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Lionel Richie SXSW 2012 - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Madonna Vs Lionel Richie For Top Spot In USA

Madonna ‘MDNA’ is taking on Lionel Richie ‘Tuskegee’ for the top spot on the US album chart this week and Madonna will win.

Tagged as: Billboard, Lionel Richie, Madonna, Madonna Vs Lionel Richie For Top Spot In USA

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Florence + The Machine. photo by Ros O'Gorman

Florence + The Machine Launch MTV Unplugged For 2012

by Paul Cashmere

MTV Unplugged will return with a stripped back acoustic performance from Florence + The Machine next week.

Tagged as: Florence + The Machine, Florence + The Machine Launch MTV Unplugged For 2012, MTV, Unplugged

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Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson. photo by Ros O'Gorman

Ian Anderson Allows In Cameras For Brick 2 Sessions

by Paul Cashmere

Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson allowed cameras into the studio for the very first time for the recording of his ‘Thick As A Brick’ sequel ‘Thick As A Brick 2’.

Tagged as: Ian Anderson, Ian Anderson Allows In Cameras For Brick 2 Sessions, Jethro Tull, Thick As A Brick

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Rest In Peace Zoran Romic Of Chocolate Starfish

by Paul Cashmere

Today the Australian music industry lost one of the nicest guys in the business. Chocolate Starfish guitarist Zoran Romic is now at peace after a one-year battle with cancer. He passed away this morning at 10:30am (March 31, 2012) in Melbourne.

Tagged as: Chocolate Starfish, Fur Group, Rest In Peace Zoran Romic Of Chocolate Starfish, Zoran Romic

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Somebody That I Used To Know Tops 200 Million Views

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ has now topped more than 200 million views on YouTube when combining his video with the cover video by Walk Off The Earth.

Tagged as: Gotye, Kimbra, Making Mirrors, Somebody That I Used To Know, Somebody That I Used To Know Tops 200 Million Views, Walk Off The Earth

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One Direction Member Is Scared Of Birds

by Music-News.com

One Direction have ramped up their security in a bid to contain Niall Horan’s phobia of pigeons.

Tagged as: One Direction Member Is Scared Of Birds

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Nas Made New Album With Friends

by Music-News.com

Nas preferred to produce his new record with his closest musical confidantes.

Tagged as: Life Is Good, Nas

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Paul Simon To Release Graceland 25

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Paul Simon’s landmark album Graceland is being celebrated with a variety of special events, releases and broadcasts.

Tagged as: Graceland, Paul Simon, Paul Simon To Release Graceland 25

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ZZ Top To Hit The Road With 3 Doors Down

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

ZZ Top will reactive for a 2012 tour with 3 Doors Down.

Tagged as: 3 Doors Down, Billy Gibbons, ZZ Top, ZZ Top To Hit The Road With 3 Doors Down

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Eagles and Alison Krauss To Receive Doctorates

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Eagles and Alison Krauss have been named to receive doctorates from Berklee.

Tagged as: Alison Krauss, Berklee, Boston, Eagles, Eagles and Alison Krause To Receive Doctorate

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Tony Iommi - Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Updates Fans About His Cancer

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi has posted an update on his website about the progress of his cancer treatments:

Tagged as: Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Updates Fans About His Cancer, cancer, Tony Iommi

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Aretha Franklin Turns 70

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Happy birthday Aretha Franklin.

Tagged as: 70, Aretha Franklin, Aretha Franklin Turns 70, birthday

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Robbie Williams To Become A Father

by Music-News.com

Robbie Williams is going to be a Dad.

Tagged as: Robbie Williams, Robbie Williams To Become A Father

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Cocaine Found In Whitney Houston Room

by Music-News.com

Police have confirmed cocaine was found in the hotel room Whitney Houston died in.

Tagged as: cocaine, Cocaine Found In Whitney Houston Room, death, Whitney Houston

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Tom Jones To Release New Music

by Music-News.com

Tom Jones has a new batch of songs ready for release.

Tagged as: Spirit In The Room, Tom Jones

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Murray Burns From Mi-Sex Recovering From Stroke

by Paul Cashmere

Mi-Sex keyboard player is in a stable condition following his Stroke while onstage at the Mi-Sex A Day On The Green in the Yarra Valley last week.

Tagged as: Mi-Sex, Murray Burns, Murray Burns From Mi-Sex Recovering From Stroke

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Katy Perry. image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Katy Perry Delivers MegaMix Video

by Andrew Tijs

Katy Perry posts a video for Tommy Sunshine’s huge megamix from the new edition of Teenage Dream.

Tagged as: clip, dance, house, Katy Perry, mash-up, Megamix, singles, Teenage Dream, The Complete Confection, Tommy Sunshine, video

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R.I.P. Short Stack

by Paul Cashmere

Aussie pop/rock band Short Stack have split.

Tagged as: break-up, R.I.P. Short Stack, Short Stack, split

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Husky Add New Melbourne Show And International Release Dates

by Andrew Tijs

Lush Melbourne folkies Husky add a new Melbourne show and Europe and US Sub Pop release dates.

Tagged as: album, Americana, Europe, folk, Forever So, Husky, North America, release date, rock, Sub Pop, tour

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Gotye Joins SNL And Massively Upgrades San Francisco Show

by Andrew Tijs

Gotye books an SNL performance, and upgrades his San Francisco date from a 500-capacity venue to an 8000-capacity one.

Tagged as: Australia, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Gotye, independent, Kimbra, live, performance, San Francisco, Saturday Night Live, shift, Somebody I Used To Know, tour, US

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Green Day Post New Studio Clip

by Andrew Tijs

Green Day are back in the studio and they’ve posted yet another mash-up teaser video online.

Tagged as: album, Green Day, new, punk, recording, rock, stadium, studio, teaser, US, video

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Sade Announce Live Album And DVD

by Andrew Tijs

Following a wildly successful world tour, Sade will release the live album and DVD Bring Me Home.

Tagged as: album, Bring It Home, Bring Me Home, DVD, jazz, live, R&B, Sade, soul, UK, world tour

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Rate Red Bull Bedroom Jam Bands

by Paul Cashmere

Noise11.com is recruiting you as a judge for the Red Bull Bedroom Jam 2012.

Tagged as: Masketta Fall, Rate Red Bull Bedroom Jam Bands, Red Bull, Red Bull Bedroom Jam

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Sia Kicks Off This Week’s New Releases

by Andrew Tijs

Sia’s career-spanning Best Of heads up a very eclectic week in new music.

Tagged as: album, Angelique Kidjo, Blood Red Shoes, Civil Wars, dEUS, Laura Marling, Lightships, Macy Gray, Meshuggah, new releases, Shearwater, Sia, soundtrack, The Used, Titanic, Tom Petty, Young Magic, Your Demise, Zeus

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Anti-Flag Release New Album And Book Australian Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Political Pittsburgh punks Anti-Flag return with their ninth album and Australian tourdates with Strike Anywhere.

Tagged as: album, Anti-Flag, Australian, dates, Pittsburgh, Political, punk, Strike Anywhere, The General Strike, tour, US

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Peter Gabriel To Release A Special Edition Of So And Career-Spanning Set

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Peter Gabriel and Real World have announced that they will be releasing a special edition of Peter Gabriel’s landmark album, So.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, album, boxset, career-spanning, complete, Peter Gabriel, pop, prog, So, Special edition, US, world

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Chris Brown photo by Ros O'Gorman Noise11.com images

Chris Brown Theft Investigation Continues

by Music-News.com

Authorities investigating allegations that Chris Brown stole a phone are determined to “uncover the truth in its entirety.”

Tagged as: Chris Brown, hip-hop, iPhone, jail, Miami, probation, R&B, rap, stole, theft

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Hanson Announce 2012 Australian Tour

by Andrew Tijs

US guitar pop heartthrobs Isaac, Taylor and Zac of Hanson are set to visit Australia in September this year.

Tagged as: 2012, Australian, guitar, Hanson, Isaac, MMMBop, pop, September, Taylor, tickets, tour, US, Zac

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Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros Prepare Second Album

by Andrew Tijs

Raucous folk collective Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros plan two new albums.

Tagged as: albums, Americana, Edwards Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros, folk, here, new, rock, tracklist, two

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Naked And Famous Settle Machine Gun Kelly Sample Controversy

by Andrew Tijs

New Zealand act The Naked And Famous have settled their sampling issue with US rapper Machine Gun Kelly.

Tagged as: electro, hip-hop, Machine Gun Kelly, New Zealand, pop, rap, sampling, steal, synth, The Naked And Famous, theft, US

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