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On 29 May 2018 we lost Ros O’Gorman, a beautiful lady, a perfect wife, mother and grandmother.

Hey kiddies, once upon a time people became stars because of raw talent. The APIA Good Times is an annual reminder that talent once overruled celebrity. 2018’s slap in the face with the credibility stick featured legends Russell Morris, Brian Cadd, Leo Sayer, John Paul Young and Marcia Hines.

Australian guitarist Phil Emmanuel has died suddenly at the age of 65.

Paul Kelly, Mark Seymour, Deborah Conway, Vika & Linda Bull and Ross Wilson alongside Dave Larkin, Davey Lane, Benny Walker and Clare Bowditch with support from members of the legendary RockWiz band Pete Luscombe and Clio Renner with Dan Kelly and Bill McDonald and the night hosted by Brian Nankervis will perform for the Mirabel

Kenny Wayne Shephard will play a few Australian dates in October.

Rudolf Schenker was 16 years old when he formed his band Scorpions in Germany. When they tour Australia for the first time in November he will be 70. It is the only job he has ever had.

Melbourne’s Leaps and Bounds Music will return for July 13 – 22.

Nick de la Hoyde joined a line-up featuring Post Malone, Machine Gun Kelly, Wiz Khalifa and Lil Skies when he played the Rolling Loud Festival in Florida on the weekend.

The Kite String Tangle, The Teskey Brothers, Alex The Astronaut and City Calm Down are some of the Australia acts set to showcase for Sounds Australia in the UK and Spain in coming weeks.

PNAU have a video for their new song ‘Changa’.

Snapper Records, the UK indie label of W.A.S.P., The Pretty Things and Steven Wilson, has been bought out by managing director Frederick Jude.

Tex Perkins has been forced to postpone tonight’s performance of The Man In Black due to extreme weather.

Australia has a stack of live music happening now and on the way with Grant Lee Phillips currently on tour, Jon Stevens rounding up his guests Heartache State featuring Nick Barker and J.R. Reyne for the Corner Hotel, Def Leppard and Cher touring for Live Nation and Suzanne Vega on her way for Lennard Promotions.

Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite together will deliver one of the most dynamic shows Australia will see in 2018.

Cher will bring her ‘Here We Go Again’ tour to Australia in September and kick off the tour for the people of Newcastle.

Ava Sambora, the daughter of Richie Sambora and Heather Locklear, has her first starring role in the suspense thriller ‘Mommy Be Mine’.

With upcoming tours for Def Leppard with Scorpions, Foreigner with an orchestra and Suzanne Vega without one there is a stack of artists to play this week at iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com.

R.E.M. will be honored in Australia with an all-star tribute band performing the catalogue of R.E.M. across the nation.

The annual Reclink Community cup will return to Collingswood’s Victoria Park on Sunday June 24.

Australia’s performance awards the Helpmann Awards will be held over two nights for the first time this year.

Austin, Texas metal band The Sword will tour Australia in September.

30 years after his death Roy Orbison is a pop star all over again in the UK.

Queens of the Stone Age will return to Australian soil in August with a few shows also planned for New Zealand.

Suzanne Vega will tour Australia in July celebrating the 30th anniversary of her ‘Solitude Standing’ album and the 25th anniversary of ‘99.9F˚’.

Def Leppard will tour Australia and New Zealand in November with Scorpions as special guests on their first ever Australian tour.

Canadian Music Week will host the Music Cities Summit in Toronto in May.

Melbourne music entrepreneur Albert Dadon has bought the name and assets of The Basement in Sydney.

10cc founder Graham Gouldman tells a remarkable story this week at iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com.

Arts Centre Melbourne together with the Australian Music Vault will present the day-long workshop Process Lab in May.

Listen Up Music will focus on mental health issues specific to the music industry. The new direction was announced this week at the rebrand at Café Del Mar, Sydney.