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The Top 10 Rolling Stone AU/NZ Stories of 2025

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Comebacks, cancellations, chaos and controversy — the top 10 stories that shaped Australia and New Zealand's music and pop culture in 2025

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The Best Australian and New Zealand Tours of 2025

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Will Forte

‘The Greatest Decision of My Life’: Will Forte’s Rise from ‘SNL’ to Star of New Australian Comedy ‘Sunny Nights’

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SZA Doechii

Doechii and SZA End 2025 With the Resilient ‘Girl, Get Up’

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By Jon Blistein

Doechii and SZA have linked up for a new single, 'Girl, Get Up'

Emo bands

Pop Punk and Emo Blew Up in 2005. This Year, It Came Back Swinging

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Pop punk and emo bands like Gym Class Heroes, Motion City Soundtrack, and Cartel took over in 2005. Now, they're back and making new music

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The Top 10 Rolling Stone AU/NZ Stories of 2025

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By Jade Kennedy

Comebacks, cancellations, chaos and controversy — the top 10 stories that shaped Australia and New Zealand's music and pop culture in 2025

John Lydon

John Lydon Is Surprised Sex Pistols Aren’t Talking to Him: ‘I Expected Some Kind of Connection’

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John Lydon said he's surprised the Sex Pistols haven't contacted him in recent years, particularly after his wife died

White Burchett

Jack White Slams Congressman Tim Burchett Over AI Generated Video: ‘Tennessee Deserves Better’

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Jack White posted a long missive in response to Tennessee Congressman Tim Burchett retweeting a fake video of White

NewJeans

NewJeans’ Label Terminates Danielle’s Contract, Puts Full Group’s Return in Limbo

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NewJeans' label Ador terminated Danielle's contract, and announced it would sue her and the label's former CEO for allegedly causing the band's split

Video of the week

Amyl and the Sniffers - 'Live at Ally Pally'

Record of the week

What So Not - The Quiet That Hurts

Culture

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Tatiana Schlossberg

Tatiana Schlossberg, Journalist and John F. Kennedy’s Granddaughter, Dead at 35

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Tatiana Schlossberg, an environmental journalist who was John F. Kennedy's granddaughter, has died at age 35

Anthony Joshua

Boxer Anthony Joshua Injured in Fatal Car Crash Weeks After Jake Paul Fight

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By Jon Blistein

Boxer Anthony Joshua, who just fought Jake Paul, sustained 'minor injuries' in a car crash in Nigeria that left two dead

Trump

Trump’s Year of Media Capture

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President Donald Trump spent 2025 attacking the media, while using his power to extract multi-million-dollar settlements from compliant news outlets

Kennedy Center

Kennedy Center President to ‘Seek $1 Million in Damages’ Against Musician Over Nixed Christmas Show

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By Althea Legaspi

Kennedy Center's Richard Grenell seeks $1 million in damages after Chuck Redd cancelled his Christmas eve show over venue being renamed after Trump

Trump Colbert

Trump Goes on Tirade Against Stephen Colbert Again: ‘Pathetic Trainwreck’

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President Trump went on a tirade against Stephen Colbert and late-night TV before wishing followers a 'Merry Christmas'

Shapiro Kirk Carlson

TPUSA’s America Fest Conference Showcased the Right’s Civil War

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By Nikki Mccann Ramirez

Prominent conservative influencers and lawmakers sparred at TPUSA's America Fest, it's first major conference since the murder of Charlie Kirk

Video

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CLYPSO Goes Behind the Scenes of The Making of Her ‘Storm’ Video

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CLYPSO Goes Behind the Scenes of The Making of Her ‘Storm’ Video

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Tired Lion Go Behind the Scenes of New Album, ‘Breakfast for Pathetics’

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‘The First Time’ With E^ST

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Movies

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Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke Sued for $59,100 in Unpaid Rent, Facing Eviction

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By Nancy Dillon

Mickey Rourke allegedly owes $59,100 and is facing eviction after renting a Los Angeles home around the time he exited 'Celebrity Big Brother UK'

Spade Murphy

David Spade on ’25 Years’ Spent Getting Eddie Murphy to Forgive Him for ‘SNL’ Joke: ‘He Was a Hero’

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By Althea Legaspi

David Spade said it took ‘25 years’ to get his hero Eddie Murphy to forgive him over a joke he made on 'SNL,' but they're 'all good' now

Billie Lourd Says Mom Carrie Fisher ‘Lives on’ Through ‘Joy’ on 9th Anniversary of Her Death

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By Althea Legaspi

Billie Lourd penned a heartfelt tribute to her mother Carrie Fisher on the 9th anniversary of her death.

Brigitte Bardot, French Actress Who Embodied the Sexual Revolution, Dead at 91

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By Tim Grierson

Brigitte Bardot, one of cinema’s most iconic sex symbols who quit the business to focus on activism, has died at age 91.

Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase Was Put Into an 8-Day Coma While Hospitalised for Heart Failure

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By Althea Legaspi

In the documentary 'I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not,' the comedian discusses memory loss after being put in a coma following heart failure in 2021

'Avengers'

Cap is Back: Chris Evans Returns as Steve Rogers in First ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Teaser

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By Emily Zemler

Marvel has released the first teaser trailer for upcoming superhero epic 'Avengers: Doomsday,' promising the return of Chris Evans' Steve Rogers

TV

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'Stranger Things'

Jim Hopper Gives Eleven a Major Pep Talk in ‘Stranger Things’ Finale Trailer: ‘Let’s End This, Kid’

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By Jon Blistein

David Harbour's Jim Hopper gives Millie Bobby Brown's Eleven a major pep talk in the new trailer for the 'Stranger Things' finale

'Malcolm in the Middle'

Life’s Still Unfair for Frankie Muniz in New ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ Reboot Teaser

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By Jon Blistein

Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, and Jane Kaczmarek reunite in the first trailer for the upcoming reboot, 'Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair'

Will Forte

‘The Greatest Decision of My Life’: Will Forte’s Rise from ‘SNL’ to Star of New Australian Comedy ‘Sunny Nights’

Posted in: TV Features

By Neil Griffiths

A household name in comedy for years, we talk to the US actor as he reintroduces himself to Australia in the new series, 'Sunny Nights'

Kimmel Trump

Jimmy Kimmel Hits Trump, Begs Britain ‘Don’t Give Up on Us’ in Christmas Message

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Jimmy Kimmel dragged Donald Trump's king-like antics, and asked Britain to not 'give up on us' in his Christmas Message on the U.K.'s Channel 4

Sunny Nights

The 7 TV Shows You Need to Stream This Boxing Day

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Stan has a riveting slate for December 2025, with some original Australian shows taking centre-stage as well as much-loved US content

'SNL'

Bowen Yang Delivers an Emotional Goodbye to ‘SNL’ With Ariana Grande, Cher, Aidy Bryant

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By Althea Legaspi

Bowen Yang delivered an emotional goodbye to 'Saturday Night Live' in skits featuring Ariana Grande, Cher, and Aidy Bryant

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