News & Views Taylor Swift’s Eras tour boosts Melbourne’s spending by $174 million The results are in: Taylor Swift’s Eras World Tour performances in Melbourne over the weekend boosted the city’s economy by around $174m.
Soapbox Is there such a thing as a feminist billionaire? Can colossal wealth coexist with feminist ideals? Carmen Hawker delves into the interplay between fortune, feminism and societal equity.
News & Views Mateship is for the girls: The Taylor Swift friendship bracelet frenzy is proof The Taylor Swift friendship bracelet movement has proved mateship is no longer for the boys. Taylor Swift embodies a core part of what it means to be Australian: mateship.
Music Leaving behind joy: Cat Janice tops music charts from a hospice bed, gives all proceeds to her son Topping worldwide music charts from her hospice bed, US-based artist Cat Janice leaves behind a joyful, song for her 7-year-old son.
Music Jay-Z’s shout out to his wife: Why has Beyoncé never won Album of the Year at the Grammys? Jay-Z criticised the Recording Academy’s failure to award his wife Beyoncé with the most prestigious prize at the Grammys: Album of the Year.
News & Views Tracy Chapman’s ‘Fast Car’ reaches number one on iTunes, 36 years after its release Tracy Chapman’s 1988 hit song ‘Fast Car’ has topped the US iTunes charts, nearly forty years since its release.
News & Views ‘Rot in piss’: Phoebe Bridgers takes aim at former Recording Academy CEO over remarks about women Phoebe Bridgers addressed former Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow: “I know you’re not dead yet, but when you are, rot in piss.”
News & Views The Grammys was all about women this year This year, the Grammys was all about women. Here are some of our favourite moments from the awards show, including Taylor Swift’s wins.
News & Views Kylie Minogue wins second Grammy in four-decade career Kylie Minogue has won a Grammy award for her hit song ‘Padam Padam’, her second Grammy award in her almost four-decade long career.
Music Sydney violinist Harmonnia Junus brings musical fusion this Lunar New Year Sydney violinist Harmonnia Junus founded Artists By Any Other Name to showcase innovative musical performances.
Music Right-wing personalities claim Taylor Swift is rigging 2024 presidential election Far-right pundits are calling Taylor Swift a “Pentagon asset” who is rigging the presidential election in November.
Music Female artists gaining ground at Grammys and Billboard’s Hot 100 The report on gender equality in the US music industry found that women’s recognition has improved in the past decade.
