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New Zealand Musician Aaron Tokona of Weta Dies Aged 45

by Paul Cashmere

Aaron Tokona of the New Zealand bands Weta and Fly My Pretties has died at the age of 45.

Tagged as: 90s, Aaron Tokona, Fly My Pretties, New Zealand, rock, Weta

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David Crosby Pleads With Neil Young To “Forgive Me”

by Paul Cashmere

David Crosby has pleaded with Neil Young to end their feud and get back together in the lead-up to the American election.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Neil Young, rock, Stephen Stills, USA

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Kurt Cobain Guitar Sells For $6m

by Music-News.com

Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged guitar has shattered records at auction.

Tagged as: 90s, grunge, Kurt Cobain, MTV Unplugged, Nirvana, rock, USA

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Bette Midler Takes Part In Virtual AIDS Walk

by Music-News.com

Bette Midler and Gloria Estefan are among the stars taking part in the virtual AIDS Walk: Live From Home livestream show, in support of those affected by HIV and AIDS.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Bette Midler, contemporary, pop, USA

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Previously Unreleased Aretha Franklin Song Surfaces For Juneteenth

by Music-News.com

A previously unreleased version of Aretha Franklin’s Never Gonna Break My Faith has been dropped to mark the 155th anniversary of the end of slavery in America.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Aretha Franklin, pop, soul, USA

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Taylor Swift Makes Juneteenth Pledge

by Music-News.com

Taylor Swift has promised fans she will be a ferocious anti-racist moving forward as part of a statement released to mark America’s Juneteenth.

Tagged as: 00s, country, Juneteenth, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Cliff Richard, Hamer Hall, Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11

Sir Cliff Richard Recorded Once With Dame Vera Lynn

by Music-News.com

Cliff Richard is hoping his version of wartime anthem We’ll Meet Again with Dame Vera Lynn will finally get a release following the beloved singer’s death this week.

Tagged as: 40s, 50s, 60s, Cliff Richard, contemporary, pop, traditional pop, UK, Vera Lynn

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Australian Charts: Vika & Linda Bull Score Their First No 1 Album With ‘Akilotoa’

by Gavin Ryan

Vika & Linda (Bull) land their first No.1 Album in their native Australia this week as their collection called “Akilotoa (Anthology 1994-2006)” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums chart.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Australian charts, blues, folk, roots, soul, Vika & Linda

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Roger Waters Debuts Iso Version of ‘Two Suns in the Sunset’

by Paul Cashmere

Roger Waters has recorded an iso version of his Pink Floyd song ‘Two Suns In The Sunset’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Pink Floyd, rock, Roger Waters, UK

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John Fogerty Covers Bill Withers

by Paul Cashmere

John Fogerty and his sons and daughter Shane and Tyler (Hearty Har) and Kelsy have recorded a cover of Bill Withers’ classic ‘Lean On Me’ with a special message for the world.

Tagged as: 60s, Bill Withers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty, rock, soul, USA

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Noise11’s Nick Kontonicolas Is Introduced to Country by Marty Stuart And His Congress Of Country Music.

by Noise11.com

Noise11’s New York-based Chief Operating Officer Nick Kontonicolas has been in discussions to expand Marty Stuart’s Congress of Country Music in Mississippi.

Tagged as: Australia, country, Marty Stuart, music industry, Nick Kontonicolas, noise11., USA

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Roger Waters ‘Us + Them’ DVD To Be Released In October

by Paul Cashmere

Roger Waters recent cinema event ‘Us + Them’, based on the world tour of the same name, will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray 2 October 2020.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Pink Floyd, rock, Roger Waters, UK, Us + Them

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Fleetwood Mac’s Third Album Then Play On To Be Reissued

by Paul Cashmere

Fleetwood Mac’s 1969 album ‘Then Play On’ will be expanded and reissued in September.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, blues, Danny Kirwan, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green, rock, UK

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Mick Thomas Roving Commission See You On The Other Side

Isolation Prompted Mick Thomas To Create A Whole New Album Quickly

by Paul Cashmere

Today’s release of Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission’s ‘See You On The Other Side’ is a byproduct of the creative surge the coronavirus has inspired in artists.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, folk, Mick Thomas, roots, Roving Commission, See You On The Other Side, Weddings Parties Anything

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James Hetfield of Metallica photo by Ros OGorman

Metallica Use Coronavirus Downtime To Record New Album

by Music-News.com

The members of Metallica have been hard at work on a new album via video conferencing platform Zoom during the coronavirus lockdown.

Tagged as: 80s, metal, Metallica, USA

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REVIEW: Bob Dylan ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’

by Noise11.com

Has Bob Dylan made the best album of his 60 plus year career?

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, Bob Dylan, folk, rock, Rough and Rowdy Ways

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Jane Fonda and Lil Nas Pair For Environmental Ad

by Music-News.com

Jane Fonda and Lil Nas X are fronting a new environmentally-conscious campaign for Gucci.

Tagged as: Gucci, Jane Fonda, Lil Nas, USA

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Haim Address Music Industry Sexism On New Album

by Music-News.com

Haim have opened up about the sexism they’ve encountered in the music industry on their new album.

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Bruce Springsteen and Max Weinberg at AAMI Park on Thursday 2 February 2017. Photo Ros O'Gorman

Bruce Springsteen Blasts Trump

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Bruce Springsteen has demanded U.S. leader Donald Trump wear a face mask to show respect to the victims of the coronavirus.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Bruce Springsteen, Donald Trump, rock, USA

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R.I.P. Dame Vera Lynn at Age 103

by Music-News.com

British music legend Dame Vera Lynn has died, aged 103.

Tagged as: 40s, traditional pop, UK, Vera Lynn

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Ceelo Green Has Made An Album With Dan Auerbach

by Paul Cashmere

Ceelo Green has recruited The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach to create an album he says is “like if Al Green did a country album”.

Tagged as: 00s, Black Keys, CeeLo Green, Dan Auerbach, soul, USA

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Brian Mannix Has Made An Album With The Androids

by Paul Cashmere

The COVID-19 pandemic has meant some people have too much time on their hands. Two of those people are Brian Mannix and Tim Henwood.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Brian Mannix, rock, The Androids, Tim Henwood, Uncanny X Men

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Melbourne Guitar Show Presents Make Music Day Australia This Sunday

by Paul Cashmere

The Melbourne Guitar Show and Australian Musician will present Make Music Day Australia this Sunday to compensate for the lockdown lockout of the Melbourne Guitar Show which would have been on at Caulfield Racecourse this weekend.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian Musician, Make Music Day, Melbourne Guitar Show, music industry

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Elton John Is Loving Students Covering ‘I’m Still Standing’

by Music-News.com

Elton John has invited a class of British schoolchildren to a future concert after he was “blown away” by their version of his hit I’m Still Standing.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Elton John, pop, rock, UK

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28-year old Korean popstar Kim Jeong-hwan (aka Yohan) (요한)

by Paul Cashmere

Korean popstar Kim Jeong-hwan (aka Yohan) (요한) has been found dead at age 28. No cause of death has been announced.

Tagged as: 10s, Kim Jeong-hwan, Korea, pop, Yohan, 요한

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Paul Kelly and Paul Grabowsky Team For ‘Please Leave Your Light On’ Album

by Paul Cashmere

Just one week after Paul Kelly released his iso album ’40 Days’ he is back with another album announcement. ‘Please Leave Your Light On’ with Paul Grabowsky will be released on July 31.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, folk, jazz, Paul Grabowsky, Paul Kelly, rock

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Paris Jackson To Release Debut EP

by Music-News.com

Paris Jackson and her boyfriend Gabriel Glenn have set the release for their debut EP as The Soundflowers.

Tagged as: 20s, Gabriel Glen, Paris Jackson, pop, The Soundflowers, USA

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Lady Antebellum Meet With Lady A To Negotiate Name Change

by Music-News.com

The stars of Lady Antebellum have had a virtual meeting with the original Lady A to help them all move forward following their name change.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, country, Lady A, Lady Antebellum, USA

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Grimes and Elon Musk Confirm Kid’s Bizarre Name

by Music-News.com

Grimes and Elon Musk’s legal name for their son has been confirmed in a birth certificate filing.

Tagged as: 10s, art pop, electronica, Elon Musk, Grimes, pop, USA

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Nile Rodgers and Chic Rod Laver Arena on Sunday 8 April 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Nile Rodgers Launches Youth To The Front Fund

by Music-News.com

Nile Rodgers is pushing to end systematic racism with his We Are Family Foundation’s new Youth to the Front Fund.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, charity, fuck, Nile Rodgers, R&B, soul, USA, Youth to the Front

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