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Lollapalooza Officially Cancelled For 2020

by Paul Cashmere

Chicago’s Lollapalooza is not happening this year.

Tagged as: Lollapoloza, music festival, USA

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Splendour In The Grass Bumped To 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Splendour In The Grass has moved a second time, this time to July 2021.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, Splendour In The Grass

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Little Britain Withdrawn From Streaming Services Over Blackface #BlackLivesMatter

by Paul Cashmere

Matt Lucas and David Walliams’ hit comedy series ‘Little Britain’ and its sequel ‘Some Fly With Me’ has been removed from streaming services including Netflix and the BBC over the controversial blackface sketches.

Tagged as: BBC, comedy, David Walliams, Little Britain, Matt Lucas, UK

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Beyonce Applauds Class Of 2020 For Accepting Change

by Music-News.com

Beyonce has commended the Class of 2020 for putting into motion the “wheels of change” in a powerful commencement speech for a YouTube special.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Beyonce, pop, R&B, soul, USA

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1980’s Cold Chisel ‘East’ Gate-Crashes Back Into The Top 5 in 2020

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel ‘East’ is currently Top 5 on the ARIA Chart after a limited edition vinyl; release quietly snuck out for its 40th anniversary.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Cold Chisel, East, rock

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Snoop Dogg Vows To Vote For The Very First Time

by Paul Cashmere

Snoop Dogg is heading to the polls to vote for the very first time ever.

Tagged as: 90s, rap, Snoop Dogg, USA

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Fall Out Boy Pledge $100000 for #BlackLivesMatter Charities

by Paul Cashmere

Fall Out Boy will donate $100,000 from their Fall Out Boy Fund to two charities working for #BlackLivesMatter.

Tagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, 00s, Fall Out Boy, Fall Out Boy Fund, punk, rock, USA

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Bonnie Pointer of The Pointer Sisters Dies Aged 69

by Paul Cashmere

Bonnie Pointer, of the legendary soul group The Pointer Sisters, has passed away at age 69. No cause of death has been given.

Tagged as: 70s, Bonnie Pointer, Pointer Sisters, pop, R&B, soul, USA

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Sir Paul McCartney Speaks Up For #BlackLivesMatter

by Paul Cashmere

Sir Paul McCartney has spoken up for global demonstrators who around the world are calling for the end of racism.

Tagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, America, Black Lives Matter, Paul McCartney, racism, USA

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Bob Dylan Caught Ripping Off 50s Blues Singer With New Song

by Paul Cashmere

The new Bob Dylan song ‘False Prophet’ sounds a little too familiar a 1954 song by bluesman Billy ‘The Kid’ Emerson ‘If Lovin’ Is Believing’.

Tagged as: 60s, Bob Dylan, False Prophet, folk, rock, Rough and Rowdy Ways, USA

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Prince Estate Marks His 62nd Birthday

by Music-News.com

Estate officials for Prince have shared a poignant message about racial injustice to mark his 62nd birthday.

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Lady Gaga Speaks To Students About ‘Systemic Oppression’

by Music-News.com

Lady Gaga urged high school graduates to help fight systemic racism in America as she delivered a heartfelt speech on Sunday.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, dance, Lady Gaga, pop, USA

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Mariah Carey Zooms Into Schitt’s Creek

by Music-News.com

Mariah Carey made a surprise appearance as part of the Schitt’s Creek cast’s performance of her iconic tune Hero during YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 graduation special on Sunday.

Tagged as: 90s, Mariah Carey, pop, R&B, USA

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Platinum Parade Create 8-Year Old Climate Change Superhero for ‘Another World’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

8-year-old Ryan Wainwright is the mini-Superhero in the new Platinum Parade ‘Another World’ video.

Tagged as: Andry, Another World, Australia, dance, EDM, electronica, Mark Franke, Platinum Parade, pop

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Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton Signals A Return To Live Performances

by Paul Cashmere

Professor Brett Sutton, the Chief Medical Officer for Victoria, has signalled a return to normality for the music industry by October if all goes to plan.

Tagged as: 3AW, Australia, Brett Sutton, Duane mcDonald, music industry, radio, Red Hot Summer, Sally Cockburn

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Australian Charts: Lady Gaga ‘Chromatica’ Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The sixth studio album for American singer Lady Gaga called “Chromatica” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week, becoming her fourth No.1 album in Australia in the process.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, dance, Lady Gaga, pop, USA

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Elvis Costello Protests With New Song ‘No Flags’

by Paul Cashmere

Elvis Costello has spoken out about the current world situation with the biting new song ‘No Flag’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Elvis Costello, punk, rock, UK

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Ball Park Music Chill From Brisbane With New Song ‘Day & Age’

by Paul Cashmere

Ball Park Music’s new video ‘Day & Age’ was filmed on what they say was Brisbane’s coldest May day in a century. It got down to 11 degrees on 23 May. Yes, Brisbane people are funny … they think that’s cold.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Ball Park Music, indie, rock

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Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission Debuts Epic Iso Video ‘See You When I’m Looking At You’

by Paul Cashmere

When Mick Thomas gathered up his friends via isolation for ‘See You When I’m Looking At You’ the chain song became a near nine minute epic.

Tagged as: 80s, Alana Jagt, Alannah Russack, Angie Hart, Australia, Ben Salter and Jen Anderson, Brooke Russell, Dana Gehrman, Darren Hanlon and Shelley Short, folk, Mick Thomas, Nick Barker, Ron S Peno and Cam Butler, Van Walker, Vikki Thorn

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The Casanovas Form a ‘Red Hot’ Team With Producer Mark Opitz

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s The Casanovas have been in the studio working on their fifth album with legendary producer Mark Opitz.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, indie, rock, The Casanovas

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Producer Musician Rupert Hine Dead at Age 72

by Paul Cashmere

Producer and recording artist Rupert Hine has died at the age on 72. It had been battling with cancer.

Tagged as: 80s, Electronic, electronica, rock, Rupert Hine, UK

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Kanye West Pays George Floyd’s Sons Education Fees

by Music-News.com

Kanye West has set up a college fund for the daughter of George Floyd as part of a generous donation drive.

Tagged as: 00s, Kanye West, pop, R&B, USA

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

Bruce Springsteen ’41 Shots’ To George Floyd

by Music-News.com

Bruce Springsteen shared a powerful tribute to George Floyd during the latest episode of his weekly radio show.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Bruce Springsteen, George Floyd, rock, USA

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Liam Gallagher, Beady Eye, Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Liam Gallagher Is Selling MTV Award for Charity

by Music-News.com

Liam Gallagher is auctioning off an old MTV Europe Music Award from his Oasis heyday to raise money for hunger relief efforts amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Tagged as: 90s, Liam Gallagher, Oasis, rock, UK

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Beyonce Asks Fans To Stay Focused During #BlackLivesMatter

by Music-News.com

Beyonce has urged fans to remain “aligned and focused” in the fight against racial inequality as Black Lives Matter protests hit global landmarks.

Tagged as: 00s, Beyonce, pop, USA

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Christina Aguilera Urges Fans To Support #BlackLivesMatter

by Music-News.com

Christina Aguilera has urged her Instagram followers to ‘amplify black voices’ amid ongoing protests in the US.

Tagged as: 90s, Christina Aguilera, pop, USA

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Gil Matthews Aztec Records Releases Rare Madder Lake Live

by Paul Cashmere

Gil Matthews latest Aztec Record is a double CD of mostly previously unreleased live Madder Lake recordings.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Aztec Records, Gil Matthews, indie, Madder Lake, rock

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Does The Deni Ute Muster Reveal Mean Music Is Back In Business?

by Paul Cashmere

The Deni Ute Muster at Deniliquin has revealed an all-Australian line-up and is moving forward with a “business as usual” approach unless otherwise told.

Tagged as: Australia, concert, Deni Ute Muster, Deniliquin, festival, John Williamson, music event, The Angels

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Steve Priest of The Sweet Dead at 72

by Paul Cashmere

The Sweet bass player Steve Priest has died at age 72.

Tagged as: 70s, glam, pop, rock and roll, Steve Priest, The Sweet, UK

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Wilbur Wilde Tells Brian Mannix He Had A Sex Scene In Mad Max

by Paul Cashmere

Wilbur Wilde has told Brian Mannix a very funny story about his small part in Mad Max on Brian’s new Podcast with Kevin Hiller ‘Life of Brian … Mannix That Is’.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Brian Mannix, Kevin Hillier, Life of Brian, podcast, Wilbur Wilde

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