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In 2025 Not A Single Australian Song Hit The Top 20

Australian artists failed to crack the ARIA Top 20 singles in 2025 while Taylor Swift logged 10 Top 10 hits, marking a historic low point for local chart performance.

Tagged as: Albums Charts, ARIA Charts, Australian music, music industry, Singles Charts, Taylor Swift

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

Albo Picks His Hottest Triple J Hottest 100 Tracks

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has shared his picks for the 2026 Triple J Hottest 100, featuring a mix of local and international artists including Olivia Dean, Hatchie, Hilltop Hoods, Ocean Alley, Ruby Fields, and more

Tagged as: 2026 music, Anthony Albanese, Hatchie, Hilltop Hoods, Hottest 100, Ocean Alley, Olivia Dean, Ruby Fields, triple j

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SXSW Sydney Shuts Down As NSW Government Withdraws Funding

by Paul Cashmere

SXSW Sydney will not return in 2026 or beyond after the NSW Government withdrew funding, bringing the Asia-Pacific edition of South By Southwest to an abrupt end.

Tagged as: Australian music industry, Creative Industries, NSW Government, South by Southwest, SXSW Sydney, Sydney Festivals

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Bluesfest 2026 Adds Parkway Drive, Erykah Badu And The Wailers To Expanding Lineup

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest 2026 announces Parkway Drive, Erykah Badu and The Wailers as major new additions, strengthening one of the most ambitious festival lineups in its history.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Byron Bay, Erykah Badu, live music, music festivals, Parkway Drive, The Wailers

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Open Air At The Square Brings A Month Of Music, Film And Performance To Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Fed Square announces the return of Open Air At The Square, a month-long free summer program of music, film and performance running throughout February 2026.

Tagged as: Fed Square, live music, Melbourne events, Open Air At The Square, Outdoor Cinema, Summer Festivals

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Sydney Festival Celebrates 50 Years With Bold, City-Wide Arts Program

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney Festival opens its 50th edition with city-wide performances, exhibitions and installations, showcasing five decades of cultural innovation.

Tagged as: arts, dance, Immersive Experiences, music, Sydney Festival, theatre, Visual Arts

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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

Tagged as: ARIA, Australian music, streaming charts, Tame Impala, Vance Joy

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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

Tagged as: 2025, Alex Warren, Apple Music Replay, Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Bruno Mars, KPop Demon Hunters, Lady Gaga, rose, Spotify Wrapped

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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.

Tagged as: awards shows, CBS Television, cultural institutions, Donald Trump, Kennedy Center Honors, US Politics And Music

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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

Tagged as: Cynthia Erivo, Ellie Goulding, Entertainment, Eve Graham, Idris Elba, Max Richter, New Year Honours, UK music

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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.

Tagged as: Beyonce, Billionaire, Cowboy Carter, music tour, Parkwood Entertainment

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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.

Tagged as: artist boycott, Donald Trump, jazz, Kennedy Center, performing arts, US politics

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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.

Tagged as: 2025, Album sales, Fleetwood Mac, music news, rumours

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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.

Tagged as: 2026 music releases, album news, Charli XCX, Gorillaz, Robbie Williams, The Kid Laroi

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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.

Tagged as: charity, Gibson, Gibson Gives, guitars, music education, music industry, Scholarships

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Mind Warp Pavilion MWP10 David Bowie Tribute At Freo Social

MWP10 The Mind Warp Pavilion Returns To Mark A Decade Of David Bowie Celebration In WA

by Paul Cashmere

The Mind Warp Pavilion returns for its tenth year with a powerful David Bowie tribute at Freo Social, marking a decade of celebration, community and musical legacy in WA.

Tagged as: Bowie Tribute, David Bowie, Freo Social, Live Music WA, Mind Warp Pavilion, Station To Station

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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.

Tagged as: 1910 Fruitgum Company, Bubblegum Pop, Jerry Kasenetz, Music Industry Deaths, Ohio Express, Super K Productions

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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.

Tagged as: Bad Boy Records, Diddy, hip hop news, music industry legal cases, Sean Combs

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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.

Tagged as: Australia, festival tickets, live music, music industry, ticket prices

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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.

Tagged as: artificial intelligence, copyright law, digital music, metadata, music piracy, Spotify, streaming industry

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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.

Tagged as: apology, Garbage, Good Things Festival, Melbourne, Shirley Manson

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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.

Tagged as: Brisbane Music, Grace Jones, King Stingray, live concerts, Marina, On the Banks 2026, Sarah Blasko

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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.

Tagged as: 2026 concerts, Noise11, Sons of the East, Sydney Live Music, Taronga Zoo, Twilight At Taronga, Xavier Rudd

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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.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Australian music, Global Songwriters, Noro, Songwriting Competition, Vanda & Young

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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.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Australian music news, Emerging Artists, music education, NSW Government, SongMakers, Sound NSW

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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.

Tagged as: broadcasting, EBU, Europe, Eurovision, Eurovision 2026, Israel, music news

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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.

Tagged as: A Gathering For Gaza, Angie McMahon, fundraiser, Genesis Owusu, Julia Jacklin, Miss Kaninna, MSF, Olive Kids, PANZMA, Para, Port Melbourne, Yara

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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.

Tagged as: Australian music, Countdown, Hottest 100, music poll, triple j

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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.

Tagged as: Australian music, Festivals, Laneway Festival, new artists, triple j unearthed

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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.

Tagged as: Blues Brothers, Booker T. & The M.G.’s, Otis Redding, soul, Stax Records, Steve Cropper

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Donald 'Duck' Dunn - Image By Ros O'Gorman

VIDEO: Watch Donald Duck Dunn’s Best Moments

Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn was on tour in Japan with his long-term muso mate Steve Cropper when he died suddenly in the early hours of Sunday morning.

May 14, 2012

Surviving Blues Brothers To Reunite

A number of members of the original Blues Brothers Band will be reuniting on Monday night at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet, IL. The show will salute the 30th anniversary of John Belushi's death.

March 5, 2012