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The Who Upgrade Tommy

The Who’s classic rock opera, Tommy, has been remastered and will be released in a variety of formats on November 12 via UMe.

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Lance Bass Of ‘N Sync Confirms Engagement

by Music-News.com

Lance Bass is engaged to boyfriend Michael Turchin.

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Kanye West Paid $3M For Wedding

by Music-News.com

Kanye West was paid approximately $3 million to perform at a wedding in Kazakhastan, according to a report.

Tagged as: Kanye West

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PSY To Appear In Online Video Game

by Music-News.com

NEXON Europe has announced that global pop sensation, media personality and all-round gentleman PSY is appearing in the enormously successful online free-to-play games MapleStory and Combat Arms.

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Lady Gaga Previews Album at iTunes Festival

by Music-News.com

Lady Gaga wet fans’ appetites in London Sunday with a preview of her new album.

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Justin Bieber Attacked In Canada

by Music-News.com

Justin Bieber was reportedly attacked by a partygoer in Toronto, Canada.

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Howard Jones Starts Radio Show

by Music-News.com

Howard Jones started a new eight-part weekly radio series on the U.K.’s Absolute 80s on Sunday.

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Billy Bragg and Robert Forster To Perform At BIGSOUND

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Bragg has been confirmed as a showcase act for the BIGSOUND music conference in Brisbane next week.

Tagged as: BigSound, Billy Bragg, Regurgitator, Robert Forster

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Hunters & Collectors And Birds Of Tokyo To Play At The AFL Grand Final

by Paul Cashmere

Hunters & Collectors and Birds Of Tokyo have been announced as the acts to perform at the AFL Grand Final in Melbourne on September 28.

Tagged as: AFL, Birds Of Tokyo, Grand Final, Hunters & Collectors

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Queenscliff Music Festival Announce Third Round Of Artists

by Paul Cashmere

The Queenscliff Music Festival in November has announced its third round of artists with Sticky Fingers and D At Sea making the list.

Tagged as: Alister Turrill, Andrew Swift & The Rattlesnake Choir, Baby et Lulu, Blue King Brown, Buddha in a Chocolate Box, Busby Marou, Chance Waters, Chris Russell's Chicken Walk, D At Sea, Dallas Frasca, Darren Percival, DJ's Vince Peach and Manchild & Ken Eavel, Eagle and the Worm, Empra, Fraser A Gorman & Big Harvest, Genevieve Chadwick, Ginger & Tonic, Hussy Hicks, Imogen Brough, Jack Carty, Jack Wright, Jasmine Rae, Jeff Lang, John Butler Trio, Kiana Archer, King of the North, Kurt Gentle, Lachy Doley, Leroy Lee, Luke Biscan, Mason Rack Band, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Melody Pool, Microwave Jenny, Murdena, Northeast Party House, Papa Pilko and the Binrats, Patrick James, Pez, Queenscliff Music Festival, Revomatix, Russell Morris, San Cisco, Saskwatch, Siskin River, Spiderbait, Sticky Fingers, Stompy and the Heat, Sweethearts, The Basics, The Brow Horn Orchestra, The Frowning Clouds, The Grates, The Kite Machine, The Living End, The Murlocs, The Pigs, The Preatures, The Ray Mann Three, The Screaming Jets, The Trouble With Templeton, Thelma Plum, Tom Thum, Transvaal Diamond Syndicate, Twin Beasts (formerly The Toot Toot Toots), Underground Lovers

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Pearl Jam Announce Lightning Bolt Tracklisting

by Paul Cashmere

The Pearl Jam ‘Lightning Bolt’ tracklisting has been released by the band.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Lightning Bolt, Pearl Jam, tracklisting

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The Game Actually Turns Up In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Rapper The Game has finally landed on Australian soil to start is on-again, off-again Aussie tour.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, Dr Dre, Evolve Touring, Game

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Sir David Frost Dead at 74

by Paul Cashmere

Sir David Frost, one of the greatest interviewers of a generation, has passed away at the age of 74.

Tagged as: David Frost, John Lennon, Richard Nixon, Yoko Ono

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Lily Allen To Return To Active Duty

by Paul Cashmere

Lily Allen is making a comeback after taking a few years off to become a mother and a music executive.

Tagged as: Games of Thrones, Keith Allen, Lily Allen, Tom Odell

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Glenn Shorrock, Catherine Britt, Casey Donovan To Perform A Night At The Rock Opera

by Paul Cashmere

Glenn Shorrock, Catherine Britt and Casey Donovan are just some of the stars coming together to perform for A Night At The Rock Opera to benefit the YWCA, New South Wales.

Tagged as: A Night At The Rock Opera, Casey Donovan, Catherine Britt, Empire Touring, Glenn Shorrock, INXS

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Toby Keith To Play Australia For CMC Rocks The Hunter

by Paul Cashmere

US country superstar Toby Keith will perform for the first time ever in Australia next March when he heads down under for CMC Rocks The Hunter 2014.

Tagged as: Chugg Entertainment, CMC Rocks for the Hunter, Lee Kernaghan, Rob Potts, Toby Keith

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Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Mick Jagger To Make James Brown Biopic

by Paul Cashmere

Mick Jagger has cast Chadwick Boseman in the lead role of James Brown in the biopic he is making about the Godfather of Soul.

Tagged as: Chadwick Boseman, Get On Up, James Brown, Keith Richards, Little Richard, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones

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ARIA Albums: John Mayer Lands Second Consecutive Number One Debut

by Gavin Ryan

John Mayer lands his second consecutive number one in Australia as his sixth studio album “Paradise Valley” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums chart this week.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australian chart, Avenged Sevenfold

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ARIA Singles: Katy Perry Tops Chart For Second Week

by Gavin Ryan

Katy Perry’s “Roar” is at the top of the Australian charts for a second week, plus the song also achieves Platinum (▲) in sales this week too, whilst there are only two changes within the entire top six songs this week.

Tagged as: ARIA Chart, Eminem, Jason Derulo, Katy Perry, singles

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John Bromell, Former Managing Director of Warner Chappell, Dies Age 71

by Paul Cashmere

John Bromell, former Managing Director for Warner Chappell Publishing and Rondor Music in Australia, has died in Coffs Harbour at the age of 71.

Tagged as: Ambition, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, John Bromell, Robert Rigby, Rondor Music, Warner Chappell

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Lady Gaga Drops One Minute Swine Sampler On YouTube

by Paul Cashmere

‘Swine’ is the new song by Lady Gaga. Gaga released a one-minute sampler of the new song from her ‘ARTPOP’ album on YouTube on Friday.

Tagged as: Applause, ARTPOP, Lady Gaga, Swine

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John Mayer Tops Album Chart, Katy Perry Leads Singles

by Paul Cashmere

John Mayer ‘Paradise Valley’ has held a steady lead all week on Australia’s iTunes chart and coupled with instore reaction for physical disc sales will easily come in ahead of Avenged Sevenfold ‘Hail To The King’ this week.

Tagged as: Australian chart, Avenged Sevenfold, Eminem, Hold To The King, John Mayer, Katy Perry, Paradise Valley

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James Blunt Debuts Bonfire Heart Video WATCH

by Music-News.com

James Blunt will release his new single ‘Bonfire Heart’ on October 7. The song is the first single to be taken from his fourth studio album ‘Moon Landing’ which is released on October 21, through Atlantic Records.

Tagged as: Bonfire Heart, James Blunt, Moon Landing

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Chester Bennington Driven Stone Temple Pilots Prep EP

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Stone Temple Pilots lead from Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington have announced their debut EP will be titled High Rise, and will be released via Spinefarm Records on October 7th.

Tagged as: Chester Bennington, Soundwave, Stone Temple Pilots

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Avenged Sevenfold Battle For Top Of UK Chart, Land At 2 In Australia

by Music-News.com

Avenged Sevenfold are fighting to land their first ever UK #1 with their new album ‘Hail To The King’ which was released this week.

Tagged as: Avenged Sevenfold, Hail To The King, John Mayer, Luke Bryan

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Wilko Johnson Confirms His Last Ever Performance

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

After a series of post-retirement performances Wilko Johnson’s last scheduled performance will take place on Saturday (August 31) at Bingley Music Live in Bingley, West Yorkshire, England.

Tagged as: Blockheads, Dr Feelgood, Game of Thrones, Ian Dury, Wilko Johnson

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Joan Jett Rules Out Runaways Reunion

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Don’t look for a Runaways reunion.

Tagged as: Cherie Currie, Joan Jett, Lita Ford, The Blackhearts, The Runaways, Unvarnished

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GWAR To Release 13th Album Battle Maximus

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

GWAR will release their 13th studio album, Battle Maximus, on September 17 via Metal Blade Records.

Tagged as: Battle Maximus, Gwar, Metal Blade Records

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Powderfinger’s Darren Middleton Releases First Solo Song

by Paul Cashmere

Darren Middleton of Powderfinger has released the first song from his first solo album ‘Translations’.

Tagged as: Darren Middleton, Davey Lane, Powderfinger, You Am I

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AWME Announces Local And International Showcase Artists

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian World Music Expo (AWME) has announced its first round of showcasing artists with Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Vanuatu and Reunion Island representing the first nations announced.

Tagged as: Australian World Music Expo, AWME, Coloured Stone, Damien Dempsey, Dereb The Ambassador, Grizzly Jim Lawrie, Hollie Smith, Impossible Odds, Knox, Maya Kamaty, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Slip On Stereo, Sola Rosa, Stan & The Earth Force, Stephen Pigram, The Cambodian Space Project, The Orbweavers, The Putbacks with Emma Donovan, Tjupurru, Whiri Tu Aka

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The Audreys, Skipping Girl Vinegar Join AWME Line-up

Eight more acts including The Audreys and Skipping Girl Vinegar have been added to the Australian World Music Expo (AWME) line-up in Melbourne for November.

September 8, 2015