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Meet Benji Miller, the 22-year-old musician we’ll all be listening to

The London alternative R&B singer and pianist is the first artist to be signed by Oi Va Voi’s new Jewish label

By Elisa Bray

5 min read

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July 22, 2026 17:58

Sharon Osbourne urges fans to ‘yank up the music’ and ‘just head bang’ for Ozzy death anniversary

The Black Sabbath frontman died one year ago on Wednesday at the age of 76

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

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July 22, 2026 13:31

Sharon Osbourne being interviewed one year after Ozzy's death, July 22, 2026 (Credit: BBC Radio WM)

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra wins court battle over pianist's anti-Israel comments

A Federal Court judge rejected Jayson Gillham’s claim that he was discriminated against for his political beliefs

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

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July 14, 2026 13:54

Pianist Jayson Gillham (Credit: 7NEWS Australia/YouTube)

By Sarah Tetteh

The ‘man with the golden ear’ who called me a ‘baby Whitney’

Clive Davis carried himself with the confidence of someone who had helped shape American popular culture. He had an aura about him, something I could not quite put my finger on

4 min read

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July 1, 2026 16:50

Clive Davis, pictured ahead of the 2026 Grammy Awards in LA earlier this year, has died aged 94 (Image: Getty Images)

Legendary music executive, Clive Davis, dies aged 94

During his 60-year career, he launched the careers of Whitney Houston, Billy Joel and Janis Joplin

By Siam Goorwich

4 min read

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June 23, 2026 15:44

Clive Davis at the 66th Grammy Awards in 2024 (Photo: Getty Images)

Clive Davis: Bruce Springsteen hails ‘visionary’ producer who ‘changed my life’ after music mogul’s death aged 94

The rock star has paid tribute to Davis, along with fellow musicians Billy Joel and Patti Smith

By JC Reporter

3 min read

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June 23, 2026 11:11

Clive Davis, pictured ahead of the 2026 Grammy Awards in LA earlier this year, has died aged 94 (Photo: Getty)

Wagner festival accused of silencing debate on composer’s antisemitism after cancelling talk by Jewish author

The festival’s organisers have since apologised and the talk will go ahead as planned

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

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June 19, 2026 12:37

Figurine of German composer Richard Wagner in front of The Festival Theatre in Bayreuth, southern Germany, July 25, 2023 (Credit: CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images)

The full story of George Michael and Wham!’s hidden Jewish identity

The author of a new biography of the late pop legend reveals how the singer’s heritage shaped his personality and career

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June 12, 2026 12:22

Careless obsession: Sathnam Sanghera and his new book

‘Judaism and heavy metal teach us how to live – and what it means to die well’

Lecturer Keith Kahn-Harris’s new book ‘The Beautiful Death of Ozzy Osbourne’ celebrates the life and death of the Prince of Darkness, whose music shares profound similarities with Judaism, he argues

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

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June 5, 2026 12:26

Boy George: I’ll sack bandmates who refuse to play pro-Israel song

Massive Attack banned from Singapore after displaying Palestinian flag

Boy George splits from ‘gutless’ label manager over Israel solidarity song

Boy George says he’s ‘devastated’ by loss of ‘innocent lives on both sides’ of Gaza War amid backlash over new ‘pro-peace’ song

Boy George pulls out of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ days after releasing pro-Israel song

‘You say genocide, I say war’: Boy George releases new pro-Israel single

‘I’m a barrister, my wife’s an accountant – and in our spare time, we run a music festival in the Alps’

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