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Oscars Snub Elton John, Mary J. Blige and Madonna

The music industry is completely in shock today after the Academy Awards only nominated two songs for an award for the Original Song category.

Tagged as: Academy Awards, Elton John, Madonna, Mary J Blige, Original Song, Oscars

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Redcoats Sign Worldwide Universal Publishing Deal

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne band Redcoats have signed a worldwide publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing.

Tagged as: Redcoats, Universal Publishing

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Jason Coleman To Launch Music Label

by Paul Cashmere

Ministry of Dance founder Jason Coleman is about to expand into the music biz. Coleman is preparing for a mid-February launch of his record label Groove Pill Records.

Tagged as: Groove Pill Records, Hairspray, Jason Coleman, Ministry of Dance

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Garbage Back With First Album In Seven Years

by Paul Cashmere

Garbage will release their first album in seven years independently in a few months.

Tagged as: Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, Garbage, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker, STUNVOLUME

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Will Adele Break Dire Straits’ ARIA Chart Record?

by Andrew Tijs

Adele’s 21 has spent 26 weeks at the top of the ARIA Album Chart. We examine whether she’ll break the record.

Tagged as: 21, Adele, ARIA Chart, Delta Goodrem, Dire Straits, Hilltop Hoods, number one, record

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New Young Talent Time Draws More Than A Million

by Paul Cashmere

Over 1 million viewers tuned in to watch the first show of the new version of Young Talent Time last night.

Tagged as: Rob Mills, Tina Arena, Young Talent Time

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Adele Tops A Sleepy ARIA Chart This Week

by Andrew Tijs

Adele spends another week at the top of the ARIA Chart, with no new albums entering.

Tagged as: Adele, album, Arctic Monkeys, ARIA Chart, Crowded House, Flo Rida, Florence + The Machine, Kasabian, Sia, single, The Wombats

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File-Sharing Site Megaupload Has Been Shut Down

by Andrew Tijs

Leading file-sharing website, Megaupload, has been shut down by US federal prosecutors.

Tagged as: arrests, copyright infringement, down, FBI, file-sharing, Megaupload, piracy, shut, Swizz Beatz, warrants

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Ian Molly Meldrum Moved To The Epworth

by Paul Cashmere

After 5 weeks Ian Molly Meldrum has been transferred from The Alfred Hospital to The Epworth to begin rehabilitation for the injuries he suffered from his fall from a ladder on December 15.

Tagged as: Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, Molly Meldrum, Yael Cohn

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Big Day Out Pulls Out Of New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand is about to see its last ever Big Day Out.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Kanye West, Ken West, New Zealand, Soundgarden

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Strike Hard Bookings Shuts Up Shop

by Paul Cashmere

Wollongong’s Strike Hard Bookings is closing its doors and the founders are moving on to bigger things.

Tagged as: Backtrack, Daniel Misztal, Iron Mind, Strike Hard Bookings

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Sia Helps Take Hilltop Hoods Platinum

by Paul Cashmere

Hilltop Hoods have a Platinum hit on their hands with thanks to Sia. ‘I Love It’ featuring Sia from the album ‘Drinking From The Sun’ has past the benchmark Platinum sales mark.

Tagged as: Drinking From The Sun, Hilltop Hoods, I Love It, Sia

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Adele Equals John Farnham’s Number One Run

by Andrew Tijs

Adele’s 21 has equaled John Farnham’s Whispering Jack record of 25 weeks at number one on the ARIA Album Chart.

Tagged as: 21, 25 weeks, Adele, album, ARIA, chart, Delta Goodrem, Dire Straits, equaled, John Farnham, number one, record, Whispering Jack

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Adele Holds Number One, Foster The People Finally Make It

by Andrew Tijs

Adele stays at number one for yet another week, and Foster the People finally top the singles chart.

Tagged as: 360, Adele, Alviun & The Chipmunks, ARIA, chart, Flo Rida, Foster The People, Grouplove, number one, Pumped Up Kicks, Skrillex, Timomatic

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Big Day Out Adds Some Special Guests

by Paul Cashmere

Big Day Out has added some guest additions for the 2012 events.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Grinspoon, Ken West, The Living End

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Ian Molly Meldrum Suffering Post-Traumatic Amnesia

by Paul Cashmere

Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum has been diagnosed with post-traumatic amnesia following his fall exactly one-month ago today.

Tagged as: hospital, Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, Melbourne, Molly Meldrum, The Alfred, Yael Cohn

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Corey Taylor Starts Film Company

by Paul Cashmere

Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman Corey Tayor has started a film company specialising in mystery, suspense and horror.

Tagged as: Corey Taylor, Living Breathing Films, M. Shawn Crahan, Slipknot, Stone Sour

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FBi Radio Sydney Looking For Fresh Talent

by Tim Cashmere

Sydney’s independent radio station FBi is on the hunt for new presenters and you could be the next in line to force your musical tastes upon the harbour city.

Tagged as: community radio, FBi Radio, radio, Sydney

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Molly Meldrum, Countdown Spectacular - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Ian Molly Meldrum Is Talking And Improving Every Day

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Molly Meldrum is talking and is expected to eventually make a full recovery following his horrendous fall from a ladder in December.

Tagged as: hospital, Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, Melbourne, Molly Meldrum, The Alfred, Yael Cohn

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David Foster To Head Verve Music Group

by Paul Cashmere

Renowned Producer, composter and performer David Foster will head up Universal Music’s Verve Music Group.

Tagged as: David Foster, music news, noise11.com, Paul Cashmere, Universal Music, Verve Music Group

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Noise11.com And Meporter Partner For Citizen Journalists

by Paul Cashmere

Noise11.com has teamed up with Arlington, Virginia based technology company Meporter to allow anyone with an iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad or Android Phone to become a music reporter.

Tagged as: Android, Andy Leff, citizen journalism, citizen journalists, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, Meporter

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Adele Returns To The Top Of The ARIA Chart

by Andrew Tijs

Adele returns to number one in 2012, in this week’s uninspiring (apart from Foster The People) ARIA chart.

Tagged as: Adele, albums, ARIA, chart, Foster The People, LMFAO, Pumped Up Kicks, singles, wrap

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Richard Kingsmill Takes A Break

by Paul Cashmere

Triple J’s stalwart music programmer Richard Kingsmill is taking 6 months off.

Tagged as: radio, Richard Kingsmill, triple j

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Adele 21 Had 5.1% Of New Music Sales In 2011

by Paul Cashmere

Sales for the Adele ‘21’ in the USA last year are stagging. The ‘21’ album accounted for 5.1% of all new release album sales during 2011.

Tagged as: 21, Adele, Nielsen SoundScan

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Doc McGhee Introduces His Latest Act Vintage Trouble

by Paul Cashmere

Legendary music manager Doc McGhee is now directing the career of new Hollywood band Vintage Trouble.

Tagged as: Doc McGhee, Guns n Roses, Kiss, Motley Crue, SXSW, Ted Nugent, Vintage Trouble

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Music Managers Forum To Kick Off In Melbourne In Feb

by Tim Cashmere

The Music Managers Forum Australia is returning for the 15th year running with a great selection of panels for managers and artists alike.

Tagged as: MMF, Music Managers Forum

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Metallica Maintains Biggest Selling Album Of Past 20 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica’s ‘Metallica’ is still the biggest selling album of the past 20 years but The Beatles ‘1’ is moving up the ranks.

Tagged as: Alanis Morissette, Garth Brooks, Mariah Carey, Metallica, Nielsen SoundScan, Pink Floyd, Shania Twain, The Beatles

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Universal Music Was The Biggest Music Label Of 2011

by Paul Cashmere

Universal Music maintained its position as the biggest music label of 2011 but it was close.

Tagged as: EMI, Nielsen SoundScan, Sony, Universal, Warner

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

Katy Perry Was Most Played Artist Of 2011

by Paul Cashmere

Katy Perry was the most played artist on radio of 2011, according to Nielsen BDS.

Tagged as: Adele, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Maroon 5, Nielsen BDS, Pink

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Rock Rocked In 2011

by Paul Cashmere

Rock was the biggest music genre of 2011 earning 105,685,000 album sales for the music industry.

Tagged as: alternative, Christian, country, Gospel, jazz, Latin, metal, New Age, Niesen SoundScan, R&B, rap, rock, world

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