Don't miss a beat with our FREE daily newsletter
Collins will serve a three-year term as Queensland’s first-ever nightlife economy commissioner.
Powderfinger will receive the 'Excellence In The Community Award' next week. Sarah Blasko, Paul Dempsey, and Troy and Jem Cassar-Daley have discussed their impact for The Music.
They touched on the names Fanning and Dempsey rejected for their project, how they mined inspiration for ‘The Deluge’ from the classics of the ‘70s and ‘80s, and much more.
What do two national musical treasures and Bob Hawke’s granddaughter have in common? And how do you know when you’ve reached your sax limit?
According to Suitcase Records’ Neil Wilson, Abbey Road “really captured the magic of this album”.
"That’s why our first album was so misguided and strange. As someone said at the time, it disappeared up its own arse!"
The epic gala day is “a great opportunity for well-known musicians to share entertaining stories about their time on the road”.
The duo have also announced an extra Brisbane show to accompany sold-out shows in Melbourne and Perth.
Nearly a dozen musicians and industry figures were recognised in this year's King's Birthday Honours.
Trent Dalton previously said, "'Boy Swallows Universe' doesn’t exist without Bernard Fanning."