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Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Cassie Ventura settle sexual abuse lawsuit one day after filing

Sean "Diddy" Combs settles a lawsuit with his ex-partner Cassandra Ventura, just one day after she publicly accused him of sexual slavery and rape.
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ARIA issues apology to rapper Kerser for awards gaffe suggesting he was at ceremony

Kerser lashes out at the ARIA Awards over a mistake in last night's broadcast.  
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Hau Latukefu presents Best Hip Hop/Rap Release during the 2023 ARIA Awards

'I don't feel comfortable': Abbie Chatfield quits hosting gig over allegations against headline act

Australian media personality Abbie Chatfield announces she will not be co-hosting the Fridayz Live 2023 Australia and New Zealand concert tour next month, citing sexual harassment allegations against the tour's headline act, US pop star Jason Derulo.
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Onefour documentary highlights police campaign against Sydney rappers

The Netflix documentary highlights the rise of Australia's pre-eminent drill group, and the subsequent police campaign to prevent them performing.
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Duration: 5 minutes 3 seconds

Zion Garcia watched SXSW clips as a teenager. Now he's performed at the festival in Sydney

The Texan festival has come to Australia for the first time and is thrusting young artists from Western Sydney into the spotlight.
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Hip hop veteran gives grassroots artists belief to launch music dreams

As an Indigenous storyteller and hip hop artist, Phil "Philly" Murray believes the artform can give voice to those unable to express their views in a conventional way.
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Listen Out festival sees heavy police presence, tens of thousands of revellers and changes to line-up

After attracting record crowds, the Australian leg of the Listen Out festival has come to to a close with performances in Sydney including by ONEFOUR.
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Police arrest suspect in 1996 shooting of US rapper Tupac Shakur

One of the last living witnesses to the fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur is charged with murder, a long-awaited break in a case that has frustrated investigators and fascinated the public ever since the hip-hop icon was gunned down on the Las Vegas Strip 27 years ago.
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Kylie Minogue holds the crown as Queen of pop and the dance floor with another megahit single out

With a new album, the anthem of the year and a major Las Vegas residency, Kylie Minogue is as unstoppable as ever. So how does she keep doing it again and again? The Australian superstar shares that and more while speaking with ABC News Breakfast.
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'Moronic charade of a campaign': Ten times musicians told politicians to quit playing their songs

Rapper Eminem this week demanded Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy stop playing Lose Yourself on the campaign trail. Here are 10 other instances politicians have gotten the cold shoulder from artists they admired.
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The DJ who travelled three continents to make people smile

International DJ Just Dizle has zigzagged across Europe, the Americas and Africa on a mission to bring a smile to people's faces with his new song Feelin Alive.
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'We need to break stereotypes': Hip hop turns 50 this month, but can it ditch its bad rap?

Hip hop helps to create cultural identity and brings together communities, but is still widely seen as an American and African American art form.
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Australian hip hop artist Ben Jones' music video Flight

Australian hip hop artist Ben Jones' music video Flight, filmed on his recent trip to Europe.
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Duration: 2 minutes 51 seconds

Epo first began recording in a small internet cafe, now he's one of his country's most influential rappers

Hip hop has just turned 50, and in eastern Indonesia this style of music is not only thriving, but is a way for young people to have their everyday struggles heard.
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Budjerah wins Artist of the Year at star-studded 2023 National Indigenous Music Awards

King Stingray and Thelma Plum also picked up awards as legendary band Yothu Yindi were inducted into the NIMAs Hall of Fame.
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Hip hop's wild ride from its beginnings in the Bronx to the suburbs of Australia

This month marks the 50th birthday of hip hop. It's been a wild ride from the Bronx, NY — via the creation of Australia's own hip-hop identity — into the global pop culture force it is today.
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Tupac Shakur cold case investigators release footage of raid outside Las Vegas

Police body-worn video emerges of the moment a couple was detained in connection with Tupac Shakur's cold case murder. 
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Rapper Tory Lanez jailed for shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Hip hop star Megan Thee Stallion says she will " never be the same" as rapper Tory Lanez is sentenced for shooting her in the foot. 
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'I'm singing with my old buddy again': Paul McCartney on how AI is bringing John Lennon back on stage

Whenever Paul McCartney picks up the guitar to compose new music he still wonders what John Lennon would make of it.
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Hip hop bringing positive change to Arnhem Land youth

When two teens from the remote Northern Territory town of Maningrida reached out to their favourite rapper they never imagined they'd end up collaborating with their hero.
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Duration: 1 minute 46 seconds

Third man charged in fatal shooting of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay

Two other men were indicted for the performer's murder in 2020.
A person wearing a surgical mask walks past a mural of Jam Master Jay in New York.

When it comes to catchy songs, there's a reason why these ones get you, hook, line and sinker

Psychologist Tim Byron and musicologist Jadey O’Regan recorded five popular hooks to test your memory. Can you guess the song without vocals?
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Paul Kelly says the thing that 'heightens life' might be passing us by

The beloved Australian musician argues poetry is not something to be afraid of. Rather, Kelly reckons it might change your life.
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Paul Kelly smiles widely with bright lights behind him. The top of his guitar can be seen in his hands.

What have Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra been up to since winning Eurovision 2022?

Where are the winners of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, Ukrainian hip hop outfit Kalush Orchestra? What have they been up to in the past year? We find out.
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Missy Elliott becomes first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2023 inductees with Missy Elliott becoming the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted.
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