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  1. Tina Arena wows ARIAs crowd as Tame Impala, Courtney Barnett win big

    A powerful performance by hall of fame inductee Tina Arena proved the show-stopper of the ARIA awards, which were dominated by rockers Tame Impala and also honoured songstress Courtney Barnett.

    Perth band Tame Impala picked up five awards at the ceremony in Sydney for their third album Currents, while Barnett won the best female award, along with breakthrough artist and independent release.

  1. Eagles of Death Metal on how they escaped from Bataclan theatre

  2. Foo Fighters dedicate new EP to Paris attack victims

  3. Paris takes spotlight as One Direction sweeps American Music Awards

  4. Adele shuns Spotify for long-awaited album 25

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  1. Bad blood: Swift accused of endangering rare bird during NZ shoot

    Taylor Swift is accused by conservationists in New Zealand of endangering a rare bird species while shooting a music video near Auckland.

  2. Dallas Crane singer behind Melbourne's new logo

    In one month, Dave Larkin has released a new album with band Dallas Crane and a new logo for the Melbourne Football Club.

    By Simon Leo Brown

  3. Private collection of 130 guitars donated to Tasmanian music school

    Students and staff at Tasmania's Conservatorium of Music are in guitar heaven after a benefactor donates 130 instruments for them to keep and play.

    By Gregor Salmon

  4. Local musicians band together to produce Canberra Songbook

    Songs composed by a collection of Canberra's musicians have been transcribed and bound together in a new book.

    By Hannah Walmsley with Alex Sloan

  5. MSO musician appeals for return of stolen viola

    A musician who regularly plays with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra appeals for the return of her stolen viola.

    By Simon Leo Brown

  6. Boy who hiccupped through national anthem becomes internet sensation

    A pint-sized Adelaide singer who hiccupped his way through the national anthem takes the day off school after becoming an internet sensation.

  7. Bataclan survivor hid under band member's leather jacket

    Only one person survived a massacre inside the dressing room of US rock band Eagles of Death Metal during the terrorist attack at the Bataclan concert hall, the band's lead singer reveals.

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    In this week’s show - Kate Miller-Heidke performs in our living room, Xavier Le Roy pairs naked performers with fully-clothed audience members, and we go behind the scenes of the upcoming film Jasper Jones.

  2. Karate champ's Olympic dream

    A nine-year-old Japanese karate champion takes centre stage in Sia's new music video.

  3. Preserving the Sounds of Australia

    Singer Deborah Conway and sound curator Thorsten Kaeding discuss the latest additions to 'Sounds of Australia' catalogue at the National Film and Sound Archive.

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  1. Musical tributes for the victims of the Paris attacks

    Artists send their messages of support to Paris and Madonna breaks down on stage. Triple J host Zan Rowe joins News Breakfast for the Beat

  2. Organist Cameron Carpenter: the 'bad boy' of classical music

    Organist Cameron Carpenter speaks to News Breakfast about his portable touring organ and changing the way people think about classical music.

  3. Alibaba breaks another sales record on Singles Day in China

    Retail giant Alibaba has broken another sales record on Singles Day — a day initially created to celebrate people in China who are single, but has since transformed into the biggest online shopping day of the year.

  4. Archie Roach and Courtney Barnett sing Charcoal Lane

    Courtney Barnett joins Archie Roach to sing a duet of his song Charcoal Lane for an ABC Local Radio broadcast.

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  6. Rock star Wang Feng says 'time is now' for Chinese pop music

    Wang Feng, a judge on Chinese reality talent show Voice of China, has been making rock music for nearly 20 years.

  7. Eternal Return: Sarah Blasko's collection of love songs

    Singer songwriter Sarah Blasko speaks to News Breakfast about how the birth of her first child influenced her new album of love songs and performs the single 'Luxurious'.

  8. Aussie rockers Birds of Tokyo perform new single

    The five piece band from Perth stops by News Breakfast to discuss their new album 'Playlist', and how they've matured through more than a decade performing together.

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  10. Omar Offendum creates hip-hop to bridge Arab-American divide

    Omar Offendum is a Syrian-American hip-hop artist who uses his music to explore cultural identity and politics in the Middle East.

  11. Which British singers have made surprising comebacks?

    Triple J's Mornings presenter Zan Rowe discusses Adele's return to the limelight along with the irrepressible David Bowie.

  12. The Mix

    On this week’s Mix- James comes face to face with the old masters from Scotland’s National Galleries, flight facilities mix it up with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and a Taiko drumming legend reinvents an ancient art form.

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