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Robert Moran

Robert Moran

Robert Moran is Spectrum deputy editor at The Sydney Morning Herald.

New albums June 2026

Four star-frenzy: These new albums are so close to perfect

This week’s must-hear albums include a jazz master’s opus, a Danish delight and a Western Australian gem.

  • John Shand, Annie Toller, Nick Buckley, Tom W Clarke and Robert Moran

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Artist Shaun Gladwell at the Shoalhaven River at Bundanon.

‘It couldn’t be more relevant’: Shaun Gladwell on Arthur Boyd’s most enigmatic work

The acclaimed visual artist is on fire (literally) in his new commission at Bundanon.

  • Robert Moran
Courtside celebrities have made the New York Knicks’ finals run a must-see event. 

The Knicks’ celebrity row is the hottest place to be. But who deserves it most?

With the NBA Finals a star-studded affair, let’s sort out the real celebrity fans from the fakes.

  • Robert Moran
Tamra Davis’ The Best Summer will screen at Sydney Film Festival Credit: Sydney Film Festival.

Was this the best Aussie summer ever? This filmmaker thinks so

Tamra Davis’ new music doco The Best Summer offers an intimate trip inside a festival with a line-up that reads like the ultimate alt-’90s fever dream.

  • Robert Moran
Still electric: Pop icon Debbie Gibson is touring Australia for the first time in 37 years.

Debbie Gibson on her turning point: ‘I felt like I was selling my soul’

The ’80s pop icon has hard-won advice for today’s young starlets.

  • Robert Moran
“I’ve been trying to figure out how to not let this just be a one-hit wonder,” says Hudson Freeman.

He made the viral song of the year. Now comes the hard part

Meet Hudson Freeman, the indie-folk singer behind the breakout hit If You Know Me.

  • Robert Moran
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Fakemink, real name Vincenzo Camille, pictured at Rolling Loud this month. The UK rap sensation has polarised the internet.

Fakemink, British rap’s next big thing, unravels in real time

The viral rapper’s anticipated new album is an unrelenting journey through the lonely depths of online fame.

  • Robert Moran
Antonoff with two of his iconic collaborators, Lana Del Rey and Taylor Swift.

Jack Antonoff on his biggest regret: ‘Most of them are based around food’

The Grammy winner cherishes advice from his friends – and not just the famous ones.

  • Robert Moran
After his public evisceration by Kendrick Lamar, Canadian superstar Drake returns with a bit of everything.

Drake floods the zone, to mixed results, with an audacious three-album drop

After his public evisceration by Kendrick Lamar, the Canadian superstar returns with a bit of everything.

  • Robert Moran
“I’m excited by the idea of artists moving in a way that isn’t necessarily beholden to math,” says Lowe.

Zane Lowe, ‘pop’s unofficial therapist’, is still just a muso at heart

The music guru has some thoughts on what might come after Spotify and Apple Music are gone.

  • Robert Moran