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John Mayer at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne photo by Ros 'Gorman
John Mayer’s Cat Video … Because It’s a Slow News Day

When there is no new music or tour announcement, the next best thing on a slow news day is to throw to the John Mayer cat video.

January 2, 2024
Nancy and Ann Wilson, Heart - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Heart Return to Live Performances

Heart are live again for the first time in four years. Prior to kicking off dates in California on 27 December, 2023, Heart had not played since 13 October, 2019.

January 2, 2024
Les McCann profile pic Facebook
Jazz Soul Great Les McCann Dies At Age 88

Jazz great Les McCann has died in Los Angeles at age 88.

January 2, 2024
Tom Wilkinson in Batman Begins
The Full Monty Actor Tom Wilkinson Dies At Age 75

Tom Wilkinson, best known as Gerald Cooper in the 1997 movie ‘The Full Monty’, has died at age 75.

December 31, 2023
Barack Obama
Barack Obama Lists His Favourite Songs of 2023

Former American President Barack Obama has published his list of his favourite songs for 2023 and Australia's Keith Urban gets a mention.

December 31, 2023
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Noise11 In Memoriam 2023

2023 was another huge year of losses in the entertainment world. From the legends David Crosby, Tina Turner and Tony Bennett, songwriters, musicians, actors and music industry identities, here the Noise11's In Memoriam for 2023.

December 31, 2023
Boom Crash Opera
Could There Be New Boom Crash Opera Music In 2024?

Boom Crash Opera will start a busy 2024 with The Best Things tour started March 1 but we have to go right back to 1997 for the last Boom Crash Opera album ‘Gizmo Mantra’.

December 29, 2023
Barry Gibb at Rod Laver Arena photo by Ros O'Gorman
Watch Barry Gibb Footage From Kennedy Honors Night in December

On December 3, 2023, Sir Barry Gibb was a recipient of the Kennedy Honors, the annual American celebration of the people who contributed to American culture.

December 29, 2023
Taylor Swift photo by Ros O'Gorman
Taylor Swift ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ Was The Only Album To Sell Over 1m Physical Copies in the USA in 2023

Taylor Swift’s ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version) was the only album to sell more than one million physical copies in the USA in 2023. Taylor also dominated physical sales taking up six of the Top 10 places as the year closes in on 2023.

December 29, 2023
Morgan Wallen One Thing At A Time
Morgan Wallen ‘Last Night’ Was The Top Earning Song of 2023

Morgan Wallen’s ‘Last Night’ made over $4 million in 2023 making it the top earner of the year and beating number two by over $1.1 million in the USA. According to HitsDailyDouble.com.

December 29, 2023
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Chaka Khan To Retire from Touring

Chaka Khan is done with touring.

December 29, 2023
Taylor Swift photo by Ros O'Gorman
Taylor Swift Fan Died At Concert from Heat Exhaustion

The death of a Taylor Swift fan at a concert held in Rio de Janeiro last month was due to heat exhaustion, police have confirmed.

December 29, 2023
The Cat Empire photo by Ros O'Gorman
The Cat Empire Head For A Second Sell-out Twilight At Taronga for 2024

The Cat Empire have been one of the hit tickets for Twilight at Taronga at Taronga Zoo in Sydney for 2024.

December 28, 2023
Graham Nash photo by Ros O'Gorman
Graham Nash Says Neil Young and Stephen Stills Collaborations Are Still Possible

Graham Nash says that it is still possible that Neil Young and/or Stephen Stills will record together again.

December 28, 2023
Miley Cyrus Bangerz Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Miley Cyrus Covers Journey Classic ‘Faithfully’

Miley Cyrus has uploaded a video of her cover of the Journey classic ‘Faithfully’, recorded on 21 November at the Chateau Marmont on Sunset Blvd in West Hollywood.

December 28, 2023
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Tom Smothers of The Smothers Brothers Dies At Age 86

Tom Smothers, one half of American comedy duo The Smothers Brothers with his brother (Richard) Dick, has died at age 86.

December 28, 2023
Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters photo by Ros O'Gorman
Chris Shifflett On Solo Life

Chris Shiflett finds being a solo artist “challenging”.

December 28, 2023
Paramore Starts Breakup Speculation After Erasing Website and Social Media

Paramore have wiped their social media profiles clean and taken their official website offline.

December 28, 2023
IMAGE ABBA Digital Portrait Credit Industrial Light & Magic
ABBA Voyage Earned $410 Million For City of London

The ‘ABBA Voyage’ avatar concert is said to have earned the City of London a money money money $410 million windfall in its first year.

December 27, 2023
Bob Dylan Quietly Releases 50th Anniversary Collection 1973

Bob Dylan stealth released a 50th Anniversary Collection of 1973 recordings just before Christmas of rehearsals and alternate takes of the Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid soundtrack.

December 27, 2023
Beyonce in concert in Melbourne by Ros O'Gorman
Beyoncé Childhood Family Home Goes Up In Flames On Christmas Day

Beyoncé’s family home at 2414 Rosedale Street, Houston was damaged in a fire on Christmas morning.

December 27, 2023
Jimmy Barnes performs at the Palais in St Kilda Melbourne on Saturday 18 July 2015 as part of the Flesh and Wood Tour 2015.
Jimmy Barnes To Perform Again For Red Hot Summer on April 6, 2024

Jimmy Barnes will be back on stage on 6 April, 2024 performing his first show since his heart surgery for Red Hot Summer at Roche Estate, Hunter Valley, New South Wales.

December 27, 2023
David Gilmour
David Gilmour Is Getting New Music Ready for 2024

David Gilmour has been working on a fifth solo album.

December 27, 2023
Metallica, Lars Ulrich, photo by Ros O'Gorman
Metallica’s Lars Ulrich Turns 60

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich is a 60 year old man.

December 27, 2023
John Farnham The Age Music Victoria 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame Concert inducts Victorian music legends at the Palais in St Kilda on Friday 20 November 2015. photo by Ros O'Gorman
John Farnham Family Release First Photo of John Since Surgery

John Farnham’s son James has posted a family photo from Christmas showing John at Christmas lunch surrounded by his family.

December 27, 2023
Bobbie Jean Carter profile photo from Facebook
Bobbie Carter, Sister of Nick and Aaron Carter, Dead At Age 41

Bobbie Carter, the sister of BackStreet Boys’ Nick Carter and late pop star Aaron Carter, has died at age 41. The cause of death has not been revealed.

December 26, 2023
Dixie Chicks 1991 publicity photo
Dixie Chicks Co-founder Laura Lynch Killed In Car Crash

Laura Lynch, a co-founder and bass player for the original Dixie Chicks, has died after a car crash in Texas.

December 26, 2023
Shane MacGowan
Shane MacGowan Left A £4.3 million Fortune

Shane MacGowan is said to have had a fortune of at least £4.3 million when he died.

December 26, 2023
Nirvana Nevermind 30th anniversary edition
Nirvana ‘Nevermind’ Lawsuit Flares Up Again

A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit accusing Nirvana of publishing child pornography by using a photo of a naked baby on the cover of their hit 1991 album Nevermind.

December 26, 2023
KISS Avatar Shows To Begin In 2027

KISS' first avatar tour will take place in 2027.

December 25, 2023