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Keith Urban, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 2014 photo by Ros O'Gorman
Keith Urban’s Dad Dies After Cancer Battle

Country music star Keith Urban lost his father Robert to cancer on Saturday 5 December (15).

December 7, 2015
Adele 25, music news, noise11.com
Adele Clocks Up Another 65719 Sales In Australia

Adele ‘25’ has sold a further 65,719 albums in Australia in the second week on sale bringing its tally to 191,782 sales.

December 7, 2015
Angus Young AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
AC/DC Rock Then Bust Melbourne Wide Open REVIEW

It certainly was a long way to the top for AC/DC. I remember the band posters displayed up and down President Ave in Sutherland in 1974. Even then they were building their army of fans. Students would talk about the ‘amazing guitarist in the school uniform’. AC/DC quickly became one of Sydney’s most popular bands. Little did we know that this quirky group of Sydney larrikins would one day take over the world.

December 7, 2015
Do They Know Its Christmas 2014
‘Do They Know Its Christmas’ Is Most Played Christmas Song

PPL, the organisation responsible for licensing recorded music played in public (shops, nightclubs, pubs, offices etc.) and broadcast (TV, radio and online) across the UK, can reveal for the first time what the nation was tuning into this time last year, in the exclusive PPL Most Played Christmas Tracks chart.

December 7, 2015
Bruce Springsteen - image by Ros O'Gorman, noise11.com, photos
Bruce Springsteen To Tour His Classic ‘The River’ In 2016

Thirty-Six years after touring in support of the album The River, Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band will once again be on the road playing music from the album.

December 7, 2015
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand To Direct Catherine The Great Movie

Barbra Streisand will return to the directors chair for the story of Catherine the Great.

December 6, 2015
Sinead O'Connor (Photo: Tim Cashmere)
Sinead O’Connor is Back On Facebook

Sinéad O'Connor's Facebook page has been reactivated after the singer's angry, suicidal posts prompted platform bosses to shut it down earlier this week.

December 6, 2015
Ringo Starr’s Personal Copy Of The White Album Sells For $1,076,288

Ringo Starr has pocketed an extra $AUD1,076,288 after selling his personal copy of The Beatles ‘The Beatles’ aka ‘The White Album’ at auction.

December 6, 2015
Adele 25, music news, noise11.com
ARIA Albums: Adele ’25’ Clocks Up Quadruple Platinum In Second Week

“25” for Adele holds the top spot on the ARIA Albums chart for a second week, and her third album also moves from three to 4x▲Platinum in sales meaning it has shipped almost 300,000 copies in its first two weeks of release.

December 5, 2015
Adele 25, music news, noise11.com
ARIA Singles: Adele ‘Hello’ Spends Sixth Week At No 1

Adele holds the top spot on both ARIA Charts again this week with her third album “25” and its lead single “Hello”, which now racks up its sixth week at the top of the Australian Singles chart.

December 5, 2015
Chris Cornell, the Palais Theatre St Kilda. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Chris Cornell Plays Old, New, Borrowed And Blues For Melbourne REVIEW

Chris Cornell’s solo acoustic trek across Australia is a musical biography of his entire career, with just a voice, an acoustic guitar (and occasional cello).

December 5, 2015
DJ Albo in Brisbane
DJ Albo Hits The Decks In Brisbane

Anthony Albanese MP morphed into his alter-ego DJ Albo for Brisbane in Friday night.

December 5, 2015
Scott Weiland - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Stone Temple Pilots Pen Farewell Letter To Scott Weiland

The Stone Temple Pilots have penned a note in tribute to former lead singer Scott Weiland who was found dead while on tour Thursday night.

December 5, 2015
Adele 25, music news, noise11.com
Adele Becomes First Act Ever To Sell 1m In Two Separate Weeks

Adele has a new record under her name. She has become the first act ever to sell more than one million copies in two consecutive weeks.

December 5, 2015
Jason Scheff and Robert Lamm of Chicago at Noise11
Chicago Leads Voting For 2016 Hall Of Fame

Music fans are adamant about who they want to see in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year.

December 5, 2015
Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones images by Ros O'Gorman, noise11.com, photo
Keith Richards Is Now All About The Family

“I had enough of the screaming Mimis many years ago,” Keith Richards tells GQ’s Wells Towers, reflecting on his stardom.

December 5, 2015
Mariah Carey Jupiters Gold Coast Show 2013: Photo Gerry Nicholls
Mariah Carey Recovering Well After Hospital Stay

Mariah Carey is "doing well" after falling ill with a severe case of the flu.

December 5, 2015
The Carpenters
The Carpenters Given Three Disc Treatment

On Saturday December 5, the public television series My Music will present Close To You: Remembering The Carpenters, airing on Public Television stations nationwide (see your local listings).

December 5, 2015
Blake Shelton, music news, noise11.com
Trace Adkins Pokes Fun At Blake Shelton

Trace Adkins poked fun at fellow country singer Blake Shelton's highly-publicised love life when he was honoured as one of the CMT Artists of the Year on Wednesday night (02Dec15).

December 4, 2015
Britney Spears - image By Ros O'Gorman
Britney Thanks Miley For The Balloons

Britney Spears has thanked Miley Cyrus for sending her the most "awesome" birthday balloons.

December 4, 2015
Professor Green, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Professor Green Talks About His Father’s Suicide

Stephen Manderson aka Professor Green, reveals how his Dad's suicide shaped him, his recent documentary on mental health and opening up to wife Millie Mackintosh of Made In Chelsea, in an exclusive interview with The Huffington Post UK.

December 4, 2015
Scott Weiland - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
BREAKING NEWS: R.I.P. Scott Weiland 1967-2015

Scott Weiland, the former lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, has died at age 48.

December 4, 2015
Loretta Lynn, Noise11, Photo
Loretta Lynn Thinks Donald Trump Has A Chance Of Becoming President

Billboard Women in Music's 2015 "Legend", Loretta Lynn opens up about her lasting role in music, her controversial music, who she listens to today, and who she thinks will be our next president.

December 4, 2015
Lady Gaga - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Lady Gaga Talks About Her ArtPop Flop

Tony Bennett and Elton John helped lift Lady Gaga's spirits as she struggled with the disappointing release of her album Artpop.

December 4, 2015
iHeartRadio Noise11 channel music news
Coldplay, Russell Morris, Tim Wheatley This Week On Noise11 iHeartRadio

Coldplay's new album 'A Head Full Of Dreams' is the feature album on iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com this week.

December 4, 2015
Hands Like Houses
Hands Like Houses Replace The Ghost Inside On The Big Ass Tour

Canberra’s own Hands Like Houses have been added to the Big Ass Tour replacing The Ghost Inside who were involved in a fatal buss accident this week.

December 4, 2015
The Proclaimers
The Proclaimers Announce 2016 Australian Dates

The Proclaimers will return to Australia for national dates in 2016.

December 4, 2015
Coldplay, Photo: Ros O'Gorman
Coldplay To Play Super Bowl HalfTime Show 2016

Coldplay has been confirmed as the halftime entertainment for Super Bowl 2016.

December 4, 2015
Eric Clapton image by Ros O'Gorman
Eric Clapton 70s Vinyl Box Coming

Eric Clapton's eight studio albums, including his classic Derek & the Dominos, will be rereleased in a special vinyl box set on January 29.

December 4, 2015
Coldplay Adventures of a Lifetime, music news, noise11.com
New Music Releases December 4, 2015

Coldplay leads this weeks new releases along with X-Factor winner Cyrus, Coldplay, Fleur East, Rihanna, The Kooks, Troye Sivan, Erasure (GH), Babyface, Sigma, Jeremih, Kid Cudi, Rick Ross and the soundtrack to the Spike Lee film ‘Chi-raq’.

December 4, 2015