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Eurovision diva Conchita Wurst joins two Aussie stars at QPAC
It will be a night to remember when Eurovision legend Conchita Wurst joins dear friend Trevor Ashley for an evening of musical magic in Brisbane. Austria’s greatest glam pop vocalist will join with Australia’s queen of cabaret for one night only. Joined by conductor Michael Tyack and Camerata, Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra, they will perform their greatest hits, alone and …
Elton John wins Oscar for ‘Rocketman’ song
Sir Elton John has won his second Oscar for Best Original Song at the 92nd Academy Awards today. Elton and longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin won for “I’m Gonna Love Me Again”, the end titles theme for Elton’s own biopic Rocketman. In his acceptance speech, Elton said, “Thank you to Bernie, who has been the constant thing …
Cher calls on Pink to rewrite ‘Dear Mr President’
Cher has this week pleaded with fellow singer Pink to rewrite Dear Mr President about Donald Trump. The first album I fell in love with as a child was Pink’s I’m Not Dead in 2006. I was about twelve years old when I was gifted the red, floral CD. One of the tracks I held most …
Boy George claps back at criticism he’s transphobic
Boy George has hit back at Twitter users this week who have accused him of being transphobic. The Culture Club singer posted an umprompted tweet on Tuesday saying people should leave their “pronoun’s (sic) at the door”. When one follower asked: “Do you not know what the f*** pronouns are?” George answered: “A modern form …
WATCH: Jack Vidgen wows judges on America’s Got Talent
Aussie singer Jack Vidgen has impressed judge Simon Cowell with an appearance on competition show America’s Got Talent: The Champions. The new series features 40 singers who have competed on their home countries’ versions of the show. At the end, one will be crowned the global winner. Vidgen delivered a powerful performance of Lauren Daigle’s …
The Twitterverse goes 100% BITCH on Carols by Candlelight
Last night, Channel 9 broadcast the annual Carols by Candlelight concert from Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl. 10,000 people attended the venue while millions more tuned in on Nine. But the real action was on Twitter, where the bitches came out to throw shade at 280 characters a post. Rapid-fire tweets took aim at everything …
Harry K. launches new daytime event: OUTRAGEOUS
Launching at X-Cargo in the Valley on Saturday 25 January, Harry K’s latest fabulous queer event is OUTRAGEOUS. The brand new daytime party series is unlike any clubbing experience we’ve seen before. QN Magazine chatted with Harry K about the importance of queer party space. QN: You’ve been creating queer events for two decades now. …
‘Music kept me alive’: Elton John’s farewell in Brisbane
Music icon Sir Elton John played the first of two farewell concerts at the Brisabne Entertainment Centre on Wednesday night. The veteran performer opened the two and a half hour set with Bennie and the Jets and closed it with an encore of Your Song and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road in front of the packed …
Here’s all 10 of Australia’s hopefuls for Eurovision 2020
SBS has unveiled the final four artists who will compete in Eurovision: Australia Decides in February next year. All 10 artists will perform on the Gold Coast for their chance to represent us at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in May. On Tuesday, SBS revealed The Voice 2019 winner Diana Rouvas, …
Kim Petras hilariously trolls Westboro Baptist Church protesters at her concert
Pop star Kim Petras has trolled the notorious homophobes from the Westboro Baptist Church outside one of her concerts over the weekend. The singer, who is transgender, got wind of the hate preachers’ plans to picket her show. In response, Kim posted to Instagram a mashup video with Famous Dex’s “Hoes Mad” playing in the …