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ARIA Music Teacher Award Returns For 2020

ARIA are excited to announce the return of The ARIA Music Teacher Award for 2020.

Marlon Williams To Debut Live at Auckland Town Hall With Q&A On YouTube

Marlon Williams will premiere the full live concert film from his acclaimed 2019 release Live at Auckland Town Hall this weekend, sharing the 109 minute show for free across YouTube and Facebook, followed by a live Q&A with fans.

Tagged as: 10s, blues, Marlon Williams, New Zealand, roots

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Photographer Roger Ballen Joins Art4Changes Project

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Roger Ballen: -“Simply sitting home will not change the world, acting from home to provide real help – will!”

Tagged as: Art4Changes, Christina Katrakis, Coronavirus, COVID-19, David Datuna, Givi Topchishvili, New York, Nick Kontonicolas, noise11.com, Roger Ballen, USA

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John Mellencamp and Friends To Present ‘At Home With Farm Aid’ Live This Weekend

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Farm Aid, the non-profit organization whose mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America, and AXS TV, the premier U.S. cable channel for music programming, presents a special broadcast of At Home With Farm Aid, featuring performances by acclaimed artists and Farm Aid Board Members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews, on Saturday, April 11, starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. (That is 1pm Sunday Australian eastern standard time).

Tagged as: Farm Aid, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, USA, Willie Nelson

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Archie Roach: Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

National Indigenous Music Awards To Be Online Only During COVID-19 Crisis

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The National Indigenous Music Awards are pleased to announce in the face of the COVID19 pandemic, that they will continue in 2020, reacting to a climate where celebrating and shining a light on First Nations artists is even more important than ever. Opening their nominations today, the NIMAs are ready to face the challenge of building and supporting community in a changed world.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Archie Roach, Australia, folk, indigenous, National Indigenous Music Awards, NIMA

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Melbourne Recital Centre To Remain Closed Until At Least June 2020

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Melbourne Recital Centre have announced the following in regards to opening hours and when shows will return.

Tagged as: Australia, Melbourne Recital Centre, music industry

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Shuts Downs 2020 Season Until At Least July

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A statement from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra:

Tagged as: Australia, classical, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, MSO

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Perth’s By The C Rescheduled For November

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Zaccaria Concerts & Touring are excited to announce that in response to the global coronavirus pandemic 2020, BY THE C featuring Icehouse, which was to be held on April 5 in Perth, is now being rescheduled to Saturday 7th November, 2020. It will still be held at the same venue – City Beach Oval.

Tagged as: Australia, By The C, Icehouse, music festival, Perth, Zaccaria Concerts

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Adelaide Guitar Festival Cancelled

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Adelaide Guitar Festival cannot go ahead in 2020, due to the ongoing public health emergency of COVID-19. The closure of Adelaide Festival Centre venues to the public, the ban on public gatherings and interstate and international travel restrictions have significantly impacted our artists and programming.

Tagged as: Adelaide Guitar Festival, Australia, music festival, music industry, South Australia

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Faith No More Reschedule Australia and New Zealand Tour To 2021

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Frontier Touring and Faith No More wish to advise the rescheduling of the band’s upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand to February/March 2021, in light of the current COVID-19 crisis and subsequent Government directives and travel bans.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 80s, 90s, Faith No More, Frontier Touring, funk, funk metal, rock, USA

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2020 Helpmann Awards Cancelled

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Live Performance Australia (LPA) has today announced with deep regret the annual Helpmann Awards will not be presented in 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, Helpmann Awards, music industry

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City and Colour Reschedule Australian Tour

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After recently announcing the postponement of his April Australian tour due to the current COVID-19 crisis and subsequent Government directives, Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green today reveals rescheduled national dates for October and November 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 90s, acoustic, Canada, City And Colour, folk, rock

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New Tame Impala Australian Dates Announced

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Laneway Presents, Chugg Entertainment & Frontier Touring wish to advise that Tame Impala will be rescheduling the Australian and New Zealand leg of their upcoming tour to December 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Australia, Kevin Parker, rock, Tame Impala

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APRA Music Awards To Be Virtual In 2020

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing safety concerns, we’re saddened to announce that the 2020 APRA Music Awards will not be held in the usual live format for this year. The event was due to take place on Tuesday 28 April at the International Convention Centre in Sydney.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Australia, COVID-19, entertainment industry, music industry

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Billy Bragg photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Billy Bragg Australian Tour Rescheduled

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Here are the details for the revised Billy Bragg Australian tour dates.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 80s, 90s, Billy Bragg, folk, punk, rock, UK

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Julia Zemiro from Rockwiz image by Ros O'Gorman noise11.com

Adelaide Festival Cancelled

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Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2020 has been cancelled, following the South Australian Government’s declaration of a public health emergency, and ban on non-essential gatherings of 100 people or more at indoor premises including Adelaide Festival Centre. There are also travel bans in force which affect artists coming from interstate and overseas to South Australia.

Tagged as: Adelaide Festival, Australia, Julia Zemiro, music festival, music industry, South Australia

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Blues On Broadbeach Music Festival Cancelled

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Broadbeach Alliance has today announced that Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival will not be going ahead on May 14-17, 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, Blues On Broadbeach, music festival

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Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ Australian Theatre Season Postponed

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Producers John Frost, Suzanne Jones and Ambassador Theatre Group Productions are disappointed to announce that the Australian seasons of Dolly Parton’s hit musical 9 TO 5 will be postponed.

Tagged as: 9 to 5, Australia, Dolly Parton, theatre

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Adam Thompson Postpones Bohemian Rhapsody Regional Tour

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Adam Thompson has announced the postponement of the regional run of his acclaimed Bohemian Rhapsody tour throughout Australia due to the developing situation with COVID-19. The show, which is an ode to his hero Freddie Mercury and Queen, kicked off in February and was slated to run through until June.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 90s, Adam Thompson, Australia, Chocolate Starfish, Freddie Mercury, Queen, rock

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CMC Rocks Qld Cancelled

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It is with deep regret that Potts Entertainment, Chugg Entertainment and Frontier Touring announce the cancellation of CMC Rocks QLD 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, Chugg Entertainment, CMC Rocks QLD, country, Frontier Touring

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Endless Boogie and Howlin’ Rain Postponed Until October

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Endless Boogie and Howlin’ Rain has been postponed until October. New dates have been announced.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, blues, Endless Boogie, Howlin' Rain, USA

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The Australian Music Industry Is Sending Out A SOS

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The hard-working people who provide the soundtrack to Australian life need your help, right now.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, SOS, Sound of Silence, Support Act

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So Pop 2020 Cancelled

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It is with a heavy heart that Frontier Touring and Arena Touring announce that So Pop 2020 will no longer be taking place in Australia and New Zealand this April and May. Due to policies and measures put in place by the Australian Government regarding COVID-19, the promoters of the ultimate pop concert deem it infeasible for the show to go on

Tagged as: Australia, Frontier Touring, Jesse McCartney, music festival, Pussycat Dolls, Smash Mouth, So Pop, Steps

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Support Act Announces Covid-19 Emergency Appeal

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People in the live music and entertainment industries are being severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of jobs have been lost in recent weeks as a result of the cancellation of concerts, festivals, tours and shows. Reported losses across the sector amount to well over $100 million and are rising daily.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian music industry, Australian Music Industry COVID-19 Relief Fund, COVID-19, music industry, Relief Fund, Support Act

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Announcement: The Cat Empire Initiate ‘Lockdown Get Down’

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The Cat Empire are initiating Lockdown Get Down, a movement to help musicians increase available income to survive these turbulent times.

Tagged as: Australia, Lockdown Get Down, music industry, The Cat Empire

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#Announcement: Australian Music Industry COVID-19 Relief Fund & Support Act Unveiled

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In times of crisis it is imperative that we stick together and help each other out in whatever ways we can. At present there are countless people across Australia that have fallen on hard times due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic and the immense loss of income that has ensued, is rising every day.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian music industry, Australian Music Industry COVID-19 Relief Fund, COVID-19, music industry, Relief Fund, Support Act

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Groovin’ The Moo Cancelled

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Groovin the Moo’s 2020 tour scheduled for this coming April and May will unfortunately not be going ahead as planned.

Tagged as: Australia, Groovin The Moo, music festival

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Sounds Australia Forced To Cancel 3 For The Stream

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It is with an extremely heavy heart that Sounds Australia announces the cancellation of Friday’s live-stream event 3 For The Stream.

Tagged as: 3 For The Stream, Australia, music industry, Sounds Australia

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Statement from David Walsh and Mark Wilsdom About Mona Closure

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Mona will temporarily close from Wednesday 18 March, for the foreseeable future.

Tagged as: David Walsh, Hobart, Mark Wilsdon, MONA, music industry, Tasmania

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$50 Million In Lost Revenue Now Registered At ILostMyGig.net.au

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Creative industries report nearly $50m in lost income as mass gathering bans continue to cause wide-scale job cancellations.

Tagged as: Australia, I Lost My Gig, music industry

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