Di’Anno – Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer review – metal act’s original singer is a tough act to follow
This entertaining profile of Paul Di’Anno – the heavy metal band’s lead vocalist from 1978 to 1981 – is dragged down by its subject’s irascible nature
Amyl and the Sniffers win Apra award for song of the year for second year in a row
Melbourne punk quartet wins for Jerkin’, while Guy Sebastian wins most performed Australian work and most performed pop work
Ne-Yo and Akon review – joyous joint tour is like time-travelling to a messy night out in 2010
From So Sick to Smack That, this double-headliner provides major millennial nostalgia – but goes to show how varied their respective careers were at their peak
Nedra Talley Ross obituary
Singer with the Ronettes girl group who renounced show business for gospel music
Indie music has been invaded by fake fans and cynical viral campaigns. Here’s how deep it all goes
Companies such as Chaotic Good are confecting social media buzz to promote Geese, Oklou and other indie darlings. Industry insiders reveal how widespread the practice is – even if no-one is sure it actually works
The Australians dressing pop’s biggest stars – from Taylor Swift to Beyoncé to Shakira
While the reach from costuming a superstar can be ‘astronomical’, the designers who have done so say material rewards can be harder to predict
Beverley Martyn, spirited British folk singer, dies aged 79
Singer-songwriter was known for collaborations with former husband John Martyn as well as star-studded 1960s singles and 2014 comeback album
Dave Mason obituary
Singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of the British rock group Traffic who clashed with the frontman Steve Winwood
The Primitives: ‘A reviewer said that Crash would finish the band. Then it was in Dumb and Dumber’
‘The label added ukulele and steel guitar without bothering to tell us. We couldn’t complain – it made the song a worldwide hit’
Nedra Talley Ross helped make the Ronettes the platonic ideal of a girl group
Even though she was unwell, the last surviving Ronette was full of poignant memories and saucy asides when I met her last year. And she had a rich life after pop success
Mane character energy: part-nag pop provocateur HorsegiirL on burnout, eco tunes and pompous idiot DJs
The half-human, half-horse star has bounced back from the brink with a grass-themed album that’s ‘a love letter to Mother Earth’. Is it true she was discovered by Whitney Horseton?
Nedra Talley Ross, last surviving member of the Ronettes, dies aged 80
Singer performed hits including Be My Baby with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett
Anohni review – masterful songbook reinventions are an out-of-body experience
Accompanied by a virtuosic band and powered by her operatic voice, Anohni is as good as Nina Simone at interpreting songs – and her own catalogue proves equally malleable yet strong
Add to playlist: the disaster-baiting jazz-rock brinkmanship of Taupe and the week’s best new tracks
The trio combine sludgy rock, homemade electronics and squawking into a watertight groove that makes light work of their complex musicianship
Carla dal Forno: Confession review – spartan, sunlit post-punk strikingly contrasts the desperation of desire
The Australian songwriter’s fourth album exists in the captivating chasm between the coolness of her music and the unrepentant obsession of the crush it explores