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Ed Sheeran Divide
Australian Singles: Ed Sheeran and Beyonce Duet Is No 1 Song

Ed Sheeran becomes the second artist for 2017 to score a second No.1 single on the ARIA Charts, as his now Beyonce infused track "Perfect" jumps up three places to land at No.1, as well as at the top in the UK.

December 9, 2017
Kylie Minogue photo by Ros OGorman
Kylie Minogue Returns To Mushroom Group

Kylie Minogue will return to the label where it all started for her, at Michael Gudinski’s Mushroom Group.

December 9, 2017
Sam Smith photo by Ros O'Gorman
Sam Smith Blocks U2 From A UK No 1 Album

He may be too good at goodbyes, but this week Sam Smith edges out midweek leaders U2 to say hello again to the top of the Official Albums Chart. The Thrill of it All returns to Number 1 after three weeks away.

December 9, 2017
Blondie, Rod Laver Arena Melbourne on Thursday 6 April 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Deborah Harry and Joan Jett Team For ‘Doom or Destiny’ Video

One of the tracks on Blondie's May album Pollinator is the politically charged "Doom or Destiny".

December 9, 2017
Shazam
Apple To Buy Shazam For $400 Million

Apple is making a move to strengthen its music service with the acquisition of British music discover app Shazam.

December 9, 2017
Alice Cooper at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 20 October 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Alice Cooper To Return As King Herod In Jesus Christ Superstar

For four decades, Alice Cooper has been the king of camp with his over-the-top live shows so we can't think of anyone better to play King Herod on NBC's live version of Jesus Christ Superstar.

December 9, 2017
Steven Tyler, Aerosmith, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Steven Tyler Opens Women’s Refuge Called Janie’s House In Atlanta

Steven Tyler has launched a safe haven for abused and troubled girls in Atlanta, Georgia.

December 9, 2017
Paul McCartney performs at AAMI Park Melbourne. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
40 McCartney and 47 Beatles Songs Paul McCartney Could Have Played But Didn’t

Paul McCartney’s Perth and first Melbourne show featured a 40 song setlist of Beatles and McCartney solo classic.

December 8, 2017
Robbie Williams, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 2014
Robbie Williams Adds A Weekday A Day On The Green Show In The Yarra Valley

Robbie Williams will play the first ever weekday A Day On The Green show in the Yarra Valley as part of his Heavy Entertainment Show Australian tour.

December 8, 2017
Morgan Evans
Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini Marry

Australian country singer Morgan Evans has married American country singer Kelsea Ballerini in Mexico.

December 8, 2017
JIMI HENDRIX Both Sides of the Sky
Rare Recordings Of Stephen Stills And Jimi Hendrix Together To Be Released

Songs from a 1969 Jimi Hendrix session featuring Stephen Stills will be officially released for the first time on the third of the Hendrix rarity trilogies ‘Both Sides of the Sky’.

December 8, 2017
Sheryl Crow - Image By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Sheryl Crow and Melissa Etheridge Added To Bluesfest

Sheryl Crow and Melissa Etheridge will return to Australia for Bluesfest in 2018.

December 8, 2017
Bananarama Greatest Hits
New Music Releases for 8 December 2017

Major new titles coming this week from: Barbra Streisand, Bananarama (GH), Luke Bryan, Bad Juju and the Game of Thrones Season 7 soundtrack on vinyl.

December 8, 2017
Ed Sheeran, Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Ed Sheeran Accepts MBE From Prince Charles

Ed Sheeran was officially made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Prince Charles on Thursday.

December 8, 2017
John Mayer photo, Deni Bluesfest 2014, Ros O'Gorman
John Mayer Thanks Fans After Surgery

John Mayer has thanked his fans for their support following his emergency appendectomy on Tuesday.

December 8, 2017
Lionel Richie SXSW 2012 - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Lionel Richie Cancels Vegas Shows To Attend To Family Near Fires

Lionel Richie has been forced to scrap a show in Las Vegas, so he can help family members escape from wildfires that have lit up southern California.

December 8, 2017
Elton John at A Day On The Green at Rochford Winery on Sunday 1 October 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Elton John Pays Tribute To His Late Mother In Concert

Elton John dedicated his classic hit Your Song to his late mum Sheila during a concert in Germany on Wednesday night.

December 8, 2017
Johnny Hallyday
R.I.P. Johnny Hallyday 1943-2017

Johnny Hallyday never broke big in the United States but, in his home country of France, he was one of the biggest stars ever. Hallyday died on Wednesday (December 6) in Paris where he was being treated for breathing difficulties due to lung cancer. He was 74.

December 7, 2017
Rick Parfitt Status Quo performing at Deni Bluesfest in Deniliquin on Sunday 31 March 2013. Photo by Ros O'Gorman https://www.noise11.com
Rick Parfitt Posthumous Solo Album Is On The Way

The solo debut for Status Quo’s Rick Parfitt will be released posthumously in March.

December 6, 2017
Jim Keays
The Art of Jim Keays Is Available Worldwide On New Website

Karin Keays, the wife of Masters Apprentices singer Jim Keays, has launched a website to make available Jim’s original artwork to fans worldwide.

December 6, 2017
Chester Bennington Linkin Park. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Chester Bennington Autopsy Shows Nothing Unusual

TMZ has obtained the autopsy and toxicology results on late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington which shine a little more light on the singer's suicide.

December 6, 2017
Freddie Mercury
Bryan Singer Attempts To Explain His Sacking From Freddie Mercury Bio

Bryan Singer has tried to explain the situation with his firing as director of Bohemian Rhapsody, the Freddie Mercury biopic.

December 6, 2017
Paul McCartney performs at AAMI Park Melbourne. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Paul McCartney Plays Melbourne For The First Time In 24 Years REVIEW

The thing is when you go to a Paul McCartney show and hear Beatles songs you are mostly hearing Beatles songs that The Beatles never performed live. The Beatles stopped performing live after the ‘Rubber Soul’ album. (Yes, ‘Revolver’ was released a few weeks before their last ever show but they didn’t perform any of it at their final shows.)

December 6, 2017
Ed Sheeran Divide
Ed Sheeran Is Spotify’s Most Streamed Artist Of 2017

Ed Sheeran has been named Spotify's most streamed artist of 2017.

December 6, 2017
John Mayer - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
John Mayer Goes To Hospital Dead & Co Cancel Show

A hot appendix is keeping Dead & Company from playing their show tonight in New Orleans.

December 6, 2017
Adele performs at on March 18, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. Photo credit: Graham Denholm / Getty Images
Adele Backs Grenfell Tower Petition

Adele has urged her fans to petition British Prime Minister Theresa May to revamp the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster.

December 5, 2017
The Backstreet Boys perform at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne on Friday 8 May 2015. Photo Ros O'Gorman
AJ McLean Believes Nick Carter Is Innocent

AJ McLean has offered his support to Backstreet Boys bandmate Nick Carter, insisting it's not in his nature to take advantage of a woman.

December 5, 2017
Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Ozzy Osbourne To Confirm Final American Dates Early 2018

Ozzy Osbourne will wait until 2018 to release his final tour dates.

December 5, 2017
Chris Martin, Coldplay, Melbourne. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Chris Martin Coldplays Phil Dunphys Testicles On Modern Family

Chris Martin had a starring role in Modern Family this week and got to coldplay Phil Dunphy’s “biscuits”.

December 5, 2017
Paul Pab Boothroyd
Paul McCartney’s Sound Engineer To Address Students In Melbourne

Paul McCartney’s sound engineer Paul ‘Pab’ Boothroyd will conduct a masterclass at SAE Melbourne on Wednesday.

December 5, 2017