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Power Pick 09/03/26: Puretone - 'Addicted To Bass (Dom Dolla Relapse)'
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by Tyler Jenke
Dom Dolla
This week's The Music Power Pick revealed.
Reviews / Photo Gallery
The Streets
GALLERY: The Streets @ On The Banks At QPAC, Brisbane
The highlights from The Streets’ headline show at Brisbane's QPAC.
News / Music
Sama’ Abdulhadi
Palestinian DJ Sama’ Abdulhadi’s Visa Not Approved Ahead Of Australian Festival Appearances
Sama’ Abdulhadi was scheduled to perform at two major Australian festivals this weekend: Pitch Music & Arts and WOMADelaide.
Reviews / Live
Marlon Williams
Live Review: Marlon Williams, Kee’ahn @ Taronga Zoo, Sydney
Marlon Williams has the power to make you feel living-room comfortable while suddenly lifting you into a soaring, wondrous space of reverie.
Features / Music
Shouse
From Viral To Vital: The Collective Ecstasy Of Shouse's Global Evolution
"The story has got a bit of everything," Shouse's Jack Madin reflects. "It had the initial underground growth in the tiny Melbourne scene –  very fun, but very DIY. It had failure, and then it had redemption."
News / Music
CYRIL, Wiz Khalifa
'That's Her': CYRIL Teams Up With Wiz Khalifa For Most Ambitious Single Yet
The genre-bending track effortlessly combines CYRIL’s signature production with Khalifa’s unmistakably slick, melodic feel.
News / Festivals
ULTRA Music Festival in Melbourne
ULTRA Australia Unveils Final 2026 Line-up Announcement
The ULTRA team has announced an exclusive Gold Coast event headliner and added tons of support acts to the Melbourne and Gold Coast dates.
News / Music
Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods Honoured With Adelaide City Of Music Laneway
Hilltop Hoods join the esteemed company of Sia, Cold Chisel, The Angels, Paul Kelly, and No Fixed Address in having a laneway named after them.
News / Music
Charlotte de Witte
Pitch Music & Arts Festival Headliner Charlotte de Witte Cancels Australian Appearances
de Witte cited the "recent escalation of conflict and drone attacks" in the Middle East, one of the most common travel corridors and stopover locations from Europe to Australia.
News / Music
Bliss N Eso
Bliss n Eso Cancel Sydney Show: 'This One Hurts'
Bliss n Eso's Macka remains in the hospital overseas, and “isn’t cleared to fly yet.”
News / Music
SWIM
SWIM To Perform One-Off Orchestral Show At Sydney Opera House
A 12-piece string orchestra will accompany SWIM at the Sydney Opera House in June.
News / Music
Macshane & Delby on Britain's Got Talent
Aussie Rappers Macshane & Delby Stun Judges On 'Britain's Got Talent'
Macshane & Delby received “yes” votes from all four judges: Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, KSI, and Amanda Holden.
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