Urban honoured as Wilson rules at Country Music Awards
"I really do have the best fans in the world," she said in her final acceptance speech after also taking home trophies for female artist and album of the year.
"I dreamed about entertaining. ... Country music has given me more than I deserve."
Beyond Wilson's dominance, the 60th ACM Awards were packed with celebration.
First-time and leading nominee Ella Langley's duet with Riley Green, the ubiquitous You Look Like You Love Me, was named single and music event of the year.
The top of Thursday's ceremony paid an epic visit to the past with a 14-minute medley of six decades of country classics, performed by giants of the genre.
Host Reba McEntire launched into Merle Haggard's Okie from Muskogee, followed by Clint Black with Glen Campbell's Rhinestone Cowboy and Wynonna Judd with The Judds' Why Not Me.
LeAnn Rimes returned to the ACM Awards stage for her 1997 ballad Blue, and Little Big Town tackled their 2014 track Girl Crush and Dan + Shay delivered their Tequila.
It was an exciting way to kick off the 2025 ACM Awards on Thursday, broadcast live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
And it was a show highlight, rivalled only by the introduction of the ACM Alan Jackson lifetime achievement award, the inaugural trophy given to its namesake, Jackson, after he performed Remember When.
The first trophy of the night, the coveted song of the year, was awarded to Cody Johnson for his radio hit Dirt Cheap.
The Oak Ridge Boys gave the group of the year award to Old Dominion.
It was a moving gesture; in 2024 the Oak Ridge Boys' Joe Bonsall, a Grammy award winner and celebrated tenor, died from complications of a neuromuscular disorder.
Another tear-jerker: McEntire leading the audience in a sing-along of the late Kris Kristofferson's Me and Bobby McGee.
Male artist of the year went to Stapleton, and duo of the year was awarded to Brooks & Dunn.
Megan Moroney covered Keith Urban's Stupid Boy and Stapleton did Blue Ain't Your Color before the Australian superstar's reception of the coveted ACM triple crown award, marking the first time an artist has received the trophy on stage since Carrie Underwood was honoured in 2010.
The prize is given to artists only if they have won the top three prizes at the ceremony: new artist, male or female artist, and entertainer of the year.
Urban has done so after winning top new male vocalist in 2001, male vocalist of the year in 2005 and 2006, and scooping the entertainer of the year accolade in 2019 after being nominated on eight other occasions.
with BANG
Lainey Wilson has been named entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards for the second year in a row, while Keith Urban polished his superstar status by picking up the event's prestigious triple crown.
"I really do have the best fans in the world," she said in her final acceptance speech after also taking home trophies for female artist and album of the year.
"I dreamed about entertaining. ... Country music has given me more than I deserve."
Beyond Wilson's dominance, the 60th ACM Awards were packed with celebration.
First-time and leading nominee Ella Langley's duet with Riley Green, the ubiquitous You Look Like You Love Me, was named single and music event of the year.
The top of Thursday's ceremony paid an epic visit to the past with a 14-minute medley of six decades of country classics, performed by giants of the genre.
Host Reba McEntire launched into Merle Haggard's Okie from Muskogee, followed by Clint Black with Glen Campbell's Rhinestone Cowboy and Wynonna Judd with The Judds' Why Not Me.
LeAnn Rimes returned to the ACM Awards stage for her 1997 ballad Blue, and Little Big Town tackled their 2014 track Girl Crush and Dan + Shay delivered their Tequila.
It was an exciting way to kick off the 2025 ACM Awards on Thursday, broadcast live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
And it was a show highlight, rivalled only by the introduction of the ACM Alan Jackson lifetime achievement award, the inaugural trophy given to its namesake, Jackson, after he performed Remember When.
The first trophy of the night, the coveted song of the year, was awarded to Cody Johnson for his radio hit Dirt Cheap.
The Oak Ridge Boys gave the group of the year award to Old Dominion.
It was a moving gesture; in 2024 the Oak Ridge Boys' Joe Bonsall, a Grammy award winner and celebrated tenor, died from complications of a neuromuscular disorder.
Another tear-jerker: McEntire leading the audience in a sing-along of the late Kris Kristofferson's Me and Bobby McGee.
Male artist of the year went to Stapleton, and duo of the year was awarded to Brooks & Dunn.
Megan Moroney covered Keith Urban's Stupid Boy and Stapleton did Blue Ain't Your Color before the Australian superstar's reception of the coveted ACM triple crown award, marking the first time an artist has received the trophy on stage since Carrie Underwood was honoured in 2010.
The prize is given to artists only if they have won the top three prizes at the ceremony: new artist, male or female artist, and entertainer of the year.
Urban has done so after winning top new male vocalist in 2001, male vocalist of the year in 2005 and 2006, and scooping the entertainer of the year accolade in 2019 after being nominated on eight other occasions.
with BANG
Lainey Wilson has been named entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards for the second year in a row, while Keith Urban polished his superstar status by picking up the event's prestigious triple crown.
"I really do have the best fans in the world," she said in her final acceptance speech after also taking home trophies for female artist and album of the year.
"I dreamed about entertaining. ... Country music has given me more than I deserve."
Beyond Wilson's dominance, the 60th ACM Awards were packed with celebration.
First-time and leading nominee Ella Langley's duet with Riley Green, the ubiquitous You Look Like You Love Me, was named single and music event of the year.
The top of Thursday's ceremony paid an epic visit to the past with a 14-minute medley of six decades of country classics, performed by giants of the genre.
Host Reba McEntire launched into Merle Haggard's Okie from Muskogee, followed by Clint Black with Glen Campbell's Rhinestone Cowboy and Wynonna Judd with The Judds' Why Not Me.
LeAnn Rimes returned to the ACM Awards stage for her 1997 ballad Blue, and Little Big Town tackled their 2014 track Girl Crush and Dan + Shay delivered their Tequila.
It was an exciting way to kick off the 2025 ACM Awards on Thursday, broadcast live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
And it was a show highlight, rivalled only by the introduction of the ACM Alan Jackson lifetime achievement award, the inaugural trophy given to its namesake, Jackson, after he performed Remember When.
The first trophy of the night, the coveted song of the year, was awarded to Cody Johnson for his radio hit Dirt Cheap.
The Oak Ridge Boys gave the group of the year award to Old Dominion.
It was a moving gesture; in 2024 the Oak Ridge Boys' Joe Bonsall, a Grammy award winner and celebrated tenor, died from complications of a neuromuscular disorder.
Another tear-jerker: McEntire leading the audience in a sing-along of the late Kris Kristofferson's Me and Bobby McGee.
Male artist of the year went to Stapleton, and duo of the year was awarded to Brooks & Dunn.
Megan Moroney covered Keith Urban's Stupid Boy and Stapleton did Blue Ain't Your Color before the Australian superstar's reception of the coveted ACM triple crown award, marking the first time an artist has received the trophy on stage since Carrie Underwood was honoured in 2010.
The prize is given to artists only if they have won the top three prizes at the ceremony: new artist, male or female artist, and entertainer of the year.
Urban has done so after winning top new male vocalist in 2001, male vocalist of the year in 2005 and 2006, and scooping the entertainer of the year accolade in 2019 after being nominated on eight other occasions.
with BANG
Lainey Wilson has been named entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards for the second year in a row, while Keith Urban polished his superstar status by picking up the event's prestigious triple crown.
"I really do have the best fans in the world," she said in her final acceptance speech after also taking home trophies for female artist and album of the year.
"I dreamed about entertaining. ... Country music has given me more than I deserve."
Beyond Wilson's dominance, the 60th ACM Awards were packed with celebration.
First-time and leading nominee Ella Langley's duet with Riley Green, the ubiquitous You Look Like You Love Me, was named single and music event of the year.
The top of Thursday's ceremony paid an epic visit to the past with a 14-minute medley of six decades of country classics, performed by giants of the genre.
Host Reba McEntire launched into Merle Haggard's Okie from Muskogee, followed by Clint Black with Glen Campbell's Rhinestone Cowboy and Wynonna Judd with The Judds' Why Not Me.
LeAnn Rimes returned to the ACM Awards stage for her 1997 ballad Blue, and Little Big Town tackled their 2014 track Girl Crush and Dan + Shay delivered their Tequila.
It was an exciting way to kick off the 2025 ACM Awards on Thursday, broadcast live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
And it was a show highlight, rivalled only by the introduction of the ACM Alan Jackson lifetime achievement award, the inaugural trophy given to its namesake, Jackson, after he performed Remember When.
The first trophy of the night, the coveted song of the year, was awarded to Cody Johnson for his radio hit Dirt Cheap.
The Oak Ridge Boys gave the group of the year award to Old Dominion.
It was a moving gesture; in 2024 the Oak Ridge Boys' Joe Bonsall, a Grammy award winner and celebrated tenor, died from complications of a neuromuscular disorder.
Another tear-jerker: McEntire leading the audience in a sing-along of the late Kris Kristofferson's Me and Bobby McGee.
Male artist of the year went to Stapleton, and duo of the year was awarded to Brooks & Dunn.
Megan Moroney covered Keith Urban's Stupid Boy and Stapleton did Blue Ain't Your Color before the Australian superstar's reception of the coveted ACM triple crown award, marking the first time an artist has received the trophy on stage since Carrie Underwood was honoured in 2010.
The prize is given to artists only if they have won the top three prizes at the ceremony: new artist, male or female artist, and entertainer of the year.
Urban has done so after winning top new male vocalist in 2001, male vocalist of the year in 2005 and 2006, and scooping the entertainer of the year accolade in 2019 after being nominated on eight other occasions.
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"Each year, we put a strong focus on showcasing homegrown talent, and having Adam Newling and Morgan Evans on the line-up this year really captures what Howlin' is all about. "We still have a few more artists to add to the line-up, but so far it feels like it's shaping up to be a fun day out in an awesome city, and one you can enjoy with the whole family." Mr Matthew has previously promoted music festivals This That, and Scene & Heard out of Wickham Park. Lainey Wilson has had a monumental rise to fame in recent years. She won a Grammy Award in 2024 for best contemporary country album for her album Bell Bottom Country, and has 16 American Country Music awards and nine Country Music Association awards to her name. The Nashville artist, who made her acting debut in popular US series Yellowstone in 2022, has had eight No.1 hits, including 4x4xU, Watermelon Moonshine and Heart Like A Truck, wrote and recorded Out of Oklahoma for the movie Twisters (2024), and has collaborated with the likes of Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Dolly Parton and Post Malone. ARIA Award-winning artist Morgan Evans, another Lake Macquarie local, last performed in Newcastle in 2023. He found fame overseas with his breakthrough Platinum-certified No.1 single Kiss Somebody and the Gold-certified Day Drunk, has more than 800 million streams, and has sold-out tours across the globe. Nashville and Texas-based sextet Flatland Cavalry have just celebrated 10 years together, and in that time have racked up six No.1 singles on Texas Country Radio and more than 500 million streams. They've also shared the stage with the likes of Willie Nelson, Luke Combs, Jordan Davis, and Midland. 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Newcastle-based Howlin' Country promoter Moe Matthew says 12,500 music lovers attended the inaugural festival on February 15 this year, which was headlined by Tyler Childers. The festival is "100 per cent locally owned and operated and has a strong commitment to the Newcastle community - whether that be through locally sourced vendors, staff or its commitment to showcasing some of the region's best local talent". "It's great to have Howlin' back for another year. From day one, the festival was built to support our local music scene, artists and businesses," he said. "Each year, we put a strong focus on showcasing homegrown talent, and having Adam Newling and Morgan Evans on the line-up this year really captures what Howlin' is all about. "We still have a few more artists to add to the line-up, but so far it feels like it's shaping up to be a fun day out in an awesome city, and one you can enjoy with the whole family." Mr Matthew has previously promoted music festivals This That, and Scene & Heard out of Wickham Park. Lainey Wilson has had a monumental rise to fame in recent years. She won a Grammy Award in 2024 for best contemporary country album for her album Bell Bottom Country, and has 16 American Country Music awards and nine Country Music Association awards to her name. The Nashville artist, who made her acting debut in popular US series Yellowstone in 2022, has had eight No.1 hits, including 4x4xU, Watermelon Moonshine and Heart Like A Truck, wrote and recorded Out of Oklahoma for the movie Twisters (2024), and has collaborated with the likes of Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Dolly Parton and Post Malone. ARIA Award-winning artist Morgan Evans, another Lake Macquarie local, last performed in Newcastle in 2023. He found fame overseas with his breakthrough Platinum-certified No.1 single Kiss Somebody and the Gold-certified Day Drunk, has more than 800 million streams, and has sold-out tours across the globe. Nashville and Texas-based sextet Flatland Cavalry have just celebrated 10 years together, and in that time have racked up six No.1 singles on Texas Country Radio and more than 500 million streams. They've also shared the stage with the likes of Willie Nelson, Luke Combs, Jordan Davis, and Midland. Kaitlin Butts has a deep affinity for country music's more theatrical side - the extravagant storytelling, dazzling showmanship, and songs embedded with unbridled emotion and quick-fire humour. At Howlin' Country, the Tulsa native will be bringing her 2024 album Roadrunner! to life; a 17-track high-concept album that acts as a modern-day reimagining of the soundtrack to her all-time favourite musical, Oklahoma!. The 2026 edition of the festival will also feature some of Australia's brightest stars, including Adam Newling, who grew up in Warners Bay, and Brisbane's Tyla Rodrigues. Howlin' Country is bootscootin' its way back to Newcastle this summer with a line-up headlined by Grammy Award-winner Lainey Wilson and homegrown talent Morgan Evans. They'll be joined at the Foreshore on February 14 by US performers Kaitlin Butts and Flatland Cavalry, Lake Macquarie's Adam Newling, and Brisbane's Tyla Rodrigues. More artists will be announced in the coming months. Newcastle-based Howlin' Country promoter Moe Matthew says 12,500 music lovers attended the inaugural festival on February 15 this year, which was headlined by Tyler Childers. The festival is "100 per cent locally owned and operated and has a strong commitment to the Newcastle community - whether that be through locally sourced vendors, staff or its commitment to showcasing some of the region's best local talent". "It's great to have Howlin' back for another year. From day one, the festival was built to support our local music scene, artists and businesses," he said. "Each year, we put a strong focus on showcasing homegrown talent, and having Adam Newling and Morgan Evans on the line-up this year really captures what Howlin' is all about. "We still have a few more artists to add to the line-up, but so far it feels like it's shaping up to be a fun day out in an awesome city, and one you can enjoy with the whole family." Mr Matthew has previously promoted music festivals This That, and Scene & Heard out of Wickham Park. Lainey Wilson has had a monumental rise to fame in recent years. She won a Grammy Award in 2024 for best contemporary country album for her album Bell Bottom Country, and has 16 American Country Music awards and nine Country Music Association awards to her name. The Nashville artist, who made her acting debut in popular US series Yellowstone in 2022, has had eight No.1 hits, including 4x4xU, Watermelon Moonshine and Heart Like A Truck, wrote and recorded Out of Oklahoma for the movie Twisters (2024), and has collaborated with the likes of Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Dolly Parton and Post Malone. ARIA Award-winning artist Morgan Evans, another Lake Macquarie local, last performed in Newcastle in 2023. He found fame overseas with his breakthrough Platinum-certified No.1 single Kiss Somebody and the Gold-certified Day Drunk, has more than 800 million streams, and has sold-out tours across the globe. Nashville and Texas-based sextet Flatland Cavalry have just celebrated 10 years together, and in that time have racked up six No.1 singles on Texas Country Radio and more than 500 million streams. They've also shared the stage with the likes of Willie Nelson, Luke Combs, Jordan Davis, and Midland. Kaitlin Butts has a deep affinity for country music's more theatrical side - the extravagant storytelling, dazzling showmanship, and songs embedded with unbridled emotion and quick-fire humour. At Howlin' Country, the Tulsa native will be bringing her 2024 album Roadrunner! to life; a 17-track high-concept album that acts as a modern-day reimagining of the soundtrack to her all-time favourite musical, Oklahoma!. The 2026 edition of the festival will also feature some of Australia's brightest stars, including Adam Newling, who grew up in Warners Bay, and Brisbane's Tyla Rodrigues. Howlin' Country is bootscootin' its way back to Newcastle this summer with a line-up headlined by Grammy Award-winner Lainey Wilson and homegrown talent Morgan Evans. They'll be joined at the Foreshore on February 14 by US performers Kaitlin Butts and Flatland Cavalry, Lake Macquarie's Adam Newling, and Brisbane's Tyla Rodrigues. More artists will be announced in the coming months. Newcastle-based Howlin' Country promoter Moe Matthew says 12,500 music lovers attended the inaugural festival on February 15 this year, which was headlined by Tyler Childers. The festival is "100 per cent locally owned and operated and has a strong commitment to the Newcastle community - whether that be through locally sourced vendors, staff or its commitment to showcasing some of the region's best local talent". "It's great to have Howlin' back for another year. From day one, the festival was built to support our local music scene, artists and businesses," he said. "Each year, we put a strong focus on showcasing homegrown talent, and having Adam Newling and Morgan Evans on the line-up this year really captures what Howlin' is all about. "We still have a few more artists to add to the line-up, but so far it feels like it's shaping up to be a fun day out in an awesome city, and one you can enjoy with the whole family." Mr Matthew has previously promoted music festivals This That, and Scene & Heard out of Wickham Park. Lainey Wilson has had a monumental rise to fame in recent years. She won a Grammy Award in 2024 for best contemporary country album for her album Bell Bottom Country, and has 16 American Country Music awards and nine Country Music Association awards to her name. The Nashville artist, who made her acting debut in popular US series Yellowstone in 2022, has had eight No.1 hits, including 4x4xU, Watermelon Moonshine and Heart Like A Truck, wrote and recorded Out of Oklahoma for the movie Twisters (2024), and has collaborated with the likes of Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Dolly Parton and Post Malone. ARIA Award-winning artist Morgan Evans, another Lake Macquarie local, last performed in Newcastle in 2023. He found fame overseas with his breakthrough Platinum-certified No.1 single Kiss Somebody and the Gold-certified Day Drunk, has more than 800 million streams, and has sold-out tours across the globe. Nashville and Texas-based sextet Flatland Cavalry have just celebrated 10 years together, and in that time have racked up six No.1 singles on Texas Country Radio and more than 500 million streams. They've also shared the stage with the likes of Willie Nelson, Luke Combs, Jordan Davis, and Midland. Kaitlin Butts has a deep affinity for country music's more theatrical side - the extravagant storytelling, dazzling showmanship, and songs embedded with unbridled emotion and quick-fire humour. At Howlin' Country, the Tulsa native will be bringing her 2024 album Roadrunner! to life; a 17-track high-concept album that acts as a modern-day reimagining of the soundtrack to her all-time favourite musical, Oklahoma!. The 2026 edition of the festival will also feature some of Australia's brightest stars, including Adam Newling, who grew up in Warners Bay, and Brisbane's Tyla Rodrigues.
Sydney Morning Herald
4 days ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
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The Preatures Liberty Hall, August 15 In 2013, Sydney band The Preatures hit paydirt with the song Is This How You Feel?, a slinky pop banger that went platinum and scored them $50,000 when they won the Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition. The band split up in 2021, but reunited last year to play a show celebrating 2014 debut album Blue Planet Eyes. That one-off gig has now spun out into a national tour playing the album in full, with the promise of new songs hinting the band may be back for good. Keith Urban Qudos Bank Arena, August 22-23 With everyone from Beyoncé to Post Malone jumping on the bandwagon, it's fair to say country music has hit peak coolness in the mainstream. Queenslander Keith Urban has been playing his own take on country pop for decades now (his self-titled debut album came out in 1991), and long before cowboy hats became a go-to fashion accessory. Touring in support of last year's album High, Urban is a generous performer, known for gigs that push past the two-hour mark - so expect all the hits, along with the new material. Icehouse Sydney Coliseum Theatre, August 23 Icehouse may not have released an album of original material in more than 30 years, but the love for the iconic Sydney band is obviously still there. Eighties hits Great Southern Land and Electric Blue (co-written with John Oates of Hall and Oates) both appeared in triple j's recent Hottest 100 of Australian Songs, and earlier this year the Iva Davies-led project scored the Icon Award at the Rolling Stone Australia Awards. Tyler, the Creator Qudos Bank Arena, August 26-28 Los Angeles rapper, singer and producer Tyler, the Creator (Tyler Okonma) has gone from snotty teenage firebrand in the late Noughties to bona fide Grammy-winning, stadium-selling-out pop star over the past two decades, becoming one of modern music's most electric live acts in the process. Tyler is touring in support of last year's chart-topping album Chromakopia, although he's bound to also play new songs from his just-released surprise album Don't Tap the Glass. Rad Presents - Live Liberty Hall, August 30 Artist management and events company Rad Music is saying goodbye to winter with this mini-festival across Liberty Hall and Courts, featuring a bunch of artists on its roster. Playing across two stages, the line-up includes Victorian rock band The Belair Lip Bombs, Sydney rap-experimental-punk hybridists Shady Nasty and xiao xiao, plus indie bands Armlock, Dust, Bridge Dog, Paint, Bimbo, Sevilles and Crocodylus. Headlining is Wollongong's mighty Hockey Dad, one of the country's most reliably great live rock bands. Paul Kelly Qudos Bank Arena, August 30 It's heartwarming to see that, at age 70, national treasure Paul Kelly is performing his largest headline shows ever. Over a prolific career (29 studio albums and counting), he's produced more iconic songs than almost any other Australian artist, including perennial Christmas anthem How to Make Gravy. Making this show even more of a must-see is support act Lucinda Williams, a legendary singer-songwriter in her own right who has her own show at the Sydney Opera House on August 31. Soft Centre Festival White Bay Power Station, August 30 One of the joys of being a music fan is discovering new acts and occasionally pushing outside the barriers of what you normally listen to. This multi-stage event is just the thing for those after some audio and visual adventure, with the promise of radical performance art, adventurous club sounds, blistering A/V shows, site-responsive installations and 'durational spectacle'. Highlights include the intriguing sounding The Musical, British artist and musician Klein, and US rap experimentalist Pink Siifu. Other Australian artists worth catching in August include Melbourne's Merpire, recently reactivated Sydney band Deep Sea Arcade, dance dynamos Shouse, Tim Minchin, The Rubens, Youth Group's Toby Martin, Montaigne, Gypsy & The Cat, Alex Lloyd, The Cat Empire, Caligula, The Moving Stills, Jeff Lang and End of Fashion playing their self-titled debut album in full to celebrate its 20th anniversary. International artists include Cuban pop sensation Camila Cabello, Daniel Seavey, Pup, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Jay Park, Alex Warren, NZ indie rockers Ringlets, German DJ Paul van Dyk and US rockers The Used playing three albums over three nights. Who will you be seeing? Let us know in the comments.
The Age
4 days ago
- The Age
From country cool to indie gold, here are the gigs to catch this month
The Preatures Liberty Hall, August 15 In 2013, Sydney band The Preatures hit paydirt with the song Is This How You Feel?, a slinky pop banger that went platinum and scored them $50,000 when they won the Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition. The band split up in 2021, but reunited last year to play a show celebrating 2014 debut album Blue Planet Eyes. That one-off gig has now spun out into a national tour playing the album in full, with the promise of new songs hinting the band may be back for good. Keith Urban Qudos Bank Arena, August 22-23 With everyone from Beyoncé to Post Malone jumping on the bandwagon, it's fair to say country music has hit peak coolness in the mainstream. Queenslander Keith Urban has been playing his own take on country pop for decades now (his self-titled debut album came out in 1991), and long before cowboy hats became a go-to fashion accessory. Touring in support of last year's album High, Urban is a generous performer, known for gigs that push past the two-hour mark - so expect all the hits, along with the new material. Icehouse Sydney Coliseum Theatre, August 23 Icehouse may not have released an album of original material in more than 30 years, but the love for the iconic Sydney band is obviously still there. Eighties hits Great Southern Land and Electric Blue (co-written with John Oates of Hall and Oates) both appeared in triple j's recent Hottest 100 of Australian Songs, and earlier this year the Iva Davies-led project scored the Icon Award at the Rolling Stone Australia Awards. Tyler, the Creator Qudos Bank Arena, August 26-28 Los Angeles rapper, singer and producer Tyler, the Creator (Tyler Okonma) has gone from snotty teenage firebrand in the late Noughties to bona fide Grammy-winning, stadium-selling-out pop star over the past two decades, becoming one of modern music's most electric live acts in the process. Tyler is touring in support of last year's chart-topping album Chromakopia, although he's bound to also play new songs from his just-released surprise album Don't Tap the Glass. Rad Presents - Live Liberty Hall, August 30 Artist management and events company Rad Music is saying goodbye to winter with this mini-festival across Liberty Hall and Courts, featuring a bunch of artists on its roster. Playing across two stages, the line-up includes Victorian rock band The Belair Lip Bombs, Sydney rap-experimental-punk hybridists Shady Nasty and xiao xiao, plus indie bands Armlock, Dust, Bridge Dog, Paint, Bimbo, Sevilles and Crocodylus. Headlining is Wollongong's mighty Hockey Dad, one of the country's most reliably great live rock bands. Paul Kelly Qudos Bank Arena, August 30 It's heartwarming to see that, at age 70, national treasure Paul Kelly is performing his largest headline shows ever. Over a prolific career (29 studio albums and counting), he's produced more iconic songs than almost any other Australian artist, including perennial Christmas anthem How to Make Gravy. Making this show even more of a must-see is support act Lucinda Williams, a legendary singer-songwriter in her own right who has her own show at the Sydney Opera House on August 31. Soft Centre Festival White Bay Power Station, August 30 One of the joys of being a music fan is discovering new acts and occasionally pushing outside the barriers of what you normally listen to. This multi-stage event is just the thing for those after some audio and visual adventure, with the promise of radical performance art, adventurous club sounds, blistering A/V shows, site-responsive installations and 'durational spectacle'. Highlights include the intriguing sounding The Musical, British artist and musician Klein, and US rap experimentalist Pink Siifu. Other Australian artists worth catching in August include Melbourne's Merpire, recently reactivated Sydney band Deep Sea Arcade, dance dynamos Shouse, Tim Minchin, The Rubens, Youth Group's Toby Martin, Montaigne, Gypsy & The Cat, Alex Lloyd, The Cat Empire, Caligula, The Moving Stills, Jeff Lang and End of Fashion playing their self-titled debut album in full to celebrate its 20th anniversary. International artists include Cuban pop sensation Camila Cabello, Daniel Seavey, Pup, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Jay Park, Alex Warren, NZ indie rockers Ringlets, German DJ Paul van Dyk and US rockers The Used playing three albums over three nights. Who will you be seeing? Let us know in the comments.
