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Track: Genesis Owusu charges forward on new single ‘LIFE KEEPS GOING’

Genesis Owusu has never looked interested in taking the straight road, and new single LIFE KEEPS GOING only reinforces that instinct. The latest preview of forthcoming third album REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE arrives…

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News: Genesis Owusu Announces Explosive New Album And National Tour

Genesis Owusu has announced his third album REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE alongside a national Australian tour, delivering a bold, genre-blurring record shaped by urgency, identity and a fractured world.

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Track: ‘STAMPEDE’ Sees Genesis Owusu Turn Frustration Into Collective Fire

Genesis Owusu has released ‘STAMPEDE’, a synth-punk rallying cry filmed in Accra and rooted in the power of community. Expanding on the urgency of ‘PIRATE RADIO’ and ‘DEATH CULT ZOMBIE’, the Ghanaian-Australian artist channels global frustration into collective action — turning rhythm into resistance.

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News: Boom!! Party In The Paddock 2026 drops huge announcement with 180 artists and acts over 4 days

Party In The Paddock is back for its 13th rotation around the sun, and the 2026 edition is already shaping up to be one of the biggest events of the summer.…

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Track: Genesis Owusu Unleashes “DEATH CULT ZOMBIE” After Electrifying Harvest Rock

Genesis Owusu follows his standout Harvest Rock set with the release of “DEATH CULT ZOMBIE,” a snarling, bass-heavy reflection on indoctrination and identity that cements his place as one of Australia’s most inventive voices.

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Live Gallery: The Strokes Close Harvest Festival Day 1 with a Retinal Assault in White Light and Noise

Harvest Festival Day 1 in Adelaide weathered storms, evacuations and ecstatic returns. Genesis Owusu redefined showmanship, The War on Drugs delivered a hypnotic masterclass, and The Strokes closed the night beneath a minimalist set — fake palms, vintage lamps, and a blinding white light rig that seared itself into memory as much as sound.

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News: Genesis Owusu To Premiere New Songs In Intimate In-The-Round Opera House Shows

Genesis Owusu will preview new material at a two-night Sydney Opera House residency this September.

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News: The Art Gallery Of NSW’s VOLUME returns

Art Gallery of NSW's Volume will feature André 3000, Kim Gordon, Genesis Owusu and Tkay Maidza this year

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News: Winter 2024 – Dark Mofo unveils a slimmed down Festival featuring Marlon Williams and Genesis Owusu, but the bacchanalian revelries remain.

Like an influencer on Ozempic, Dark Mofo returns this year in a very slimmed down form but without the nausea and a lot more agile as a result. And hopefully…

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