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Usher’s 11-year Old Step-Son Dies

Kyle Glover, the step-son of R&B star Usher, passed away from injuries he sustained from a tragic jet ski accident earlier this month.

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The Who Venue To Honor 33 Year Old Canceled Tickets

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Thirty-three years ago, the Who were scheduled to play a show at the Providence Civic Center but the venue cancelled the show in the wake of the infamous stampede outside the group’s Cincinnati stop.

Tagged as: Cincinnat, Quadrophenia, The Who

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Steve Van Zandt To Skip Some E Street Band Shows

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Steven Van Zandt might be forced to skip a number of stops on the current Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band tour due to previous committeemen to his series Lllyhammer.

Tagged as: Bruce Springsteen, E Street Band, Steve Van Zandt

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Motley Crue And Kiss Kick Off Tour SETLIST

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The explosive tour with co-headliners Motley Crue and KISS opened on Friday night at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA.

Tagged as: Kiss, Motley Crue

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Nude Drummer With Erection Required

by Paul Cashmere

Are you a drummer who doesn’t mind performing nude and can maintain an erection for one minute while playing? Then do we have a job for you.

Tagged as: craig's list, drummer, erection, nude

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Karise Eden Welcomes Darren Percival, Rachael Leahcar and Sarah De Bono To ARIA Chart

by Gavin Ryan

Karise Eden’s “My Journey” album holds for a fourth consecutive week at No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, as her former competitors debut all below her, giving us four acts from ‘The Voice’ within the Top 10 this week, something which Australian Idol could only do once with two albums from two former acts (winner

Tagged as: ARIA, Darren Percival, Karise Eden, Rachael Leahcar, Sarah De Bono, The Voice

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fun. Bumps Pink From Number One On ARIA Chart

by Gavin Ryan

Fun become the second act this year and the second group this decade to score two No.1 singles, as their new track “Some Nights” moves up a spot to the top of the ARIA Singles Chart this week. Earlier in the year they hit No.1 with “We Are Young”, which held the top spot for

Tagged as: ARIA, Carly Rae Jepsen, Flo Rida, Fun, Pink

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Nas Wants To Do Blues

by Music-News.com

Nas reveals he has a deep connection with his inner blues musician.

Tagged as: Nas

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Elton John Talks About His Son

by Music-News.com

Sir Elton John thinks about his son “24 hours a day”.

Tagged as: Australia, Elton John, tour

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Django Django Release EP

by Music-News.com

Still reeling from the release of their critically acclaimed self-titled debut LP, Django Django are pleased to announce that new single ‘Hail Bop’, will be released on August 13th.

Tagged as: Django Django, SXSW

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Nicole Scherzinger Reduced To Tears On X-Factor

by Music-News.com

Nicole Scherzinger has experienced ‘a torrid few days’ with her boyfriend Lewis Hamilton.

Tagged as: Nicole Scherzinger, X-Factor

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Leona Lewis Working With Adele Producer

by Music-News.com

Leona Lewis is working with Adele’s favourite record producer as she isn’t ‘sentimental’ about her team.

Tagged as: Adele, Leona Lewis

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Rihanna Parties On Yacht

by Music-News.com

Rihanna and her entourage have asked disgruntled cruise line staff members to join her all night parties.

Tagged as: Rihanna

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R&B Veterans Mint Condition Return With 8th Album

by Paul Cashmere

Veteran R&B band Mint Condition will mark their third decade in the biz with their 8th album ‘Music @ The Speed Of Life’ in September.

Tagged as: Mint Condition, Music @ The Speed Of Sound

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Elton John To Play Sydney, Perth and Canberra Only

by Paul Cashmere

Elton John is coming back to Australia in November but for three shows only and only in Sydney, Perth and Canberra.

Tagged as: Canberra, Elton John, Perth, PNAU, Sydney

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Colin Hay Remakes Down Under

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Hay has re-recorded his classic Men At Work hit ‘Down Under’ minus the flute riff.

Tagged as: Colin Hay, Down Under, Greg Ham, Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree, Larrikin, Men At Work

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Grandmaster Melle Mel Books His First Ever Australian Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Melle Mel of the Furious Five will tour Australia for the first time.

Tagged as: Furious Five, Grandmaster Melle Mel, hip-hop

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Liam Gallagher To Perform ‘Wonderwall’ At Olympics Closing Ceremony

by Andrew Tijs

After Noel Gallagher reportedly turned them down, Liam agrees to do Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’ at the Olympics Closing Ceremony.

Tagged as: Beady Eye, closing ceremony, High Flying Birds, Liam Gallagher, London, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Olympics, rock, Wonderwall

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Flying Lotus’ New Album Features Thom Yorke, Erykah Badu

by Andrew Tijs

Trippy electro producer Flying Lotus has announced the guests, title, release date and tracklist for his new album.

Tagged as: EDM, electro, Erykah Badu, Flying Lotus, Laura Darlington, Niki Randa, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Thundercat

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Watch: Refused’s Television Debut On Jimmy Fallon

by Andrew Tijs

Reunited Swedish hardcore legends Refused perform two classics on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.

Tagged as: hardcore, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Refused, Swedish

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Paul Kelly Movie To Screen In October

by Paul Cashmere

The Paul Kelly movie ‘Stories Of Me’ will premiere in October.

Tagged as: Ian Darling, Paul Kelly, Shark Island Productions, Stories of Me

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Jason Bonham Brings His Led Zeppelin Tribute To Australia

by Andrew Tijs

The son of the late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, Jason, will pay tribute to his father’s band in a national tour.

Tagged as: Jason Bonham, John Bonham, Led Zeppelin, metal, rock

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Daniel Johns Performs Qantas Commercial

by Paul Cashmere

The music of former Silverchair singer Daniel Johns features in the new television commercial for Qantas.

Tagged as: Australia, Daniel Johns, Qantas, Silverchair

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Passion Pit And Slipknot Lead The New Releases

by Andrew Tijs

A very diverse selection of new releases this week, including Passion Pit, Slipknot, Old Crow Medicine Show and The Gaslight Anthem.

Tagged as: Alex Clare, Ben Zabo, Bliss N Eso, Frank Ocean, Old Crow Medicine Show, Passion Pit, Slipknot, Soul Asylum, The Gaslight Anthem

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Motown The Musical Is Coming To Broadway

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The story of Motown is coming to Broadway with a book by Berry Gordy and the music that made Detroit famous.

Tagged as: Berry Gordy, Broadway, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Motown Records, Motown The Musical, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson Five, The Temptations

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America Are Coming To Australia

by Andrew Tijs

Folk icons America are on their way Down Under for a national tour with Rick Price.

Tagged as: America, country, folk, Rick Price

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David Bowie John I’m Only Dancing 40th Anniversary Single Coming

by Music-News.com

Following the Record Store Day release of the limited edition Starman 7″ picture disc, EMI will release a 40th anniversary limited edition 7″ picture disc of David Bowie’s John, I’m Only Dancing. The disc will be released on September 11 in the U.S. and September 3 in the rest of the world.

Tagged as: 40th Anniversary, David Bowie, John I'm Only Dancing, Starman

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George Harrison Nominated For Six Emmy Awards

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The nominees were announced on Thursday for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards with a number of programs involving veteran musical artists in the mix.

Tagged as: Emmy Awards, George Harrison, Graceland, Living In The Material World, Paul Simon

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A&M Records To Release 50th Anniversary Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The year was 1962 and the location was a garage in Hollywood. Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss started A&M Records, kicking off their new label with the hit single The Lonely Bull by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.

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