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Boyce Avenue
David Roy Williams is bringing Boyce Avenue back to Australia

YouTube sensations the Manzano brothers known as Boyce Avenue will tour Australia in February.

November 21, 2018
J Mascis photo by Ros O'Gorman
Wollongong’s The Farmer & The Owl Festival reveals 2019 line-up

Wollongong’s The Farmer & The Owl Festival will return in March 2019 to a new location McCabe Park and here is the line-up.

November 21, 2018
Norah Jones
Norah Jones to play first Australian shows in 16 years

Norah Jones will head back to Australia in 2019 for shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Hobart as well as an appearance at Bluesfest.

November 21, 2018
Iggy Pop, photo Ros O'Gorman
Iggy Pop and Norah Jones lead the next Bluesfest 2019 announcement

Iggy Pop and Norah Jones will perform at Bluesfest 2019 as well as 12 other artists.

November 21, 2018
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw was inspired by Charles and Diana to write his first song

Tim McGraw wrote his first song about Prince Charles and Lady Diana's wedding.

November 21, 2018
Ed Sheeran, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Ed Sheeran teases collaboration with BTS

Ed Sheeran has hinted at a collaboration with boy band BTS.

November 21, 2018
Diddy, music news, noise11.com
Kim Porter Cause of Death deferred until after autopsy

Kim Porter's cause of death has been listed as "deferred" following her autopsy.

November 21, 2018
Katy Perry, photo by Ros O'Gorman, rod laver arena, Melbourne 2014
Katy Perry named Forbes highest paid female entertainer of 2018

Katy Perry has topped Forbes magazine's 2018 list of the highest-paid women in music, with earnings of $83 million (£64 million).

November 21, 2018
The Hollies Bobby Elliott
Here’s why The Hollies Too Young To Be Married isn’t on their greatest hits album

In 1970 The Hollies had a number one hit in Australia and New Zealand with ‘Too Young To Be Married’ but the song never makes it to their greatest hits compilations.

November 20, 2018
Avicii, Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Fans honor Avicii in Sweden

DJ Avicii has been remembered at a memorial service for fans in the superstar's native Sweden.

November 20, 2018
Alejandro Escovedo Photo by Nancy Rankin Escovedo
Alejandro Escovedo to tour Australia for the first time ever

Austin-based guitarist Alejandro Escovedo will tour Australia for the first time ever in 2019.

November 20, 2018
Muriels Wedding
Muriel’s Wedding Australian Cast Announced

The cast for the Australian production of Muriel’s Wedding has been revealed.

November 20, 2018
John Farnham, music news, noise11.com
John Farnham to play By The C shows in 2019

John Farnham will perform four By The C shows in March and April 2019.

November 20, 2018
Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo
Mick Jagger jams a new song to announce The Rolling Stones 2019 dates

Mick Jagger has crafted a little ditty to sing up the Rolling Stones 2019 US tour dates.

November 20, 2018
The Angels play Palms Crown Casino on Friday 27 October 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
The Angels to perform Symphony of Angels for Sydney and Melbourne

The Angels will once again perform The Symphony of Angels with a full orchestra for Sydney and Melbourne.

November 20, 2018
Taylor Swift, Etihad, Frontier Touring, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Taylor Swift leaves Big Machine for Universal’s Republic

Taylor Swift has left her record label home of the past 12 years and signed a new worldwide deal with Universal Music Group.

November 20, 2018
Noel Gallagher of Oasis, Noise11, Photo
Noel Gallagher coached Bradley Cooper for A Star Is Born role

Noel Gallagher helped shape Bradley Cooper's rock star persona ready for A Star Is Born.

November 20, 2018
Screen Music Awards 2018
2018 Screen Music Awards winners announced

The 2018 Screen Music Awards have been announced with 12 categories for TV, online, film and advertising revealed.

November 19, 2018
Juan De Marcos Afro Cuban All Stars
Afro-Cuban All Stars to tour Australia for the first time in 13 years

Juan De Marcos’ Afro-Cuban All Stars, the original band from the Buena Vista Social Club, will return to Australia in March 2019.

November 19, 2018
VAST Photo By: Russell Ord Photography ( www.russellordphoto.com )
Australia’s finest songwriters became VAST in the Pilbara

Bernard Fanning, Sally Seltmann, Paul Dempsey, Glenn Richards (Augie March), Oh Mercy, Alan Pigram (Pigram Brothers), Jae Laffer (the Panics), Kav Temperley (Eskimo Joe), comedian Paul McDermott and many other notable musicians visited the deserted settlement of Cassack (Bajinhurrba) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia to create the VAST project.

November 19, 2018
Happy Mondays, Noise11, Photo
Happy Mondays to perform Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches on Australian tour

Happy Monday’s third album ‘Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches’ is considered by fans to be their finest achievement. It was certainly their most success album.

November 19, 2018
Vanessa Amorosi
Vanessa Amorosi is working on a new album before Red Hot Summer

Vanessa Amorosi is working on her first album in almost 10 years and hopes to have it ready before she tours with Red Hot Summer.

November 19, 2018
James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett, Metallica, Soundwave 2013, Photo Ros O'Gorman
Metallica donates $100,000 to California fire relief

Heavy rockers Metallica have become the latest stars to make a big donation to aid relief efforts following the devastating California wildfires.

November 19, 2018
Lionel Richie Rod Laver Arena on Sunday 8 April 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Lionel Richie to make another country album

Lionel Richie has teased his return to the country music charts by declaring he's working on "something surprising".

November 19, 2018
Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato slams former friend who did interviews about her overdose

Demi Lovato has slammed a former friend who "did interviews" after she had an overdose.

November 19, 2018
Ariana Grande Sweetener
UK Charts : Ariana Grande has the number one song with ‘thank u, next’

Ariana Grande’s thank u, next holds on to the Official Singles Chart Number 1 single for a second week with another bumper week of sales and streams.

November 18, 2018
Muse play Rod Laver Arena 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
UK Charts : Muse Simulation Theory debts at no 1

Congratulations to Muse, whose new album Simulation Theory lands straight in at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart.

November 18, 2018
A Star Is Born 2018
Australian Charts : A Star As Born number one for 4th week

The cinema rules the top of the ARIA Albums Chart again this week, with firstly the soundtrack to the Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper film 'A Star is Born' holding for a fourth week here, plus the album is now Gold (●) in sales too.

November 18, 2018
Ariana Grande Sweetener
Australian Charts : Ariana Grande ‘thank u, next’ debut at number one

After debuting at No.2 last week the new Ariana Grande track "thank u, next" climbs a spot to take over the summit of the ARIA Singles Chart this week, becoming her second No.1 for 2018.

November 18, 2018
Eric Clapton Happy Xmas
Check out Eric Clapton’s new White Christmas video

The Christmas album of 2018 is Eric Clapton’s ‘Happy Xmas’ but a mile.

November 17, 2018