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Quincy Jones Calls Taylor Swift Songs ‘Hooks’ Not ‘Songs’

Quincy Jones has slammed Taylor Swift's music, describing her tracks as "hooks" rather than songs.

January 31, 2018
Dave Grohl Foo Fighters at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Foo Fighters Finish Strong After The Audience Eventually Got In

Foo Fighters fans were left wondering if they would see the start of the show in Melbourne last night after enduring queues of up to 1km long before getting through the gates.

January 31, 2018
Paul Simon, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Paul Simon Is The Latest Legend To Say “Farewell”

Paul Simon has announced a farewell show for London in July. Simon’s Hyde Park show in July is billed ‘Homeward Bound: The Farewell Performance’.

January 31, 2018
Les McKeown
Oh Goody Bay City Rollers Are Coming Back To Australia

The Bay City Rollers are coming back to Australia in July but don’t be confused by the name, it is just one of them.

January 30, 2018
Chris Frantz at WPKN
Chris Frantz The Talking Head Reveals His Influences In Radio Show

Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club co-founder Chris Frantz have curated a very tasty playlist for his Chris Frantz the Talking Head program in WPKN in Connecticut.

January 30, 2018
Cold Chisel photo by Ros O'Gorman
What Are Cold Chisel Up To?

Cold Chisel fans are wondering what the iconic Australian band is up to following a series of cryptic tweets in recent days.

January 30, 2018
Amy Shark
Amy Shark To Perform At The Commonwealth Games

Amy Shark has been selected to headline one of the Festival 2018 events for the Commonwealth Games.

January 30, 2018
Josh Pyke. Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Josh Pyke Reveals His Fifth Josh Pyke Partnership Grant

Australian singer songwriter Josh Pyke will run the Josh Pyke Partnership for the fifth year.

January 30, 2018
Lorde, Photo By Serena Ho
Lorde Wore A Feminist Poem To The Grammy Awards

Lorde decorated her Grammy Awards dress with a feminist poem attacking "oppressors" after she was denied a performance slot at the ceremony on Sunday.

January 30, 2018
Paul Kelly AWITG on Friday 17 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Groovin’ The Moo Nabs Grinspoon, Paul Kelly and Alex Lahey For 2018 Festival

The Groovin’ The Moo line-up has been revealed with Grinspoon, Paul Kelly, Alex Lahey and The Amity Affliction from Australia paired with Royal Blood, Portugal The Man, Aminé and Duke Dumont from OS.

January 30, 2018
Ed Sheeran, 2013, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Ed Sheeran Slept Through The Grammy Awards and Missed His Two Wins

Ed Sheeran didn't stay up to see if he had won any prizes at the 2018 Grammy Awards on Sunday night.

January 30, 2018
Nelly, music news, noise11.com
Nelly Hit With Two More Sexual Assault Allegations

The details of two new sexual assault allegations against rapper Nelly have been leaked, with one reportedly taking place last month.

January 30, 2018
Symphonica: Armand Van Helden and the MSO. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Gave Melbourne Its Biggest Rock Show This Week

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra gave Melbourne its most powerful shows this week AND they did it with a DJ.

January 29, 2018
Bruno Mars 24k Magic
Grammy Awards 2018 The Complete Winners List

The 2018 Grammy Awards have been announced with Bruno Mars taking away the coveted Record of the Year award.

January 29, 2018
Bruno Mars, Noise11, Photo
It Took 25 Songwriters to Write The Five Grammy Song Of The Year Nominations

It took an incredible 25 songwriters to write the five songs nominated for Grammy Song of the Year this year.

January 29, 2018
Hillsong Let There Be Light
Hillsong Earns Australia A Grammy Award

Hillsong may be the only Australian winners at the Grammy Awards this year. The Sydney based church group has won the award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for ‘What A Beautiful Name’.

January 29, 2018
shaggy
Shaggy Cancels Australian RNB Vine Days Shows Blackstreet Steps In

Shaggy is a last minute cancellation for RNB Vine Days starting in Australia this weekend. Blackstreet have replaced him.

January 29, 2018
APIA Good Times 2018
Cadd, Hines, Morris, Sayer, Young Line Up For 2018 Apia Good Times Tour

The Apia Good Times Tour has gathered together Australia’s music royalty for the 2018 line-up.

January 29, 2018
TLC
TLC Cancel Australian Open Performance With No Notice And No Announcement

US R’n’B group TLC left fans with a show in Melbourne last night, piking on their performance because of the heat.

January 29, 2018
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Priscilla Queen Of The Desert Is Giving An Upgrade For Its 2018 Season

The return of ‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’ works because the producers were smart enough to stick with the plot but modernise the music.

January 28, 2018
Fleetwood Mac photo by Ros O'Gorman
Check Out Who Played For MusiCares Fleetwood Mac Person of the Year

Radio City Music Hall was the site of last night's (January 26) MusiCares Person of the Year Gala honoring Fleetwood Mac.

January 28, 2018
Triple J Hottest 100
The Triple J Hottest 100 from Snakehips & MØ at 100 to Kendrick Lamar at 1

Kendrick Lamar has claimed the top spot in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2017.

January 27, 2018
Kasey Chambers
Shane Nicholson and Aleyce Simmonds Named Male And Female Arists of the Year At Country Music Awards

The Country Music Awards of Australia winners have been announced with Shane Nicholson and Aleyce Simmonds named Male and Female Artists of the Year.

January 27, 2018
The Greatest Showman
Australian Albums: The Greatest Showman Is Still The Greatest Album

The film soundtrack for "The Greatest Showman" remains at the top of the ARIA Albums chart for a fourth straight week.

January 27, 2018
Ed Sheeran Divide
Australian Singles: Ed Sheeran Has Been No 1 For Two Months

"Perfect" for Ed Sheeran has now spent two months at the top of the ARIA Singles chart, for an eight week stay.

January 27, 2018
Led Zeppelin How The West Was Won
Led Zeppelin To Reissue How The West Was Won

Led Zeppelin's 2003 live album How the West Was Won is being re-released by Atlantic/Swan Song in a variety of formats including, for the first time, vinyl.

January 27, 2018
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Photo, Noise11
Lynyrd Skynyrd Announce Their Final Tour

It is certainly starting to look like the end of an era. Just this week, we've learned that Neil Diamond has permanently halted touring due to Parkinson's disease, Slayer and Elton John have announced their final tours and Rush confirmed what people pretty much knew, that they are also done.

January 27, 2018
Bon Jovi Diving Into Hampton Waters
Jon Bon Jovi Has A Little Wine

Jon Bon Jovi and French winemaker, Gérard Bertrand, have joined forces to launch a premium rosé wine label, Diving into Hampton Water, soon to be available in the US market.

January 27, 2018
Chester Bennington Linkin Park at Rod Laver Arena 2010. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Mike Shinoda Releases First Music Since Death of Chester Bennington

Mike Shinoda has released three new songs. The ‘Post Traumatic E.P.’ is Shinoda’s first music since the death of his Linkin Park co-founder Chester Bennington.

January 26, 2018
Shannon Noll, Red Hot Summer. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Hear New Australian Music And Aussies At SXSW This Week At Noise11 iHeartRadio

Sarah Blasko, Shannon Noll, Keith Urban and Stonefield are just some Australian artists with new music and you can hear the songs at iHeartRadio music news powered by Noise11.com this week.

January 26, 2018