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When a ‘fake’ Monet turns out to be the real deal: What we really value about art
So, humans can’t pick an AI-generated painting from a master’s. That doesn’t devalue the masterpiece.
- Will Bennett
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Hell’s bells: Tough times drive surge in hard rock music
Amid cost-of-living pressures and global turmoil, music lovers are increasingly streaming punk, hard rock and heavy metal for catharsis.
- Michael Lallo
You may not have heard of her, but this ‘Polynesian kid’ has millions of listeners
RISSA is among the children of migrants who grew up listening to ’90s R&B, hip-hop and gospel music and are now creating a fresh western Sydney sound.
- Kayla Olaya and Audrey Richardson
Bad Bunny fever has taken over Australia. Here’s everything you need to know
One of the streaming era’s biggest stars performs in Sydney for the first time this week, amid unprecedented attention.
- Robert Moran
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- Media & marketing
‘How you become a global superstar’: Billionaire Spotify boss’ quiet mission to Australia
The streaming giant argues Australia’s plans to force it to tweak its algorithms to surface more Australian music could stop the nation’s next superstar going global.
- John Buckley
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- WordPlay
Spotify has more than 1300 musical genres – and glitch, wrock and zeuhl are not the weirdest
From Kobaian space operas to Javanese onomatopoeia, an audit reveals some interesting music styles.
- David Astle
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- New music
My Spotify listening age is 73 years old? I demand a recount
I never thought Spotify’s Wrapped list would be the thing that led me to an existential crisis, but here we are.
- Robert Moran
Little room for Australian artists in Spotify’s end-of-year charts
The streamer’s annual Wrapped report shows our listening was dominated by the usual suspects, with new Australian acts finding it hard to generate traction.
- Karl Quinn
Retro audio boom: Why cassettes and CDs have risen from the dead
Music fans are returning to retro tech as musicians burnt by streaming lean into the more profitable medium.
- Elias Visontay
Derrick Gee responded to a TikTok challenge. Now he’s building an empire
The radio presenter commands an audience of millions and hosts stars such as Lorde on his YouTube show to play and talk about music.
- Benjamin Potter