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Jorja Smith
Jorja Smith out of Laneway Festival for Adelaide, Melbourne and Fremantle

English singer songwriter Jorja Smith has pulled out of the Laneway Festival in Adelaide, Melbourne and Fremantle but will still perform Brisbane, Auckland and Sydney.

January 15, 2019
Ed Sheeran, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Ed Sheeran Faces Legal Battle Over Cancelled Indonesia Show

Ed Sheeran's tour promoters are facing a lawsuit over an Indonesian gig he cancelled after suffering a broken arm.

January 15, 2019
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R. Kelly Victim Alleges He Threatened Her To Withdraw Legal Action

A young woman suing R. Kelly for sexual assault has accused the R&B singer of threatening her and attempting to shame her into withdrawing her lawsuit.

January 15, 2019
DZ Deathrays
Is that a Wiggle in the DZ Deathrays video?

Who is that familiar face in the DZ Deathrays video? It looks like … it looks like … Murray the Red Wiggle.

January 14, 2019
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts kick off their first Red Hot Summer shows

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts have returned to Australia for Red Hot Summer and kicked off the first two shows in South Australia and Western Australia on the weekend.

January 14, 2019
Lost Paradise
Another Music Festival drug overdose, this time at FOMO

A 19-year old girl has died after overdosing on MDMA taken at the FOMO music festival in Sydney.

January 14, 2019
Rose Tattoo Angry Anderson and Mark Evans. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Rose Tattoo to tour with Hard-Ons

Rose Tattoo will tour with Hard-Ons across Australia from March to May.

January 14, 2019
Legends In Concert Kevin Mills as Elvis Presley
Legends In Concert is an Historic Snapshot of Rock and Pop

Legends In Concert brings the Vegas experience to Melbourne but it's a whole lot more than that. The attention to detail and authenticity of the performance is what makes Legends In Concert a fun night out.

January 14, 2019
Woodstock
Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang confirms 50th Anniversary event

The man behind the Woodstock festival has confirmed reports he's planning a 50th anniversary bash miles away from the site of the 1969 event.

January 14, 2019
Maroon 5, Adam Levine: Photo Ros O'Gorman
Maroon 5 confirmed at Super Bowl Halftime act for 2019

Maroon 5 will officially headline the 2019 Super Bowl Halftime Show, with special guests Travis Scott and Big Boi.

January 14, 2019
Kanye West. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Kanye West pulled out of Coachella over a giant dome

Kanye West reportedly dropped out of Coachella because festival bosses refused to build him a giant dome.

January 14, 2019
Britney Spears - image By Ros O'Gorman
Britney Spears’ ‘Baby One More Time’ turns 20

Britney Spears is feeling "blessed" as she celebrates 20 years since the release of her debut album, Baby One More Time.

January 14, 2019
Queen Bohemian Rhapsody actors
Australian Albums : Queen ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ soundtrack is number one again

Queen hold onto the top of the ARIA Albums Chart for a second week with the soundtrack to their biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody", matching the two weeks their first No.1 set "A Night at the Opera" achieved back in 1976.

January 12, 2019
Post Malone
Australian Singles: Post Malone ‘Sunflower’ is number one again

Post Malone has his "Sunflower" planted in the No.1 spot in Australia for a second week, while the song also starts its run at the top in New Zealand, making us the only two countries to make it a chart-topper (so far, as it's at #2 in Canada).

January 12, 2019
Bowie Golden Years
Jason Singh and Dale Ryder assemble incredible band to honour David Bowie

Dale Ryder had wanted to perform a tribute to David Bowie five years ago, two years before Bowie had died, and last April he was finally motivated to go through with it.

January 11, 2019
Sam Smith plays the Town Hall in Melbourne at an intimate show put on by iHeart Radio, KiisFM and Optus Yes. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Sam Smith releases his new song with Normani Dancing With A Stranger

Sam Smith’s new song ‘Dancing With A Stranger’ has been released making this the second new Sam Smith son in three weeks.

January 11, 2019
Paul McCartney The Bruce McMouse Show
Paul McCartney presents The Bruce McMouse Show

Paul McCartney is about to release the part animated/part concert The Bruce McMouse Show, featuring footage from his 1972 Red Rose Speedway tour.

January 11, 2019
Thom Yorke, Radiohead, Photo: Ros O'Gorman
Thom Yorke won’t attend Radiohead Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke says he has no intention of attending the induction of his band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

January 11, 2019
Rocky Horror Show Craig McLachlan photo by Ros O'Gorman
Craig McLachlan charged with Sex Offences

Actor and singer Craig McLachlan has been changed with assault and sex offenses by Victoria Police.

January 11, 2019
Venetta Fields Barbra Streisand and Clydie King
Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand, Ray Charles backing vocalist Clydie King dies at age 75

Clydie King, who sang on dozens of songs including Elton John’s ‘The Bitch Is Back’, the Rolling Stones ‘Tumbling Dice’ and with Barbra Streisand on ‘A Star Is Born’ has died.

January 11, 2019
Ollie Olsen
Ollie Olsen announces his retirement from music

Australian post-punk and electronica pioneer Ollie Olsen has announced his retirement from music.

January 11, 2019
Jimmy Barnes My Criminal Record
Jimmy Barnes to release 17th solo studio album My Criminal Record

Jimmy Barnes will have a new album in May he is calling ‘My Criminal Record’.

January 11, 2019
Tina Arena EVITA photo Jeff Busby
The Melbourne season of Evita has been extended until March 3

Evita opened at Arts Centre, Melbourne on December 9 and was due to run until February 17. The extension gives the show two more weeks.

January 11, 2019
Olivia Newton-John - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Olivia Newton-John warns of Social Media scams using her name

Olivia Newton John’s publicist Michael Caprio has warned of internet scams by Olivia impersonators on social media trying to scam money from fans.

January 11, 2019
Barbra Streisand Walls
New Music Releases for 11 January 2019

Major new titles coming this week from: Tommy Emmanuel, Christina Perri, Swizz Beatz, Randy Houser, Katherine Jenkins, Taking Back Sunday (GH) and a bunch Australian Country Music compilations.

January 11, 2019
The Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer to open Bermuda Festival before playing Australia

Manhattan Transfer will play their first show of 2019 in Bermuda for the Bermuda Festival before some US dates and then head to Australia.

January 10, 2019
Lost Paradise
Drug dealer who poisoned music festivals sentenced to just 80 community service

Drug dealer Tina Phan, who was caught smuggling 394 ecstasy capsules in the Knockout Games of Destiny Festival in Sydney in December, has been sentenced to a ridiculous 80 hours community service.

January 10, 2019
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
More Australian acts including Psychedelic Porn Crumpets are going to SXSW

More Australian acts including the one we were all watching in 2018, Perth’s Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, will showcase at SXSW 2019.

January 10, 2019
Beyond The Valley
Australian Festivals Association open Government dialogue for drug testing at events

The Australian Festivals Association has started a dialogue with state governments to work together to make music events safer.

January 10, 2019
Steven Tyler, Aerosmith, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Aerosmith to perform for Steven Tyler’s Janie’s Fund Benefit

Aerosmith will perform at the 2nd Janie’s Fund Gala Benefit in Hollywood on 10 February.

January 10, 2019