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Dami Im performed at two sold-out shows at the Narrogin town hall.

NARROGIN’S DAMI ARMYPremiumNarrogin proud to host star Dami Im for two magical concerts

International star Dami Im earned the title of Narrogin’s biggest act in the last decade from Arts Narrogin event organiser, after two sold out shows.

Hannah Whitehead

The Ten Tenors are heading to the BREC stage in May.

Live musicPremiumTEN Tenors to grace stage at BREC for 30th anniversary tour

The Ten Tenors will celebrate their 30-year performance anniversary with a two-month Australian tour, including an appearance at Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre

Sofia Fimognari

"I'm finishing a new Gorillaz album," Blur frontman Damon Albarn says. (AP PHOTO)

MusicDamon Albarn reveals plans for new Gorillaz album

UK musician Damon Albarn has revealed he will release a new album with his animated band Gorillaz.

Staff Writers

Eighties pop icon Cyndi Lauper plays Perth on her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun farewell tour.

EntertainmentCommentsPremiumCyndi Lauper just wants to have fun and make a difference

On the eve of her Perth farewell concert, the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun superstar reflects on her career’s unusual blend of pop hits and political action

Simon Collins

Finnish DJ Darude — famed for his iconic dance hit Sandstorm — has revealed he once intervened to stop Prime Minister Anthony Albanese from using the track in campaign videos.

Darude - SandstormCommentsDJ recalls Albo using his iconic dance track without consent

The music producer recalled his bizarre run-in with Anthony Albanese during the last Federal Election where the PM used his iconic track Sandstorm in a promo ‘without asking our permission’.

Zach Margolius

Ullah pictured in the studio for PLAY magazine.

UllahUllah ready to get it all

Ullah has done a solid apprenticeship in live performance, and now she’s ready to play on bigger stages.

Belle Taylor

Australian rock legends You Am I, from left, Andy Kent, Rusty Hopkinson, Tim Rogers and Davey Lane.

Rock and rollPremiumHard touring paved Hi Fi Way for classic Oz rock album

“Forty-seven years of experience and four days sleep” forged sound for You Am I’s first chart-topping release

Simon Collins

Swedish supergroup ABBA are preparing to treat fans to a changed-up setlist in their show Voyage. (AP PHOTO)

MusicABBA Voyage's setlist changes to mark third anniversary

Three years since ABBA Voyage opened in a purpose-built arena in London, the production's setlist is changing for the first time.

Staff Writers

Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham has guested on Mick Fleetwood's upcoming album. (AP PHOTO)

MusicDon't stop: Fleetwood Mac pair reunite in the studio

Mick Fleetwood has been in the studio with ousted Fleetwood Mac band mate Lindsey Buckingham.

Staff Writers

A Sydney rapper whose Perth gig was cancelled following alleged jokes about domestic violence argues he’s the victim of a ‘feminist’ witch hunt.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Cancelled rapper hits back at Perth venue amid ‘DV’ comments

A Sydney rapper whose Perth gig was cancelled following alleged jokes about domestic violence claims his comments have been ‘misinterpreted greatly’.

Zach Margolius

RnB Soul Train together on Mt Clarence ahead of their first WA tour.

Albany soundsPremiumAlbany duo on breaking out in the Albany live music scene

Guitar duo Jess and Roimata Howell of RnB Soul Train are ready to take their music around the country, having taken Albany by storm in the past four years with their loyal local following.

Jacki Elezovich

Albany opera singer Bonnie Staude is holding a performance on March 29 at Albany Town Hall to fund her international studies.

Sound of MusicHelp get Albany soprano Bonnie Staude to the UK

Albany opera singer Bonnie Staude is calling on the community to help her raise funds for her upcoming Master’s degree at a renowned music conservatoire in the UK.

Georgia Campion

Gisella Colletti and John Van Beek.

TVComments‘Make Perth proud’: WA talent earns spot in Aus Idol top 6

It was a bittersweet night for WA’s teenage talents as John Van Beek missed out on a spot in the top six, while 16-year-old Gisella Colletti lives on to fight for our State’s first-ever Australian Idol crown.

Zach Margolius

Hattie Marshall presents Freeze Frame Opera's Melting Moments at The Quarry.

Opera livePremiumOperatic highlights on the autumn breeze with FFO

Freeze Frame Opera’s Melting Moments mixed songs for the ages with dazzling vocal talents at The Quarry Amphitheatre

David Cusworth

WAAPA-trained tenor Alasdair Kent returns home to play the romantic lead Frederic in WA Opera’s Pirates of Penzance this month.

Operetta livePremiumTenor sails the high-Cs with Pirates

WAAPA-trained tenor Alasdair Kent returns home to play romantic lead Frederic in WA Opera’s The Pirates of Penzance.

David Cusworth

In their 80s, The Searchers are to quit music with a farewell tour culminating at Glastonbury. (EPA PHOTO)

MusicThe Searchers to quit touring after 68 years

"Longest-running band in pop" The Searchers will take the show on the road one final time before retiring with a blast at their first ever Glastonbury gig.

Staff Writers

Ozzy Osbourne may fly over Black Sabbath crowds on a throne at their farewell show. (AP PHOTO)

MusicOzzy Osbourne to perform on a throne

Black Sabbath guitarist Zakk Wylde hopes frontman Ozzy Osbourne enjoys their farewell show so much, he wants to go back on the road.

Staff Writers

Kanye West only follows one person now on Instagram and it's not his wife Bianca Censori.

THE NIGHTLYKanye and Bianca unfollow each other on Instagram

Amid controversy over the rapper’s anti-Semitic outbursts and rumours around domestic violence, Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori have unfollowed each other on Instagram.

Matt Shrivell

The Kickons are among the WA bands to watch in 2025.: Daniel Wilkins

WA MusicCommentsWA bands you NEED to have on your radar in 2025

WA has always been brilliant at producing world beating musicians. Here are five acts set to do huge things in the coming year.

Belle Taylor, Zach Margolius and Kellie Balaam

David House and Henry Carrington-Jones make up Old Mervs.

MusicOld Mervs have a fresh new outlook ahead of huge tour

The new 11-track album from Kojonup’s Old Mervs was released on Friday and flows from cascading guitars to Brit-pop influences to summery 90s west coast alternative rock.

Kellie Balaam

Luke Del Fante, Beau Torrance and Emma Joan of Ghost Care.

Ghost CareGhost Care’s new form

They have gone through a number of line-up changes, but now Ghost Care have settled into their new incarnation as a trio and are embarking on a national tour.

Zach Margolius

Kayps.

KaypsKayps ready for big things

Hip hop artist Kayps was raised on Wu-Tang and OutKast, but his sound is all his own.

Belle Taylor

The Kickons, Xander Rorrison, Leo van Ek, Matthias Gault, Tom Quick and Harrison Mitchell.

The KickonsParty on with The Kickons

The Kickons are ready to get the party started.

Belle Taylor

ARIA said paid subscription services, like Spotify Premium and Apple Music, continued to be the dominant force

RetailCommentsCost-of-living pressures not enough to stop the music

Australia’s music industry has posted growth for the sixth-straight year in 2024 as consumers spend record amounts despite higher cost-of-living pressures.

Cheyanne Enciso