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Australia’s Music Identities Honoured With Australia Day Awards

Keith Urban, Andrew Farris, Deborah Conway, Paul Stewart, Paul Field, Tim Minchin have been honoured in the 2020 Australia Day Awards.

January 26, 2020
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Australian Charts: No Surprise Eminem’s Surprise Album Debuts At No 1

The eleventh studio album for Eminem called "Music to Be Murdered by" was a surprise release last Friday and this week it claims the No.1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart, becoming his eleventh chart-topping album here (9 studios, 1 soundtrack and 1 best of).

January 25, 2020
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UK Charts: Eminem Scores UK Chart Double

Eminem has scored a UK chart double, topping both the Official Albums and Official Singles Charts.

January 25, 2020
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Electric Fields, Evelyn Ida Morris and The Lazy Eyes Added To SXSW 2020

Adelaide’s Electric Fields, Melbourne’s Evelyn Ida Morris and Sydney’s The Lazy Eyes are the three latest Australia acts to be added to SXSW in March 2020.

January 24, 2020
Michael Buble at Rod Laver Arena, photo Ros O'Gorman
Michael Bublé and 5 Seconds of Summer Join Fire Fight Australia Appeal

Michael Bublé and 5 Seconds of Summer will join Queen, Alice Cooper, Olivia Newton-John and k.d.lang for the Fire Fight Australia bushfire appeal.

January 23, 2020
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette To Perform Jagged Little Pill At Bluesfest

Alanis Morissette will celebrate 25 years of ‘Jagged Little Pill’ by performing the entire album from start to finish at Bluesfest in April.

January 21, 2020
Mark Seymour of Hunters and Collectors at Red Hot Summer Bendigo photo by Noise11
Red Hot Summer Mornington Evacuated Due To Weather Alert

Red Hot Summer Mornington had to be evacuated on Victorian Police and SES advice because of the severe storms approaching the Peninsula.

January 19, 2020
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Australian Charts: Selena Gomez Debuts At No 1 With ‘Rare’ Album

The third solo album (6th overall LP) for singer Selena Gomez called "Rare" becomes the first No.1 album of the 2020's, plus the first new No.1 of the year, and also her first chart-topping album for ARIA.

January 19, 2020
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Bose To Close All Australian, North American, Europe and Japanese Store

Audio manufacturer Bose is getting out of the retail business. Bose announced today that it will close 119 stores across Australia, North America, Europe and Japan in 2020.

January 16, 2020
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Trent Reznor Is A Fifth Time Father

Trent Reznor is a father for the fifth time.

January 16, 2020
Rob Halford of Judas Priest at Download Melbourne 2019 photo by Mary Boukouvalas
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Chooses Whitney Houston Over Judas Priest and Richie Faulkner Is Pissed

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has another limp dick year with Whitney Houston chosen over Motorhead, Soundgarden, MC5 and Judas Priest.

January 16, 2020
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Cold Chisel Produce Chisel Branded Rural Fire Service T-Shirt

Cold Chisel have produced a special Cold Chisel and Rural Fire Service Association co-branded t-shirt to sell at merch at the rest of their shows.

January 15, 2020
Barry Palmer and Mark Seymour of Hunters and Collectors at Red Hot Summer Bendigo photo by Noise11
Red Hot Summer Port Macquarie and Launceston Sell-Out

Duane McDonald is celebrating 10 years of Red Hot Summer with two more shows selling out bringing to tally to 19 out of 26.

January 15, 2020
Peter Frampton Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton, Devo, Elton John Recordings Added To Grammy Hall of Fame

The Grammy Museum has added 26 titles to the Grammy Hall of Fame including works by Peter Frampton and Elton John.

January 15, 2020
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SXSW Adds Over 350 More Artists

Another 350 artists have been announced for SXSW 2020 in Austin, Texas in April.

January 15, 2020
Dale Ryder of Boom Crash Opera photo by Ros O'Gorman
Dale Ryder Is Open To New Music From Boom Crash Opera

While there is no new Boom Crash Opera music currently in the works, returned frontman Dale Ryder says he is open to making some.

January 14, 2020
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The Australian Festival Industry Conference Is Back And Bigger Than Ever

The Australian Festival Industry Conference (AFIC) is back in 2020 for three days of festival management workshops.

January 13, 2020
Alice Cooper at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 20 October 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Celeste Barber to Host Fire Fight Australia with Alice Cooper, Queen, kd lang, Olivia Newton-John and more

Queen + Adam Lambert, Alice Cooper, Olivia Newton-John and kd lang will join Australia’s Amy Shark, Baker Boy, Conrad Sewell, Daryl Braithwaite, Delta Goodrem, Grinspoon, Guy Sebastian, Hilltop Hoods, Icehouse, Illy, Jessica Mauboy, John Farnham, Lee Kernaghan, Peking Duk, Pete Murray, Tina Arena and William Barton for Fire Fight Australia.

January 13, 2020
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Lewis Capaldi and Stormzy Lead Brit Awards Nominations

Lewis Capaldi and Stormzy led the acts competing for honours at the 2020 BRIT Awards after the nominations were announced on Saturday.

January 13, 2020
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Glastonbury Festival Told To Lower Noise Levels

Glastonbury Festival must reduce its noise levels, according to a council report.

January 13, 2020
Barry Palmer and Mark Seymour of Hunters and Collectors at Red Hot Summer Bendigo photo by Noise11
Ballarat Gives Red Hot Summer Its 17th Sellout for 2020

Ballarat has become the 17th Red Hot Summer show for 2020 to sell-out. Ballarat has just clocked up the latest best seller for Duane McDonald.

January 12, 2020
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Australian Charts: Harry Styles ‘Fine Line’ Is The No 1 Album

Harry Styles' second album "Fine Line" benefits from a week of NO new releases or new entries by logging a third overall week at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart.

January 12, 2020
Michael Gudinski. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Michael Gudinski Reveals More About Sound Relief Bushfire Concert

Michael Gudinski has revealed more details of the upcoming bushfire benefit Sound Relief.

January 10, 2020
Billie Eilish When We Fall Asleep
US Music Consumption Switches To Instant Gratification With Over One Trillion Songs Streamed in 2019

US music consumers have followed the global trend of Quantity over Quality in 2019 choosing low quality streaming over hi-fi physical CD and vinyl purchases.

January 10, 2020
Hilltop Hoods photo by Ros O'Gorman
Australian Charts: ARIA Serves Up Another Poor Year For Australian Albums

Australian artists continued to be disadvantaged by the current ARIA chart formula with the 2019 End of Year chart once again having no Australian albums in the Top 10.

January 10, 2020
Jen Cloher
Music Victoria’s Round-Up Of Bushfire Benefit Gigs For Melbourne

Here is a list of Bushfire Benefits in Victoria, courtesy of Music Victoria.

January 9, 2020
Jeremy Sirota
Facebook’s Jeremy Sirota Appointed CEO of Merlin

Former Facebook exec Jeremy Sirota has been appointed CEO of Merlin.

January 9, 2020
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish and Lizzo Dominate iHeart Radio Music Award Nominations

Billie Eilish, Lizzo, and Lil Nas X look set to dominate the iHeartRadio Music Awards after each received a host of nominations on Wednesday.

January 9, 2020
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Sonos Sues Google For Patent Infringement

Audio giant Sonos has taken Google to court, alleging Google stole Sonos technology for a range of their products.

January 8, 2020
James Hetfield of Metallica photo by Ros OGorman
Metallica Donates $750000 To Australia’s Fire Efforts

Metallica has pledged $750,000 for Australia’s fire efforts.

January 8, 2020