitutional' Legislation To Implement App Ban

   TikTok and Byte Dance called the decision “unconstitutional” and said the legislation is “singling out” and “silencing” the video-sharing app.

9. Sydney's Volume Festival Locks In André 3000, Kim Gordon & More

   Volume “breaks new ground” in music curation for performances held in public art museums.

10. 16-Year-Old Aussie Launches Youth-Focused Label Anti-Dismal

    “With DistroDirect and GYROstream’s help, we are able to amplify our community to the extent it deserves.”

11. Springtime Festival Makes 'Tough Decision' To Cancel 2024 Event

    "The increase in costs to deliver epic festivals such as SPRINGTIME has made it all that more challenging."

12. 'The Masked Singer Australia' Axed

    "Network 10 will be packing away the masks this year."

13. Bar Singer Tapped For Arena Show After Support Act Fails To Show

    Daniel Rooney revealed that when he was approached with the opportunity to open for Take That, he thought it was a “joke”.

14. The Push To Save AM Radio

    A US Senator has claimed that AM radios in cars save lives due to being a platform that delivers emergency alerts to the public.

15. Jimmy Barnes & James Reyne Lead Rock The Boat 2025 Line-up

    “Australia’s hottest rock cruise."