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ADAM Lambert has a simple message for critics who don’t want him fronting Queen, but admits it’s a challenge replacing Freddie Mercury and two songs are really hard to sing. ...

“BECAUSE I am finally comfortable in my own skin, I am able to talk about everything, love, life, sex, relationships, my insecurities,” says Nicole Scherzinger of her return to music. ...

AUSSIE rapper Iggy Azalea has joined the Beatles as the only artists to rank in the top two spots simultaneously with their first two Billboard Hot 100 hits. ...

CHART-topper Sam Smith’s success is based on the emotions his music conveys, but conjuring those feelings night after night can be hard. ...

The pianist talks about growing up in transit, maestros he's loved, and what he’d like to do to certain audiences....

Funding problems have spelled an early end for Madiba: The African Opera....

Piano selected for the Sydney Opera House and autographed by Vladimir Ashkenazy to go on sale....

British baroque band set sail for Venice and Naples...

Tuneful works by one of music’s more attractive bylines...

A tasty Vietnamese starter that leaves you wanting more...

Bach junior’s vocals find the composer at his most buoyant...

This year's birthday boy gets a masterfully curated box set...

Sights and sounds in hospital foyers prove music therapy to the ears for Melbourne's outpatients. ...

Jez Butterworth's brutally funny journey through the seedy, amphetamine-fuelled London rock scene of the 1950s follows a gang of would-be power-players who, seduced by the promise of fame and fortune, battle for control of hot teen singing idol, Silver Johnny. Mojo is a tightly-wound thriller which examines with grim humour the dark underside of the halcyon days of rock 'n' roll....

Featured:  Not featured WHO:      Luther Vandross Emcee: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Leron Gubler Guest speakers: TBA   WHAT:    2,526th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame read more ...

Featured:  Not featured Back in 1978, a pre-teen quartet of exuberant entertainers danced and sang their way into the homes of millions of Americans watching the ever-popular sitcom, What's Happening! The Givens Family, delivering a performance of "Bubblin' Brown Sugar," gained national exposure on a Gong Show -inspired episode and quickly thereafter signed a contract with prominent disco label,...

Featured:  Not featured SoulTrackers have been reading about talented singer and songwriter Elijah Bland for a couple years now. And he has started a new campaign that we think you'll "love."   The  #LoveYourself  campaign is fueled by the age-old notion that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. . read more ...

Against all odds the London Mozart Players are still fighting fit, says Ivan Hewett ...

Featured:  Not featured Rob Johnson , aka "Race," was one of the first artists we ever reviewed on SoulTracks and we have followed the Asbury Park, NY singer and songwriter ever since. read more ...

US singer slams Aussie star Iggy Azalea for daring to rap like an American despite being “from another country”. Celebrity smackdown ensues. ...