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HISTORICAL FACTS: Sampa great - Caught on Camera

Bluesfest removes Sticky Fingers from lineup after boycotts and backlash

Director says narrative around Sydney band is ‘difficult to accept’ but festival can no longer support them

The Guardian - AU

Bluesfest Finally Drops Sticky Fingers From 2023 Lineup In Saltiest Statement Known To Man

Well, well, well, if it isn't the consequences of your own actions.

Pedestrian.tv

King Stingray ‘unbelievably stoked’ to win $30,000 Australian Music prize for debut album

Yolŋu surf rockers claim prestigious prize previously awarded to the likes of Genesis Owusu, the Avalanches and Courtney Barnett

The Guardian - AU

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Sampa the Great pulls out of Bluesfest, joining King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Musicians protest inclusion of Sticky Fingers, whose singer Dylan Frost has been dogged by controversy since allegations about his behaviour arose in 2016

The Guardian - AU

Sampa The Great exits Bluesfest stage right

Representatives for Sampa The Great have confirmed she won't play Bluesfest, two days after King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard announced their withdrawal.

AAP

Sampa The Great Quit Bluesfest The Festival Responded With *Another* Pro-Sticky Fingers Letter

Bluesfest director Peter Noble has quadrupled down on his decision to book Sticky Fingers (for some ungodly reason) in a playing schedule email sent exclusively to email subscribers and ticket holders. This email comes moments after Zambian singer and rapper Sampa the Great pulled out of the festival lineup.In a statement…

Pedestrian.tv

Sampa The Great, Hilltop Hoods, Broods More Announced For Dylan Alcott’s Ability Fest

Everything’s lookin’ peach now.

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Risks, rising costs and ‘relentless demands’: why so many musicians are cancelling their tours

Flights are expensive, festivals are being axed and ticket sales are slow, as exhausted artists in Australia and abroad are putting their health and finances first

The Guardian - AU

Sydney’s hot girl summer is here: has the lockout city finally got its party back?

With new late-night venues and young promoters diversifying the scene, the city is finally ready to celebrate life after lockouts – and lockdowns

The Guardian - AU

Sampa the Great on her new album As Above, So Below, awards controversy and making Obama’s playlist

‘Finally my mum thinks I have a real job now’

Evening Standard

Convicted killer’s lawyer says DNA test could change everything, Monkeypox deemed public health emergency and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sampa the Great, Paul Kelly and Genesis Owusu: Australia’s best new music for August

Each month we add 20 new songs to our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here

The Guardian - AU

Macca, Greta and two sexy kangaroos: Saturday at Glastonbury – in pictures

From the ultra-vivacious Yves Tumor, Megan Thee Stallion and Yungblud, to punters dressed as disco balls, feast your eyes on a spectacular day at Glastonbury 2022

The Guardian - UK

Sampa the Great on why Black women in hip-hop can be anything they want

A singer-songwriter, poet and MC, Sampa the Great was born in Zambia and raised in Botswana, where she began MCing at school. She then studied in America before relocating to Australia in 2014, where she launched her music career. Her incredible debut album "The Return" won numerous awards. Sampa talks…

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Cross The Tracks festival 2022: Tickets, line-up and all you need to know

There’s still time to book in for the best music festivals taking place in the city

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