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Ollie Wards Confirms Departure as TikTok Australia & New Zealand Director of Music
TikTok Australia and New Zealand Director of Music Ollie Wards is stepping down after over five years in the role. Wards revealed the news in a LinkedIn post yesterday (December 11th), writing "I'm…

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Ollie Wards Confirms Departure as TikTok Australia & New Zealand Director of Music
TikTok Australia and New Zealand Director of Music Ollie Wards is stepping down after over five years in the role. Wards revealed the news in a LinkedIn post yesterday (December 11th), writing "I'm…

SZA Slams White House for 'Evil and Boring' ICE Post
SZA has joined the growing list of artists condemning the White House for appropriating their music in immigration enforcement adverts, describing the administration's tactics as "evil and boring."…

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SZA Slams White House for 'Evil and Boring' ICE Post
SZA has joined the growing list of artists condemning the White House for appropriating their music in immigration enforcement adverts, describing the administration's tactics as "evil and boring."…

Watch Trailer for Billie Eilish and James Cameron's 3D Concert Film
Billie Eilish has unveiled the first trailer for her highly anticipated 3D concert film, Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), marking a groundbreaking collaboration with legendary filmmaker…

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Watch Trailer for Billie Eilish and James Cameron's 3D Concert Film
Billie Eilish has unveiled the first trailer for her highly anticipated 3D concert film, Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), marking a groundbreaking collaboration with legendary filmmaker…

Spotify Trials New 'Prompted Playlist' Feature in New Zealand
Spotify Premium users in New Zealand can now access the platform's newest innovation, Prompted Playlist. Announced today, Spotify Premium users in the country will be the first in the world to…

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Spotify Trials New 'Prompted Playlist' Feature in New Zealand
Spotify Premium users in New Zealand can now access the platform's newest innovation, Prompted Playlist. Announced today, Spotify Premium users in the country will be the first in the world to…

Sean Combs' Mother Slams Netflix Documentary
Sean Combs' mother has issued a forceful rebuttal to claims made in Netflix's documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning, calling allegations of abusive parenting "untrue" and demanding public retractions…

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Sean Combs' Mother Slams Netflix Documentary
Sean Combs' mother has issued a forceful rebuttal to claims made in Netflix's documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning, calling allegations of abusive parenting "untrue" and demanding public retractions…

White House Uses Sabrina Carpenter Clip for New ICE Video
Sabrina Carpenter found herself at the centre of another political controversy after the White House released a second video featuring the pop star's image, this time using manipulated footage from…

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White House Uses Sabrina Carpenter Clip for New ICE Video
Sabrina Carpenter found herself at the centre of another political controversy after the White House released a second video featuring the pop star's image, this time using manipulated footage from…

Garbage's Shirley Manson Addresses Beach Ball Incident, Pays Tribute to Michael Gudinski
Garbage singer Shirley Manson addressed her viral beach ball rant and paid tribute to Michael Gudinski during the final day of Good Things 2025. The Scottish rocker made headlines around the world…

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Garbage's Shirley Manson Addresses Beach Ball Incident, Pays Tribute to Michael Gudinski
Garbage singer Shirley Manson addressed her viral beach ball rant and paid tribute to Michael Gudinski during the final day of Good Things 2025. The Scottish rocker made headlines around the world…

Legendary Guitarist Steve Cropper Dies at 84
Steve Cropper, the legendary guitarist who helped define the sound of Memphis soul music through his work with Stax Records and Booker T. the MG's, has died aged 84. His family announced his peaceful…

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Legendary Guitarist Steve Cropper Dies at 84
Steve Cropper, the legendary guitarist who helped define the sound of Memphis soul music through his work with Stax Records and Booker T. the MG's, has died aged 84. His family announced his peaceful…

Sean Combs Allegedly Charged Biggie's Funeral to Rapper's Estate
Allegations have emerged that Sean Combs charged the funeral expenses of The Notorious B.I.G. back to the deceased rapper's estate, despite publicly appearing to fund the lavish send-off himself. The…

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Sean Combs Allegedly Charged Biggie's Funeral to Rapper's Estate
Allegations have emerged that Sean Combs charged the funeral expenses of The Notorious B.I.G. back to the deceased rapper's estate, despite publicly appearing to fund the lavish send-off himself. The…

Bad Bunny Leads Spotify's Year-End Charts
Bad Bunny has reclaimed his throne as the most-streamed artist globally on Spotify for 2025, accumulating a staggering 19.8 billion streams throughout the year. The Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar…

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Bad Bunny Leads Spotify's Year-End Charts
Bad Bunny has reclaimed his throne as the most-streamed artist globally on Spotify for 2025, accumulating a staggering 19.8 billion streams throughout the year. The Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar…

A Beatles Biopic Is Coming to TV
The BBC has secured rights to Hamburg Days, a six-part Beatles biopic series that chronicles the legendary band's formative years in Germany's notorious red-light district during the early 1960s. As…

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A Beatles Biopic Is Coming to TV
The BBC has secured rights to Hamburg Days, a six-part Beatles biopic series that chronicles the legendary band's formative years in Germany's notorious red-light district during the early 1960s. As…

Live at the Gardens Reveals 2026 Lineup
Live at the Gardens has revealed the lineup for its fourth season. Across two weekends in March, Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens' Observatory Precinct will be transformed once again into an…

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Live at the Gardens Reveals 2026 Lineup
Live at the Gardens has revealed the lineup for its fourth season. Across two weekends in March, Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens' Observatory Precinct will be transformed once again into an…
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