Grandmaster Flash wins Polar Music Prize

“It is such an honour because a lot of times in our culture, what we do as DJs gets overlooked.” A pioneer of hip-hop, a violin virtuoso and a street music charity are the winners of the 2019 Polar Prize, the prestigious Swedish music equivalent of the Nobel prize. Joseph Saddler, aka Grandmaster Flash, the […]

New releases from Amanda Palmer, Stella Donnelly

“A lot of the themes on the record are about being alone and facing the slings and arrows of existence. I write about abortion, I write about motherhood, I write about miscarriage. It’s not an easy record.” On March 1, the Geelong Women Unionists Network kicked off a week of International Women’s Day celebrations in […]

Ellie Goulding covers the Weeknd

“I didn’t necessarily think about the context… I just really love the way [The Weeknd] sings in this song,” said Goulding. “It’s very meaningful and very heartfelt.”   Three years after Ellie Goulding and The Weeknd scored smash hits from the Fifty Shades soundtrack (“Love Me Like You Do” and “Earned It,” respectively), the former […]

The icons ages of Madonna

“But I think the most controversial thing I have ever done is to stick around.” This was the Madonna that was launched upon an unsuspecting world in 1982. Her characteristic look – a melange of second-hand threads, dyed hair, often with a hat perched on top – accompanied a raft of dance pop songs (Everybody, […]

Rihanna makes history with new fashion label Fenty

“Designing a line like this with LVMH is an incredibly special moment for us.” Rihanna has officially confirmed she is launching her own fashion label with LVMH, with the same name as her popular beauty line, Fenty. She will become the first woman of colour to lead a house under the LVMH brand, and the […]