Author: Amanda Collins

Five months after Drake cut short his tour of Australia and New Zealand, the remaining dates have officially been cancelled. Originally announced in November 2024, Drake’s Anita Max Win Tour marked the rapper’s first visit to Oceania since 2017. Launched in Australia in February 2025 with multiple dates in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, the 16-date sold-out tour was planned to wrap in early March following additional shows across Brisbane and Sydney, and two performances in Auckland, New Zealand. However, on Feb. 26, it was announced that the remaining dates had been postponed due to a “scheduling conflict.”  Explore Explore…

Morat starts off the week with a new milestone, as “Me Toca a Mi,” with Camilo, rockets from No. 14 to No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart (dated Aug. 2). The Colombian pop/rock group celebrates its first No. 1 on any Billboard chart. Camilo returns to the summit, with his first in more than three years. “We’re beyond excited to have our first No. 1 on Billboard,” Morat tells Billboard. “It’s a milestone for us as a band, and getting there with Camilo – who we’ve known since we were young in Bogotá – makes it even more special.”…

Nu-metal heads, your time has come. After almost two decades in the shadows, Testeagles — Adelaide’s most chaotic, camo-clad export — are back and louder than ever, announcing a national reunion tour to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their cult debut album, Non Comprehendus. If you were a teenage dirtbag in the early 2000’s, chances are Non Comprehendus was your religion. Released in Feb 2000 and peaking at #8 on the ARIA Charts, the album fused crunching riffs with digital mayhem, wrapped in enough angst and static to short-circuit a Discman. And now, after a 17-year hiatus (save a one-off…

While fans flock to Morgan Wallen’s headlining stadium shows for chart-topping hits like “Love Somebody” and “Last Night,” they’re equally drawn to his charismatic stage presence and the dynamic production elements that transform the concert experience into a full-scale spectacle. Oh, and there’s another reason too: to see which celebs will walk out with Wallen to the stage. The 19-time Billboard Music Awards winner has evolved his concert walkouts from simple solo affairs livestreamed on each stadium’s Jumbotron into highly orchestrated moments featuring a rotating roster of celebrity guests, ranging from acclaimed musical collaborators spanning various genres to Super Bowl–winning…

Royel Otis have continued the rollout for their second studio album Hickey, releasing the album’s third single ‘Say Something’. The follow-up to last month’s ‘Car’ sees the Sydney band’s core duo of Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic co-writing with American pop songwriter Billy Walsh – whose CV includes extensive work with Post Malone, as well as songs with The Kid LAROI and Dua Lipa. In a seven-word press statement, the band had only this to say about ‘Say Something’: “This is a song about unspoken words.” Its release is accompanied by a new music video, directed by Richard Pope –…

After rebooting the DC Universe with Superman, director James Gunn is bringing John Cena into the fold with Peacemaker season two. Serving as a continuation of 2021’s The Suicide Squad and Superman, Peacemaker season two picks up as the vigilante hero discovers a parallel world where he can live out the life he wishes he could have, but its discovery forces him to face his traumatic past. Along with Cena, Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, and Robert Patrick all reprise their roles from the first season. Newcomers to the cast include Frank Grillo, Sol Rodriguez, David Denman,…

Boy Soda has officially announced his debut studio album, entitled Soulstar. The long-awaited long-player is set for release on Friday, October 3rd via Warner Music Australia – some five years after the Sydney-based future-rnb singer released his debut single. To coincide with the announcement, Boy Soda has shared the album’s third single ‘4K’, which sees him collaborating with two longtime friends: Gugu Yalanji/Birrigubba singer Dean Brady and non-binary Brisbane rapper Siala. The song follows on from the release of ‘Lil Obsession’ in January and ‘Blink Twice’ last month. In a press statement, Soda explained that ‘4K’ was written and recorded…

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has had a rocky release. From a range of review scores to serious performance issues, there have been some hurdles. But, as a new soulslike on the block, many players are keen to know if the game has multiplayer or some kind of multiplayer functionality. READ MORE: ‘Wuchang: Fallen Feathers’ review: more familiar, fantastical adventures for ‘Elden Ring’ fans Here is what you need to know. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers does not have any kind of multiplayer mode, functionality, or features. It is an exclusively single-player game.  The game is built more like a traditional soulslike, so it is unlikely…

3% have shared their second new single of 2025, ‘Running Through My Head’. The follow-up to ‘Our Greats’ from just last month sees the Indigenous hip-hop trip enlist Sydney-based pop singer Sarah Wolfe for the song’s chorus, which interpolates t.A.t.U.’s 2002 smash hit ‘All The Things She Said’. In a press statement, member Dallas Woods said that 3% have “developed an appetite for flipping iconic tracks” – alluding to their debut single ‘Our People’, which flipped The Presets‘ ‘My People’. “Thematically, we’ve made it our own in true 3% style,” he said. “There are certain moments when words are said…

While Elden Ring Nightreign has been received mostly positively on the combat side, there are some dated multiplayer and matchmaking issues. One of those is the inability to play the game in duos, despite the game having solo and trio options. READ MORE: ‘Elden Ring: Nightreign’ review: hardcore spin-off for the diehards But, there is some good news! FromSoftware has confirmed that a duos mode will release on July 30, 2025, on all platforms. This is around two months after launch. Back before launch, speaking to IGN, the game’s director has already said they “overlooked and neglected” the duos option, focusing instead…