Author: Rap Hooks

Harry Styles has added a fourth and final Melbourne show to his Together, Together global residency run, Live Nation announced Monday (May 18), citing extraordinary demand for tickets.

The new date — Friday, Dec. 4 at Marvel Stadium — marks the final Australia date added on the tour and joins three previously announced Melbourne shows on Nov. 27, Nov. 28 and Dec. 2.

Sydney shows follow at Accor Stadium on Dec. 12 and 13, with Fousheé supporting across all Australian dates alongside Baby J. General tickets for the new Melbourne date go on sale Friday, May 22 at 11 a.m. AEST via hstyles.co.uk/tour, with an American Express presale running Wednesday, May 20 at 11 a.m. and a Live Nation presale Thursday, May 21 at 11 a.m.

Together, Together is one of the most ambitious touring operations of 2026, comprising more than 60 performances across Amsterdam, London, São Paulo, Mexico City, New York, Melbourne and Sydney.

Highlights of the run include 30 consecutive nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden — Styles’ only U.S. shows — and a 12-night run at London’s Wembley Stadium, which the tour claims breaks the record for the most performances by any artist at the venue in a single calendar year.

Each show features an in-the-round stage production blending new material with career highlights, with support acts varying by city — including Robyn in Amsterdam, Shania Twain at Wembley, Jorja Smith in Mexico City and Jamie xx at MSG.

Styles is one of the biggest touring acts in Billboard Boxscore history. Love On Tour grossed $617.3 million and sold more than 5 million tickets across 169 shows, making it the fifth-highest-grossing tour in Boxscore history. His first three solo albums — Harry Styles (2017), Fine Line (2019) and Harry’s House (2022) — all debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. “As It Was” spent 15 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the fourth-longest-running No. 1 in the chart’s history and the longest ever by a UK act.

The tour supports Styles’ fourth studio album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally., released earlier this year and executive-produced by Kid Harpoon. The album spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, while lead single “Aperture” topped the Billboard Hot 100. Styles launched the tour with the first two of 10 Amsterdam shows at Johan Cruijff ArenA over the weekend.

The tour’s charity partner is Choose Love, with whom Styles has partnered for a decade, supporting humanitarian aid including food, shelter and education for displaced people globally.

Kylie Minogue has accidentally confirmed she is planning to tour in celebration of her 40th anniversary in music — letting the news slip in a candid new interview ahead of the premiere of her Netflix documentary.

Speaking to The Sunday Times‘ Style magazine, the 57-year-old pop icon was asked whether she had plans to mark the milestone with a tour. “I’m probably not meant to say this, but yes, I am,” she said. Minogue launched her pop career in 1987 — while still starring in Australian TV soap Neighbours — with a cover of “The Loco-Motion,” which became a No. 1 hit in Australia. The 40th anniversary tour would take place in 2027.

The interview comes days before the premiere of KYLIE, a three-part Netflix documentary series dropping May 20, directed by Emmy and BAFTA Award-winner Michael Harte — the team behind BECKHAM, WHAM! and Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie — and produced by John Battsek’s Ventureland.

The series features insights from Dannii Minogue, Jason Donovan, Nick Cave and Pete Waterman, drawing on personal archives, home movies and new interviews with Minogue herself. The documentary covers Minogue’s 2005 breast cancer diagnosis and the personal loss and public scrutiny she has faced across five decades in the spotlight.

Minogue said she felt “a knot of excitement and nerves” about the series dropping. “There was so much to get through. How the hell do you tell the story?” she said. “I’ve been asked by so many people to do a documentary in the past, but I’ve never done anything like this before. Will I live differently? Will people relate to me differently? Some people will never have heard of me.”

She also revealed the emotional toll of writing a new original song for the documentary’s closing sequence. “I worked so hard on it, it was like rolling a rock up a hill,” she said. “I spent so many solitary hours, working, working, working.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Minogue spoke about her current listening habits — namechecking rising Australian artist Sombr, Wolf Alice and Coldplay — and revealed her ambitions to return to acting. “I would love to do a musical, to act again, to be in the hands of a director who can get me there,” she said.

Minogue has sold over 80 million records worldwide across a career spanning five decades, with her debut album, ‘Kylie,’ being released in 1988, and peaking at No. 53 on the Billboard 200 the following year.

Her 2001 single “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” reaching No. 1 across Europe and becoming one of pop’s most enduring anthems. Her most recent studio album, Tension, produced the viral hit “Padam Padam” in 2023. KYLIE premieres on Netflix on May 20.

Darwin’s Mindil Beach came alive on Saturday night (May 16) as BASSINTHEGRASS 2026 delivered another edition of the annual music festival, drawing close to 12,000 attendees to one of Australia’s most distinctive live music settings.

More than 20 international and Australian artists performed across the night, with US rapper Denzel Curry, Swedish electronic duo Galantis, the UK’s Venjent and Morty, US act AYYBO and South Korea’s Oktae joining Australian acts Peking Duk, The Teskey Brothers, The Living End, Ball Park Music and Mallrat for the all-ages event. Tourism and Events NT reported that one in five attendees were visitors to the Territory.

Galantis DJ Christian Karlsson was effusive about the experience. “It’s an absolutely mind-blowing experience,” he said. “I didn’t know anything, but I knew that Australia always, always deliver. I couldn’t even imagine how mind-blowing this would be. Hey, come to Darwin — Darwin is the number one spot.”

Playlunch lead singer Liam Bell was equally enthusiastic about the festival’s unique atmosphere. “It’s been amazing to be on the lineup with all these other amazing acts,” he said. “I’m not even sure we have stuff like this as good in Victoria. We’ve had some laksa, and it’s changed our lives — but also, obviously the people are amazing, the vibes are amazing.”

Tourism and Events NT CEO Suzana Bishop said the festival’s appeal went beyond the music. “Brilliant performances are just part of what makes BASSINTHEGRASS so memorable,” she said. “It’s the combination of world-class live music, Darwin’s natural beauty, warm dry season weather, location on Mindil Beach, incredible food and Top End experiences that makes it unlike any other.”

The festival capped off a massive weekend for Darwin, which also saw just over 11,900 locals and visitors attend the AFL clash between the Gold Coast Suns and Port Adelaide at TIO Stadium. Darwin hotel occupancy across the event weekend reached 70%, around 10 points higher than the previous year.

Bulgaria has claimed its first-ever Eurovision Song Contest victory, with pop star Dara taking out the 2026 Grand Final in Vienna on Saturday night (May 17) with “Bangaranga” — a high-energy electronic anthem infused with Bulgarian folk influences that became one of the breakout performances of the competition.

Performing at the iconic Wiener Stadthalle alongside 24 other finalists, Dara’s commanding staging and viral live performance propelled Bulgaria to a historic win, ending years of near misses and intermittent withdrawals from the contest. Israel finished in second place, while Romania rounded out the top three.

Results were determined through a combined vote from national juries and viewers across 35 participating countries.

Meanwhile, Australia’s Delta Goodrem delivered one of the night’s most celebrated performances, finishing fourth with her soaring power ballad “Eclipse” — the country’s strongest Eurovision result in several years.

Her cinematic staging transformed the Wiener Stadthalle from a moonlit dreamscape into a radiant gold sunscape, reflecting the song’s themes of transformation and strength. Goodrem wore a custom couture gown by Velani By Nicky and House of Emmanuele, adorned with more than 7,000 Swarovski crystals.

“Representing Australia on the Eurovision stage and being part of this incredible community has been unforgettable,” Goodrem said in a statement. “I’m so grateful for all the love and support from home and around the world — it has carried me every step of the way. Sharing Eclipse with you at this moment feels perfectly timed, and I’m excited to continue the journey we’ve started together and to share new music with you soon.”

“Eclipse” was written by Goodrem alongside Ferras Alqaisi, Jonas Myrin and Michael Fatkin, with Fatkin also producing. One of Australia’s most accomplished performers, Goodrem has previously written songs for Eurovision winner Celine Dion and collaborated with the late Olivia Newton-John.

The Eurovision campaign serves as the launchpad for a major new chapter in Goodrem’s career. She announced her upcoming eighth studio album Pure, set for release Nov. 6 — her first full-length project in five years. The 16-track record balances piano-led intimacy with widescreen cinematic production across themes of clarity, emotion and renewal. Ahead of its release, Goodrem will preview new material through a series of intimate “Pure: Prelude” performances.

The Grand Final airs in primetime on SBS and SBS On Demand on Sunday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m.