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Genesis Owusu Wins 2021 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition

Recent Australian Music Prize winner Genesis Owusu is now also the 2021 recipient of the Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition.

Tagged as: Australia, Genesis Owusu, music industry, Songwriting Competition, Vanda & Young

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Alex The Astronaut photo by Jess Gleeson

Sounds Australia Reveals SXSW Showcase Line-up For 2022

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian line-up for Sounds Australia’s SXSW showcase has been revealed.

Tagged as: Austin, music festival, music industry, Sounds Australia, SXSW, Texas, USA

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Beck, Harvest Festival 2012: Photo Ros O'Gorman

Beck To Perform Acoustic Show

by Paul Cashmere

Beck has announced a SXSW showcase event in Austin this Saturday to support Equality Texas and Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT).

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Beck, rock, SXSW

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Ed Sheeran Denies Copyright Infringement Allegations

by Music-News.com

Ed Sheeran defended his song Shape of You against copyright infringement claims in London’s High Court on Monday.

Tagged as: 10s, acoustic, Ed Sheeran, pop, rock, Shape of You, UK

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Neil Young and Crazy Horse Greendale tour Melbourne photo by Ros O'Gorman

Spotify Share-price Continues To Tank

by Paul Cashmere

The Spotify share-price has continued to crash ever since Neil Young accused the streaming giant of distributing anti-vaccine propaganda and called out podcaster Joe Rogan, whose anti-vaxx views were just part of the problem. Rogan was also a racist with more than one hundred of his racial slurs documented via distribution on the Spotify platform.

Tagged as: business, Daniel Ek, Joe Rogan, Spotify, Sweden, USA

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Phil Jamieson, The Fauves, Regurgitator To Pay Flood Benefit For Lismore

by Noise11.com

Phil Jamieson, The Fauves, Regurgitator To Pay Flood Benefit For Lismore

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, floods, indie, industrial, Lismore, Phil Jamieson, Regurgitator, rock, The Fauves

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Australian Albums: Gang Of Youths Have Australia’s Number One Album

by Gavin Ryan

The third studio album for local rock act Gang of Youths called “angel in realtime” has shot straight into the No.1 spot, giving them their second successive ARIA chart-topping album.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Gang of Youths, rock

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Dolly Parton, Sammy Hagar and The Lemonheads To Play At SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

Dolly Parton, Sammy Hagar and The Lemonheads To Play At SXSW

Tagged as: Austin, Dolly Parton, music industry, Sammy Hagar, SXSW, Texas, The Lemonheads

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Genesis Owusu Wins 2021 Australian Music Prize

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian Music Prize for 2021 has been awarded to Genesis Owusu for ‘Smiling With No Teeth’.

Tagged as: AMP, Australia, Australian Music Prize, Genesis Owusu, music industry

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Will Play Their First Shows Since 2019 for Under The Southern Stars

by Paul Cashmere

When Black Rebel Motorcycle Club arrive in Australia for their Under The Southern Stars dates from March 11, they will be performing for the first time since 2019.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, music festival, rock, Under The Southern Stars, USA

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Lismore Music Retailer Music Bizarre Flooded Second Time In 5 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Independent music store Music Bizarre has lost all stock for the second time in five years ago the New South Wales floods destroyed everything is the Lismore Store.

Tagged as: Australia, floods, Lismore, Music Bizarre, music industry

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Red Hot Summer Kiama Rescheduled Due To Wild NSW Weather

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer Kiama Rescheduled Due To Wild NSW Weather

Tagged as: Australia, Baby Animals, Boom Crash Opera, Chris Cheney, Hunters & Collectors, James Reyne, Jimmy Barnes, Jon Stevens, Killing Heidi, live music, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, The Angels, The Living End, Vika & Linda

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Neil Diamond Sells Song Catalogue and Master Recordings To Universal

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Diamond is the latest artist to sell off the family assets with Universal acquiring his publishing and recordings.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, contemporary, Neil Diamond, publishing, rock, songwriter, USA

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Spiderbait Reactivate for Groovin’ The Moo

by Paul Cashmere

Spiderbait will get together again for Groovin’ The Moo.

Tagged as: alternative, Australia, Broods, Groovin The Moo, music festival, rock, Spiderbait

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Tears For Fears Set For First UK No 1 In 33 Years

by Music-News.com

Tears For Fears are heading for their third UK Number 1 album this Friday with The Tipping Point.

Tagged as: 80s, electronica, pop, rock, Tears For Fears, The Tipping Point, UK

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Australian Road Crew Association Withdraws Its Music From Russia In Protest

by Noise11.com

The Australian Road Crew Association (ARCA) has pulled out its music recordings from the Russian Federation.

Tagged as: ARCA, Australia, Australian Road Crew Association, music industry

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Mushroom Group Expands Its Artist Management Operation

by Noise11.com

The Mushroom Group has expanded its management business with the newly created division Mushroom Management.

Tagged as: Australia, Matt Gudinski, Mushroom Group, Mushroom Management, music industry, Sarah Donnelly

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Australian Albums: Midnight Oil ‘Resist’ Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The thirteenth studio album for Midnight Oil called “Resist” becomes their sixth No.1 Album in Australia this week.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Australian charts, Midnight Oil, rock

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SXSW New Additions Include Paris Jackson and Shawn Mendes

by Paul Cashmere

Paris Jackson revealed her SXSW showcase dates earlier in the week. SXSW have also confirmed Shawn Mendes will showcase at the music festival and conference in Austin, Texas in March.

Tagged as: Austin, music festival, music industry, Paris Jackson, Shawn Mendes, SXSW, Texas, USA

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The Roady4Roadies Events Are Back To Support Australia’s Road Crew

by Paul Cashmere

Roady4Roadies is on again for 2022 after a success 2021 series of events to support road crew decimated by the lack of work during the pandemic.

Tagged as: Australia, Jimmy Barnes, music industry, Roady4Roadies

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Foo Fighters Confirmed For Victoria’s Inaugural Always Live

by Paul Cashmere

Foo Fighters will perform one show only in Australia in Geelong on March 4.

Tagged as: 90s, Amy & The Sniffers, Australia, Dan Andrews, Foo Fighters, Frontier Touring, Geelong, Matt Gudinski, rock, The Meanies, USA

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Screen Music Awards 2021 Awards Announced

by Paul Cashmere

The 2021 Screen Music Awards winners have been announced after the event was postponed in November.

Tagged as: Australia, Bluey, music industry, Screen Music Awards

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Under The Southern Stars Playing Times Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

Under The Southern Stars, with international acts Cheap Trick, Bush, Stone Temple Pilots and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and Australian acts Rose Tattoo and Electric Mary, is set for lift-off in March.

Tagged as: Australia, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Bush, Cheap Trick, Electric Mary, live music, rock, Rose Tattoo, Stone Temple Pilots, Under The Southern Stars

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Jimmy Barnes performs at the Red Hot Summer Tour Mornington Racecourse on Saturday 23 January 2016.

Jimmy Barnes To Launch The Inaugural Legends On The Lawn In Mackay

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer and One Electric Day founder Duane McDonald has a new music festival on the way. Legends On The Lawn will premiere in Mackay, Queensland in May.

Tagged as: Australia, Duane mcDonald, Jimmy Barnes, Legend On The Lawn, live music, music industry, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Suzanne Vega Joins The SXSW Line-up

by Paul Cashmere

Suzanne Vega will showcase at SXSW 2022 in Austin, Texas in March.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, folk, rock, Suzanne Vega

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Gil Matthews Next Aztec Records Release Is Spectrum/Indelible Murtceps ‘Testimonial’

by Paul Cashmere

Gil Matthews has given a 21st century make-over to the 1973 Spectrum / Indelible Murtceps album ‘Testimonial’. (Murtceps was Spectrum spelt backwards). Murtceps was the pub band version of Spectrum, while Spectrum played concert mode in bigger venues.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Aztec Records, blues, Indelible Murtceps, rock, Spectrum

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Coachella and Stagecoach Ditch Covid Restrictions

by Paul Cashmere

Coachella and Stagecoach attendees will no longer have to follow COVID-19 safety measures.

Tagged as: Coachella, live music, Stagecoach, USA

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

Splendour Updates Its List of Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

There will be Splendour In The Grass sideshows galore around Australia in July so here is a summary of who to see and when:

Tagged as: Australia, Gorillaz, Liam Gallagher, live music, Splendour In The Grass

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SXSW Adds Another Batch Of Artists

by Paul Cashmere

More artists from around the world have been added to SXSW for the March music festival and conference in Austin, Texas.

Tagged as: Austin, music festival, music industry, SXSW, Texas, USA

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Australian Albums: Korn ‘Requiem’ Is Number One

by Gavin Ryan

The fourteenth studio album for American nu-metal act Korn called “Requiem” lands at No.1 in Australia, their third overall and first for this century.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian charts, Korn, Requiem

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