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US pop star Selena Gomez has announced her engagement to record producer boyfriend Benny Blanco via Instagram. The 32-year-old, who is currently promoting her latest song, “Love On”, made the declaration of love with a picture displaying a large engagement ring. “Forever begins now,” she says in the post. In the comments, Benny, 36, responds
Photo: The Prince and Princess of Wales, Charles and Diana, ride the Big Pineapple train during their visit to the Sunshine Coast in 1983 (via Queensland State Archives). The Sunshine Coast’s famous oversized fruit – The Big Pineapple – now has a permanent royal touch. Home of the Big Pineapple music festival (main picture), the
Photo: The Killers performed in Brisbane last night, via Facebook. The Killers have proven they aren’t afraid to stop the music after a fan reportedly collapsed at their Brisbane show last night, during Brisbane’s severe heatwave. The three-day heatwave warning was issued by the Bureau of Meteorology on Sunday, when 30,000 punters were scorched by
Photos: Dameeka Middleton Good Things Festival saw international acts Korn, Violent Femmes, L7, Billy Corgan and JET play to 30,000 alternative music-loving revellers at Brisbane’s RNA Showgrounds on Sunday. Despite extreme heat punishing punters at almost 40 degrees in the City, punters made good use of the portable showers and drink stations. Read about why music festivals are held in summer in
Photo: Jay-Z with his wife BeyoncĂ© via Facebook. American rapper and music producer Shawn Carter AKA Jay-Z has denied raping a 13-year-old girl with disgraced rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, saying the allegations are “so heinous in nature”, and that his only heartbreak will be seeing his family deal with the press. An updated civil complaint
Fans have expressed their sadness after US band Sum 41 announced they will cancel their Australian tour after frontman Deryck Whibley fell ill with pneumonia. In a statement on social media on Thursday the band said “they are gutted” they will be unable to perform. Yesterday, the band had to cancel their Brisbane show at
Photo by Slick Productions Pty Ltd via Facebook The Cruel Sea – known for their huge hit “The Honeymoon’s Over” – will headline Blues on Broadbeach 2025 on the Gold Coast, when it returns on May 15-18. One of Australia’s largest music festivals, the Aussie icons will be celebrating their upcoming album “Straight Into The Sun”,
BREAKING: Tonight’s Sum 41 show in Brisbane has been cancelled as frontman Deryck Whibley has been diagnosed with pneumonia. The band said on social media on Wednesday afternoon: “Unfortunately, we have to make the difficult decision to cancel tonight’s show in Brisbane due to Deryck being diagnosed with pneumonia,” it reads. “He is receiving the
US rapper Eminem’s mother Debbie Nelson has died overnight following a battle with lung cancer, it is being reported. Debbie, 69, had been battling “advanced lung cancer” for three months, when she passed in St. Joseph, Missouri. Since the start of his career, Eminem has made songs about his strained relationship with his mother, with
Tickets to Kofi Stone: https://www.mg-live.com/termsofsale. UK rapper and storyteller Kofi Stone is preparing for his first-ever Australian tour which includes Brisbane’s Crowbar on May 22. Known for his introspective lyrics and genre-blurring beats, the music star’s These Years Are Golden Tour is also stopping in Sydney on May 30 and Melbourne on May 31. Kofi Stone has
