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Ozzy Osbourne Undergoes Major Operation

by Paul Cashmere

Ozzy Osbourne has undergone a major operation to remove pins in this neck and back.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Black Sabbath, metal, Ozzy Osbourne, rock, Sharon Osbourne, UK

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Toby Keith Reveals He Has Stomach Cancer

by Paul Cashmere

Country star Toby Keith has announced to fans that he is suffering from stomach cancer.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, country, Toby Keith, USA

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Ellen Foley Sidelined With Covid And Out of Ian Hunter Birthday Show

by Paul Cashmere

Ellen Foley will miss the event performing the songs of Ian Hunter at the City Winery in New York this weekend after coming down with Covid.

Tagged as: 70s, Alejandro Escavedo, Ellen Foley, Ian Hunter, rock, Tim Rogers, USA

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Rod Stewart Responds to Elvis Costello Comments About His Party of the Palace Performance

by Paul Cashmere

Rod Stewart has responded to Elvis Costello’s diss of his Queen’s Jubilee Palace show taking it personal, asking “where’s your hair gone mate”.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Elvis Costello, Queen Elizabeth II, rock, Rod Stewart, UK

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Mick Jagger, photo by Ros O'Gorman, the rolling stones, melbourne 2014

Mick Jagger Has Covid, Rolling Stones Amsterdam Postponed

by Paul Cashmere

Mick Jagger has Covid and the Rolling Stones show in Amsterdam last night has been postponed.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Amsterdam, Mick Jagger, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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Jennifer Hudson Is An EGOT Winner

by Music-News.com

Jennifer Hudson has joined a select group of entertainers who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and a Tony Award.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, EGOT, Emmy, Grammy, Jennifer Hudson, Oscar, pop, soul, Tony, USA

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Grace Jones photo by Damien Loverso, music news, noise11.com

Grace Jones Opens 27th Meltdown Festival

by Music-News.com

Grace Jones opened her curated edition of the Southbank Centre’s Meltdown festival with an enthralling concert in the Royal Festival on Friday 10 June. Visibly ecstatic to be performing for an audience that has had to wait two years to see her live Meltdown performance due to cancellation and delay caused by the pandemic, Grace Jones opened the festival with an imperious performance full of her characteristic style, splendour and spell-binding stage presence.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, dance, Grace Jones, reggae, soul, UK

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John Lydon Still Pissed Off With Danny Boyle Over ‘Pistol’

by Music-News.com

John Lydon has branded Danny Boyle “disgusting” for dismissing his complaints about Pistol, the director’s new Sex Pistols series on Disney+.

Tagged as: 70s, Danny Boyle, John Lydon, Pistol, punk, Sex Pistols, UK

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Elvis Costello Calls The Queen’s Jubilee Concert What It Was – SHITE

by Paul Cashmere

Elvis Costello has branded the Platinum Party at the Palace concert “shite” and singled out Sir Rod Stewart’s performance for particular criticism.

Tagged as: 70s, Elvis Costello, Queen Elizabeth II, rock, Rod Stewart, UK

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Vance Joy Drops Out Of The Footy Because of Covid

by Paul Cashmere

If you are heading to the Collingwood vs Melbourne match at the MCG today, you won’t be seeing Vance Joy perform. He has Covid.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, Covid, indie, pop, songwriter, Vance Joy

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Vika & Linda, Beccy Cole, Joe Chindamo, Billy Baxter Awarded Queen’s Birthday Honors

by Paul Cashmere

Blues and Soul greats Vika & Linda, Country singer Beccy Cole, Jazz musician Joe Chindamo and musician and radio host Billy Baxter are amongst the recipients of the Queen’s Birthday Honors for 2022.

Tagged as: Australia, Beccy Cole, Billy Baxter, Greg Champion, Joe Chindamo, music industry, Queen's Birthday Honours, Vika & Linda

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John Lennon ‘Sometime In New York City’ Turns 50

by Paul Cashmere

‘Sometime In New York City’, John Lennon’s album after ‘Imagine’ and before ‘Mind Games’, has turned 50.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, John Lennon Yoko Ono, rock, Sometime In New York City, UK, USA

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Kate Bush ‘Running Up That Hill’ Was The Most Streamed Song in Australia Last Week

by Paul Cashmere

Kate Bush ‘Running Up That Hill’ was streamed 2,681,806 times last week in Australia making Kate’s 37-year old hit even more popular than Harry Styles.

Tagged as: 80s, Harry Styles, Kate Bush, pop, Running Up That Hill, UK

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Ringo Starr Tour Sidelined As Edgar Winter and Steve Lukather Catch Covid

by Paul Cashmere

Ringo Starr has been forced to postpone his current Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band tour after band members Steve Lukather and Edgar Winter caught Covid.

Tagged as: Average White Band, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Edgar Winter Group, Gregg Bissonette, Hamish Stuart, Kansas, Men At Work, Ringo Starr, Steve Lukather, Toto, Warren Ham

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Australian Albums: Harry Styles Spends Third Week On Top

by Gavin Ryan

Harry Styles makes it three weeks at No.1 with his third album “Harry’s House” fending off competition from the new Post Malone album which lands at No.2.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australian charts, Gavin Ryan, Harry Styles, pop, UK

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Manic Street Preachers James Dean Bradfield photo by Ros O'Gorman

Manic Street Preachers Cancel Gig Because of Covid

by Music-News.com

Manic Street Preachers frontman James Dean Bradfield has tested positive for COVID-19.

Tagged as: 90s, Manic Street Preachers, rock, UK

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Justin Bieber Updates Fans With Video Of His Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Situation

by Paul Cashmere

Justin Bieber has shared with his fans news that he has Ramsay Hunt Syndrome.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Canada, Justin Bieber, pop, Ramsay Hunt syndrome, USA

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Julee Cruise Of Twin Peaks Theme ‘Falling’ Dies At Age 65

by Paul Cashmere

Julee Cruise, best known for her Theme from Twin Peaks ‘Falling’, has died at age 65.

Tagged as: 90s, David Lynch, Julee Cruise, television, Twin Peaks, USA, Wim Wenders

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Vika Bull Undergoes Emergency Surgery, Vika & Linda Tour Postponed

by Paul Cashmere

The Vika & Linda tour scheduled to start in Brisbane on 16 June has been postponed to August due to Vika undergoing emergency surgery.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 90s, Australia, R&B, soul, Vika & Linda

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Dean Lewis Is Performing Amy Shark’s ‘Adore’ In His US Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Dean Lewis Is Performing Amy Shark’s ‘Adore’ In His US Shows

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Adore, Amy Shark, Australia, Dean Lewis, pop

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The Angels Postpone This Weekend’s Shows After Dave Gleeson Catches Covid

by Paul Cashmere

The Angels have been forced to postpone two shows this weekend after singer Dave Gleeson came down with Covid.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Dave Gleeson, rock, The Angels

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The Aussie BBQ SummerStage from Central Park New York To Be Streamed Live

by Paul Cashmere

The Aussie BBQ SummerStage from New York, featuring Baker Boy, You Am I, Electric Fields, G Flip, Peking Duk and Haiku Hands, will be streamed live.

Tagged as: Aussie BBQ, Australia, Baker Boy, Central Park, Electric Fields, G Flip, Haiku Hands, live music, New York, Peking Duk, SummerStage, You Am I

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Ellen Foley Performed The Clash At Her New York Show

by Paul Cashmere

Ellen Foley promised to perform two Clash songs at her recent New York City show. She said upfront one of them was ‘Hitsville UK’. It turned out the other was ‘Torchlight’ and it was equally hers as theirs.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Ellen Foley, Ian Hunter, rock, The Clash, Tim Rogers, USA

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Anthony Albanese and Jacinda Ardern Gift Each Other Music

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have been giving the gift of music to each other this week.

Tagged as: Anthony Albanese, Australia, Jacinda Ardern, music industry, New Zealand

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Jimmy Barnes Releases New Rock Version Of ‘I Gotcha’

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has reconstructed his 1991 Joe Tex cover ‘I Gotcha’ with the 2022 edition sounding more Aerosmith than the Tex original.

Tagged as: Australia, I Gotcha, Jimmy Barnes, rock, soul, Soul Deep 30

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The Rolling Stones Play The Beatles In Liverpool

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones paid tribute to The Beatles in their hometown Liverpool performing the Lennon-McCartney song ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, I Wanna Be Your Man, Liverpool, rock, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, UK

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Andrea Bocelli To Perform In Australia In October and November

by Paul Cashmere

Legendary Tuscan tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform in Australia in October and November.

Tagged as: Andrea Bocelli, Australia, classical, Europe, Italy, opera, TEG Van Egmond

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Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp Pay Homage To Hedy Lamarr On New Album ‘18’

by Paul Cashmere

When Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp release their album ‘18’ in July, one of the new Johnny Depp songs pays homage to screen legend Hedy Lamarr, but there was a lot more to Hedy Lamarr than just his screen presence.

Tagged as: 18, 60s, 70s, bluesm UK, Hedy Lamarr, Jeff Beck, Johnny Depp, rock

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Tenacious D Honor The Who For Charity Single

by Music-News.com

Tenacious D have paid tribute to The Who with a medley of ‘Tommy’ hits for charity.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Jack Black, rock, Tenacious D, The Who

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Green Day Receive Kerrang Icon Award

by Music-News.com

KERRANG!, the world’s greatest global alternative culture and music brand has today unveiled that one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time, Green Day, will receive the prestigious Kerrang! Icon award for 2022.

Tagged as: 90s, Geen Day, Kerrang, music industry, punk, rock

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