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3 weeks ago | 
tonedeaf.thebrag.com | Neil Griffiths |Sarah Downs
After teasing fans in recent week, Lorde has finally returned with brand new single, “What Was That”. On the track, Lorde is haunted by distant, yet vivid memories. “MDMA in the back garden, blow our pupils up/ We kissed for hours straight/ Well baby, what was that?” Lorde sings, making every consonant sound like a confession.
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1 month ago | 
tonedeaf.thebrag.com | Neil Griffiths |Lars Brandle
The Music Victoria Awards will not go ahead this year after “voter fraud” was discovered in 2024. “With deep consideration and understanding, Music Victoria has made the decision to suspend the Music Victoria Awards for 2025,” reads a statement issued late Wednesday, April 16th from the trade association. This decision, the message continues, “comes after careful reflection, consultation, valuable feedback and learnings over the last 18 months”.
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2 months ago | 
tonedeaf.thebrag.com | Neil Griffiths |Jade Kennedy
A new mural of Dua Lipa has been unveiled in Melbourne’s Hosier Lane to celebrate the UK popstar’s Australian tour kicking off this week. Local artist Amanda Newman is honouring the international chart-topper, who is kicking off her Australian ‘Radical Optimism’ tour in Melbourne this week, with a massive mural in the infamous inner city lane.
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2 months ago | 
tonedeaf.thebrag.com | Neil Griffiths |Bryget Chrisfield
Falling in ReverseRod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VICFriday, March 14thWe can immediately tell Black Veil Brides are Hollywood-based, Mötley Crüe appreciators. They’re theatrical – running on separately to soak up applause before even playing a single note. Later, the band’s three axemen – Jinxx, Jake Pitts, and Lonny Eagleton – head-bang in unison while evenly dispersed across the downstage hero platform.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
tonedeaf.thebrag.com | Neil Griffiths |Lars Brandle
If you need more proof that Australian music needs more support, look no further than last weekend’s Hottest 100. As expected, artists from both sides of the Atlantic dominated this year’s poll, as star-of-the-moment Chappell Roan crashed the party with “Good Luck, Babe!,” capturing the greatest number of votes in the contest’s decades-long history.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
au.variety.com | Neil Griffiths
"Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy" , which premieres on BINGE on Wednesday, January 15th, gives "a raw, exclusive look at Sean Combs long before he was known as Puff or Diddy", including never-before-seen footage, as well as a look at his rise to fame and recent criminal allegations. The documentary also includes exclusive interviews with US producer, AI B. Sure!, as well as childhood friends and his former bodyguard.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
au.variety.com | Neil Griffiths
The company confirmed Peter Tonagh as an independent non-executive director, effective Tuesday, January 14th. After serving as Foxtel's chief financial officer (2004-2013) and chief operating officer (2011-2013), Tonagh took over the CEO position in 2016, after working in the same role at News Corp Australia in 2015. Since leaving Foxtel in 2018, he has held a number of board positions, including at Village Roadshow as a lead independent director and deputy chair at the ABC.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
tonedeaf.thebrag.com | Neil Griffiths
TikTok could be just days away from being completely banned in the US, but what could it mean for the local music industry if the same move is made in Australia? The Supreme Court is expected to announce if TikTok and parent company, Chinese internet tech business, ByteDance, poses a national security threat in a matter of days. ByteDance has been given until Sunday, January 19th to sell off its US operations.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
tonedeaf.thebrag.com | Neil Griffiths
TikTok could be just days away from being completely banned in the US, but what could it mean for the local music industry if the same move is made in Australia? The Supreme Court is expected to announce if TikTok and parent company, Chinese internet tech business, ByteDance, poses a national security threat in a matter of days. ByteDance has been given until Sunday, January 19th to sell off its US operations.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
mumbrella.com.au | Neil Griffiths
The managing director of TEG Live has taken on a new role with the group, effective immediately. On Friday, the live entertainment and ticketing company confirmed that Tim McGregor has been appointed global head of touring to lead the promoter group across the business’s concert touring and festival portfolio.
