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Joe Keery stars in Tame Impala’s “Loser” music video directed by KRISTOFSKI

Australians Shun New Local Music In 2025 As ARIA Fails Artists Once Again

by Paul Cashmere

Australians largely ignored new local music in 2025, with ARIA streaming charts dominated by classics, leaving contemporary artists sidelined

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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

Global And Australian Streaming Charts Reveal 2025’s Biggest Songs

by Paul Cashmere

2025 saw global and Australian streaming dominated by collaborations, breakout pop hits, and enduring classics, with Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Billie Eilish, ROSÉ, and Alex Warren leading the charts

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The Kennedy Center

Kennedy Center Honors Ratings Slump Sparks White House Spin Battle

by Paul Cashmere

The 2025 Kennedy Center Honors has recorded the lowest ratings in the show’s history, sparking a fierce debate over whether politics, scheduling or measurement changes are to blame.

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Idris Elba in Hijack 2022

Idris Elba Knighted As New Year Honours Shine Spotlight On Music And Entertainment Stars

by Paul Cashmere

The 2026 New Year Honours recognise Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Ellie Goulding, Max Richter and other musicians and entertainers for their outstanding contributions to music, culture and society

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Beyonce photo by Ros OGorman

Beyoncé Officially Declared A Billionaire Following Cowboy Carter Tour Success

by Paul Cashmere

Beyoncé has reached billionaire status after the record-breaking Cowboy Carter Tour, joining an elite group of musicians alongside Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, and Rihanna.

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Ben Folds

Artists Abandon Kennedy Center As Trump Name Change Triggers Cultural Boycott

by Paul Cashmere

The Kennedy Center is facing mass cancellations as artists protest the renaming of the venue to include Donald Trump’s name, sparking a cultural backlash.

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Fleetwood Mac Rumours

Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours Ranks Among 2025’s Biggest Selling Albums, Physical Sales Propel Iconic Record Into Top 10

by Paul Cashmere

Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours album achieved significant sales in the US in 2025, finishing 24th overall and 10th in physical sales with 221,514 units sold.

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Ian Kenny of Birds of Tokyo at One Electric Day 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

New Music On The Horizon: First Half Of 2026 Album Releases Define A Diverse Year In Sound

by Paul Cashmere

Noise11’s definitive guide to the first half of 2026 album releases, spanning rock, pop, metal, indie and more.

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Gibson Gives

Gibson Gives Delivers Record-Breaking Year Of Donations In 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Gibson Gives has delivered its biggest year ever in 2025, donating 2,445 guitars and enabling more than $5.3 million for music education, scholarships, and disaster relief worldwide.

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Best of the Ohio Express

Jerry Kasenetz Dead At 82, Songwriter And Producer Who Defined The Bubblegum Pop Era

by Paul Cashmere

Jerry Kasenetz, the producer and songwriter who helped invent bubblegum pop with a run of late 1960s hits, has died aged 82.

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Sean Combs: The Reckoning documentary set for Netflix release

Sean Combs Files New Appeal Seeking Immediate Release From Federal Prison

by Paul Cashmere

Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a new appeal asking a federal court to order his immediate release from prison or overturn his prostitution related convictions, arguing his sentence was unlawfully inflated.

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Earth Frequency 2025

Festival Tickets Could Surpass $427 By 2030 As Prices Outpace Inflation

by Paul Cashmere

Average ticket prices for Australia’s biggest music festivals are rising sharply, projected to surpass $427 by 2030, according to new analysis by Culture Kings.

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Spotify app interface displayed on a smartphone screen representing streaming music platform data

Spotify Confirms Massive Music Metadata Scrape As Pirate Archive Claims ‘Preservation’ Mission

by Paul Cashmere

Spotify has confirmed a massive unauthorised scrape of its music library after Anna’s Archive claimed it backed up metadata and audio files for millions of tracks.

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Garbage by Mary Boukouvalas

Shirley Manson Issues Apology After Melbourne Good Things Festival Incident

by Paul Cashmere

Shirley Manson apologises to fans in Melbourne following a controversial incident at the Good Things Festival.

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

Grace Jones, Marina, King Stingray and Sarah Blasko Added To On The Banks 2026 Lineup

by Paul Cashmere

On the Banks 2026 adds Grace Jones, MARINA, King Stingray, and Sarah Blasko to its riverside Brisbane series, joining a diverse program of international and Australian artists.

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Twilight At Taronga 2026 live music series returns to Taronga Zoo Sydney

Twilight At Taronga Expands 2026 Summer Line-Up With New Shows And Returning Favourites

by Paul Cashmere

Twilight At Taronga expands its 2026 Summer Concert Series with new shows for Sons Of The East and Xavier Rudd and a full program supporting Taronga Zoo’s new Wildlife Hospital.

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Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition 2025 Top 50 Announcement

Vanda & Young Global Song Comp Breaks Records As 2025 Top 50 Are Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition has announced its 2025 Top 50, marking a record year with more than 4,000 global entries and A$80,000 in prizes.

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SongMakers NSW Coordinator Breanna Jones with Program Manager Reg Harris

SongMakers Program Secures Major Funding Boost For NSW Expansion In 2026 And 2027

by Paul Cashmere

SongMakers will expand across NSW in 2026 and 2027 with major funding from Sound NSW, supporting new workshops, mentoring and teacher development.

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Delegates depart the European Broadcasting Union headquarters following Eurovision 2026 discussions.

Four Nations Walk From Eurovision 2026 After EBU Confirms Israel’s Return Broadcaster Backlash Follows Geneva Meeting

by Paul Cashmere

Four countries will boycott Eurovision 2026 after the EBU confirmed Israel’s return and introduced new voting safeguards, triggering major broadcaster withdrawals.

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Julia Jacklin photo by Derek Henderson

A Gathering For Gaza Brings Music, Advocacy And Solidarity To Pica This December

by Paul Cashmere

A Gathering For Gaza will bring leading Australian musicians and humanitarian advocates to PICA in Port Melbourne on 21 December for a full-day fundraising event supporting relief efforts in Gaza.

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Crowd listening to triple j Hottest 100 countdown at a backyard listening party

Triple J Opens Voting for the 2025 Hottest 100 – A Look Back at Three Decades of Countdown History

by Paul Cashmere

Voting for triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2025 is now open. Explore the history of the world’s biggest music poll and revisit every number-one song from 1989 to 2024.

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Laneway Festival Reveals Five New triple j Unearthed Artists For 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Laneway Festival has added five emerging triple j Unearthed artists to its 2026 national lineup, with performances scheduled across every city in February.

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Steve Cropper STAX Review Austin Texas 2007 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Steve Cropper, Soul Architect And Guitar Pioneer, Dies At 84

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Cropper, the soul guitarist behind Booker T. & The M.G.’s and many of Stax Records’ greatest recordings, has died at 84.

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Tom Forrest Launches Country Club On triple j In 2026

Triple J Launches New Country Club Show As Unearthed Celebrates Australia’s Country Boom

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Forrest will lead triple j’s new 2026 program Country Club, as the network expands its focus on Australia’s growing country music movement.

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Sydney Guitar Show 2026 announcement at Sydney Showground

Sydney Guitar Show To Make Landmark Debut In 2026

by Noise11.com

The Sydney Guitar Show will make its first appearance in March 2026, bringing two days of performances, workshops, exhibitors and interactive spaces to Sydney Showground.

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Bruce Woodley and ceremony attendees at the dedication of Seekers Way, St Kilda

Seekers Way Opens In St Kilda, Honouring A Local Music Legacy

by Paul Cashmere

The City of Port Phillip dedicates Seekers Way in St Kilda, celebrating The Seekers’ local roots with speeches and a live rendition of The Carnival Is Over.

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Newton Faulkner announces 2026 Australian Tour with new single Gravitational

Newton Faulkner Plots 2026 Australian Tour As Gravitational Heralds New Album Octopus

by Paul Cashmere

Newton Faulkner returns to Australia in April 2026 with a national tour and a brand new single, Gravitational, ahead of the release of his new album Octopus.

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at Sidney Myer Music Bowl for 2026 Free Concert Series

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Returns To Sidney Myer Music Bowl For 2026 Free Concerts

by Paul Cashmere

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will return to the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in February 2026 with four free concerts featuring world premieres, major Australian artists and a celebration of ABC Classic.

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Fantastic Negrito performing live during his Australian tour.

Arrested Development, Fantastic Negrito And Jovanotti Lead Major WOMADelaide 2026 Expansion

by Paul Cashmere

WOMADelaide adds Arrested Development, Fantastic Negrito, Jovanotti and more to its 2026 festival program, delivering one of its most diverse lineups yet.

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