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Ed Sheeran Declared UK Artist of the Decade

Ed Sheeran’s incredible run of chart success is reaffirmed today as he is crowned by the Official Charts Company as the UK’s Official Number 1 Artist of the Decade.

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

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The 1975 Postpone Tour To Finish Next Album

by Music-News.com

Matty Healy and co were due to kick off the 2020 run in February and release the record, the second in their ‘Music for Cars’ series, following the release of 2018’s ‘A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships’, on February 21.

Tagged as: 10s, pop, rock, The 1975, UK

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Lizzo Named Time Magazine Entertainer of the Year

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Lizzo has been named as Time magazine’s Entertainer of the Year for 2019.

Tagged as: 10s, Lizzo, pop, rap, USA

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Watch ‘The Tribute To Greedy Smith’ Video From Greedy’s Farewell

by Paul Cashmere

The video ‘The Tribute To Greedy Smith’ by Dara Donnelly played during Greedy’s memorial on Tuesday has been uploaded to YouTube.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Greedy Smith, Mental As Anything, pop, rock

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Beyonce Choreographer Defends Singer Accused Of Underpaying Dancers

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Beyonce’s choreographer JaQuel Knight has hit back at claims the star underpaid her dancers for a recent music video shoot.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Beyonce, pop, R&B, USA

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Per Gessle Pays Tribute To Marie Fredriksson

by Music-News.com

Roxette’s Per Gessle thanked his long-time musical partner Marie Fredriksson for their “wonderful” 40-year friendship after Marie passed away on Monday (09.12.19) at the age of 61 following a reported 17-year long battle with a brain tumour.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Europe, Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle, pop, Roxette, Sweden

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Marie Fredriksson of Roxette Has Died at Age 61

by Paul Cashmere

Roxette co-founder Marie Fredriksson has died at age 61.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, Europe, Marie Fredriksson, pop, Roxette, Sweden

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Memo Music Hall To Honour Tina Turner’s 80th With Rebecca O’Connor Performance

by Paul Cashmere

Rebecca O’Connor, Ireland’s “Tina Turner” will perform at Memo Music Hall in St Kilda this Friday, in honour of Tina’s recent 80th.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Ireland, Memo Music Hall, pop, R&B, Rebecca O'Connor, St Kilda, Tina Turner, USA

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Adam Lambert Releases His Version Of Cher’s ‘Believe’

by Paul Cashmere

Current Queen frontman Adam Lambert has released his version of Cher’s classic dance anthem ‘Believe’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Adam Lambert, Cher, contemporary, dance, disco, pop, USA

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Debbie Harry Says She Would Have Made More Money As A Prostitute

by Music-News.com

Debbie Harry has laughed off rumours she was a sex worker before she turned to rock music, and she explained she was “always about” her career, although she found it difficult being “a woman in a man’s world”.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Blondie, Debbie Harry, pop, punk, rock, USA

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Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith (1956-2019 ) Watch The Funeral Service

by Paul Cashmere

The farewell service for Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith is now streaming on YouTube.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Greedy Smith, Mental As Anything, pop, rock

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R. Kelly’s Former Tour Manager Will Testify Against The Sexual Predator

by Music-News.com

R. Kelly’s former tour manager Demetrius Smith has claimed he purchased a fake ID for late singer Aaliyah when she was just 15 so she could marry R. Kelly, and while he’s spoken about the allegations both in his book and the ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ documentary, he doesn’t want to be the reason Kelly gets convicted after he recently had a charge of bribing a public official added to the sexual abuse offences he’s also facing trial over.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, pop, R. Kelly, R&B, USA

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John Legend Defends His Adjusted Version of ‘Baby Its Cold Outside’

by Paul Cashmere

John Legend is furious about the backlash over his altered version of Baby, It’s Cold Outside as he believes it’s part of an attempt to discredit the #MeToo movement.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, John Legend, pop, R&B, USA

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Natasha Bedingfield’s Son Is Undergoing Treatment for a Brain Infection

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Natasha Bedingfield’s son Solomon is to undergo further surgery for a brain infection.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Natasha Bedingfield, pop, UK

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Greedy Smith Funeral Will Be Streamed Live TODAY at 2.30pm

by Paul Cashmere

The Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith farewell will be live streamed from 2:30pm today.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Greedy Smith, Mental As Anything, pop, rock

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Elton John Plays The First A Day On The Green Show On His Farewell Yellow Brick Rock Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Sir Elton John has performed the first of his six A Day On The Green shows as part of the Australian tour with Geelong turning on one chilly night for one hot performance.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, contemporary, Elton John, pop, rock, UK

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Australian Charts: Robbie Williams Christmas Album Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

For the first time in ten years (and 3 weeks) Robbie Williams has scored a No.1 album in Australia, as last weeks new entry “The Christmas Present” climbs a spot and becomes his fifth overall chart-topping album in Australia for the English singer and performer.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian charts, music industry, pop, Robbie Williams

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Australian Charts: Tones and I ‘Dance Monkey’ Racks Up 19th Week At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

It’s been a full week of sales since Tones and I won four ARIA Awards last Thursday night for herself and her long-running No.1 song “Dance Monkey”, which naturally remains and also logs a nineteenth week a the top of the singles chart in Australia.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Australian charts, music industry, pop, rap, Tones and I

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Elton John Is Including The Rare Indian Sunset In Final Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Elton John is performing a rare track ‘Indian Sunset’ as part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, contemporary, Elton John, pop, rock, UK

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Cyndi Lauper at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday 6 April 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Cyndi Lauper Shares ‘Hope’ With Her First New Music In 3 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Cyndi Lauper has a new song called ‘Hope’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, Cyndi Lauper, pop, USA

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America Put Up A Powerful Performance For 50th Anniversary Tour

by Paul Cashmere

America’s 50th anniversary has given Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell an adrenaline rush for this tour.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, America, bluesfest, Bluesfest Touring, folk, pop, rock, USA

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Jeff Lynne Says There Are Thousands of Unused ELO Tracks In Their Vault

by Music-News.com

Electric Light Orchestra founder Jeff Lynne believes he has around 2,000 cassette tapes with recordings from his legendary band, which he’d love to listen to again, but he doesn’t have a tape player to play them on.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, pop, rock, UK

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Prince Archivist Michael Howe Runs Us Through The ‘1999’ Box Set

by Paul Cashmere

Michael Howe is Prince’s archivist. His job is to mine The Vault, the complete masters of Prince recordings, and extract what becomes the expanded reissues of the Prince catalogue.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, pop, Prince, R&B, rock, soul

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Family, Friends and Fans Are Invited To A Very Colourful Greedy Smith Farewell

by Paul Cashmere

The send-off for Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith will be colourful with family, friends and fans all invited to turn-up and dress in their brightest and loudest clothes to farewell the Mental As Anything legend.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Greedy Smith, Mental As Anything, pop, rock

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Gipsy Kings, Dweezil Zappa and Guy Sebastian Added To Bluesfest 2020

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has added 10 more acts including Gipsy Kings, Guy Sebastian and Dweezil Zappa for the 2020 music festival.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Dweezil Zappa, Gipsy Kings, Guy Sebastian, music festival, pop, rock

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Billie Eilish Comes Out On Top After Not Knowing Van Halen

by Tim Cashmere

Van Halen bassist Wolfgang Van Halen has tweeted support for seventeen-year-old pop star Billie Eilish for not knowing the classic rock band.

Tagged as: 10s, 70s, 80s, Billie Eilish, Jimmy Kimmel, pop, Van Halen, Wolfgang

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R.I.P. Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith of Mental As Anything (1956-2019)

by Paul Cashmere

Mental As Anything co-founder Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith has passed away after suffering a heart attack yesterday (2 December) aged 63.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Greedy Smith, Mental As Anything, pop, rock

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Liam Gallagher Announces Australian Supports

by Tim Cashmere

Former Oasis front man Liam Gallagher has announced a bunch of acts who will warm up audiences around the country for him.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Alex Lahey, Australia, Australian Tour, England, Gerry Cinnamon, Holy Holy, Liam Gallagher, Oasis, Planet, pop, rock, UK

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Reunited Pussycat Dolls To Play Australia’s So Pop Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Moments after announcing their reformation today, Pussycat Dolls were announced as headliner for the So Pop Festival in Australia and New Zealand in 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Alice DJ, Australia, Jesse McCartney, music festival, pop, Pussycat Dolls, Reel 2 Real, Rojdar, Samantha Mumba, Smash Mouth, So Pop, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Steps, Whigfield

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Brian May Thanks Adam Lambert For Keeping Queen Going

by Music-News.com

Brian May has heaped praise on the ‘American Idol’ star – who has joined Brian, 71, and drummer Roger Taylor, 69, and fronted the band live since 2011 – as he shared a clip of the 37-year-old singer belting out ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ after stumbling on the video through a fan page.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Adam Lambert, Brian May, pop, Queen, rock, UK

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WATCH: Cyndi Lauper Joins Henry Rollins, Marilyn Manson and More On Stage In Los Angeles

Former Black Flag and Rollins Band frontman Henry Rollins pulled Cyndi Lauper on stage with him last night to play Black Flag's Rise Above, while Marilyn Manson invited Lauper to do his 1996 single The Beautiful People.

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