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Charli XCX is set to play a virtual gig on Boiler Room on August 13 from 3pm in Los Angeles/11pm BST.

Tagged as: 10s, Charli XCX, pop, UK

Migos Member Takeoff Faces Rape Allegations

Migos star Takeoff has been accused of raping a woman at a Los Angeles party earlier this summer.

Tagged as: 10s, Migos, pop, R&B, USA

JAY-Z To Open University In New York

JAY-Z is venturing into the world of higher education by launching a New York university.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Jay-Z, pop, R&B, rap, USA

Lady Gaga To Host Weekly Show For Apple

Lady Gaga is set to front her own weekly radio show for Apple Music.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Apple, Lady Gaga, pop, USA

Rod Stewart Australian Dates Bumped To 2022

The Rod Stewart Australian tour due to begin in November has been postponed until 2022.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, contemporary, pop, rock, Rod Stewart, UK

Bruno Mars Wants In To Rihanna Fenty Campaign

Bruno Mars has reached out to Rihanna on Twitter to put himself forward for her Fenty Skin campaigns.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Bruno Mars, pop, Rihanna, USA

Sony Acquires Rights To Whitney Houston Biopic

Sony’s TriStar Pictures have acquired the rights to the upcoming ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, pop, R&B, Sony, soul, USA, Whitney Houston

Kanye West Names Running Mate

U.S. presidential hopeful Kanye West has made his running mate pick official by naming pastor Michelle Tidball on election paperwork in Arkansas.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Kanye West, pop, R&B, USA

Billie Eilish Heads For Fifth UK No 1

The Official Chart: First Look, which airs on BBC Radio 1 today between 6pm – 7pm, offers a first glance of the Top 20 ahead of Friday’s Official Singles Chart Top 100. The chart is based on preliminary sales and early streaming reports.

Tagged as: 10s, Billie Eilish, electronica, pop, USA

Australian Albums: Taylor Swift ‘Folklore’ Is No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The 8th studio album for Taylor Swift called “Folklore” starts the eighth month of the year off as the 888th No.1 Album in Australia this week.

Tagged as: Australian charts, Folklore, music industry, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

Elton John and his Band perform in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 11 December 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Elton John’s Next Live Stream is From New York 2000

Elton John will broadcast a complete concert from Madison Square Garden in New York this weekend.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Joel, Bryan Adams, contemporary, Elton John, Kiki Dee, Madison Square Garden, pop, Ronan Keating, UK

Split Enz ‘True Colours’ Expanded and Reissued To Mark 40th Anniversary

Split Enz ‘True Colours’ is back with extra tracks, marking the 40th anniversary of its release in 1980.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, art, Neil Finn, New Zealand, pop, rock, Split Enz, Tim Finn, True Colours

Zoot Australian Tour Postponed For 11 Months

Zoot’s Australian tour has been delayed for 11 months until October 2021 while the world settles over coronavirus.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, Beeb Birtles, Darryl Cotton, pop, Rick Brewer, Rick Springfield, rock, Russell Morris, Zoot

Lady Gaga, Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande Lead MTV Video Music Awards Nominations

Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga will be the ones to beat at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards after scoring nine nominations each.

Tagged as: Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, MTV, music industry, pop, USA, Video Music Awards

Charlie Puth Has An Unreleased Zayn Malik Song Just Sitting Around

Charlie Puth took to Twitter to reveal he stumbled upon the recording on his computer and teased his 3.1 million followers that the former One Direction star’s vocals sound incredible on the track.

Tagged as: 10s, Charlie Puth, One Direction, pop, USA, Zayn Malik

Slade Prep New Compilation ‘Cum On Feel The Hitz’

There is a new Slade compilation titled ‘Cum On Feel The Hitz’ on the way.

Tagged as: 70s, pop, rock, Slade, UK

Michael Burrows Journey From Ad Man To Rock Star

So far this year Melbourne singer/songwriter Michael Burrows has released a song with Neil Finn and a new one with Lior but some of his best-known songs you know as ads.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, contemporary, Lior, Michael Burrows, Neil Finn, pop

Melanie C To Release Album In October

Spice Girls’ Melanie C has just dropped the third single, ‘In and Out Of Love’, which follows ‘Who I Am’ and ‘Blame It On Me’, and now she’s unveiled her upcoming eighth solo album – which had been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic – on social media.

Tagged as: 90s, Melanie C, pop, Spice Girls, UK

Katy Perry Launching Livestream Series

Pregnant pop star Katy Perry has invited fans to join her for weekly Livestream sessions after having to delay the release of her new album by two weeks.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Katy Perry, pop, USA

Promoter Backs Chainsmokers After Social Distancing Backlash

Chainsmokers have been defended by concert organisers after backlash over their socially distanced show over the weekend.

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Katy Perry Passed On David Guetta’s ‘Titanium’

Katy Perry has recounted turning down vocals for David Guetta’s hit tune Titanium, as she felt Sia was best for the track.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, David Guetta, Katy Perry, pop, Sia, USA

Little Mix To Perform At Empty 125,000 Capacity Venue

Little Mix will take the stage at iconic British venue Knebworth House for a new TV deal.

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The Turtles Expand And Reissue Six Classic Albums

The six classic albums by The Turtles have been reissued with extra tracks.

Tagged as: 60s, Flo and Eddie, Frank Zappa, pop, The Turtles, USA

Taylor Swift Dominates Uk Charts

Tagged as: 00s, Bon Iver, Folklore, Jack Dessner, pop, Taylor Swift, The National, USA

Ed Sheeran Says His Demographic Ain’t What It Used To Be

Ed Sheeran – who turns 30 next February – doesn’t feel the need to use social media much any more because he doesn’t need to understand a teenage audience as they can’t “relate” to his lyrics.

Tagged as: 10s, contemporary, Ed Sheeran, pop, UK

Stevie Nicks ADOTG at Rochford Winery on Saturday 18 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Stevie Nicks Regrets Never Playing Live With Peter Green

Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks has added her tribute to the band’s late co-founder, Peter Green, mentioning that her biggest regret was that she never shared the stage with him.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, blues, contemporary, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green, pop, rock, Stevie Nicks, UK

Australian Charts: Juice WRLD To No 1 In Australia

by Gavin Ryan

Last week’s No.3 entry for Juice WRLD called “Legends Never Die” is up two places to land in the No.1 spot in Australia, matching its peak in New Zealand (2nd week), America, Canada (1st week) and England (No.1 last week).

Tagged as: 10s, Juice WRLD, pop, rap, USA

Elton John’s Next Classic Concert Streaming Is From Rio 1995

Elton John fans will have the fourth instalment in four weeks when he streams his 1995 Rio concert this weekend.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, contemporary, Elton John, pop, UK

Kylie Minogue Veers In A Disco Direction With ‘Say Something’

Kylie Minogue has revealed details of her next album ‘Disco’ and dropped the dancey new ‘Say Something’ to kick it off.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, dance, disco, Kylie Minogue, pop

Taylor Swift Is Slipping Out A Surprise Iso Album Today

Taylor Swift has announced a surprise new album will be released today.

Tagged as: 00s, Bon Iver, Folklore, Jack Dessner, pop, Taylor Swift, The National, USA