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Avicii, Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Imagine Dragons and Calvin Harris Avicii Tributes

Imagine Dragons and Calvin Harris are leading the tributes to Swedish DJ Avicii following the tragic news of his death on Friday.

April 22, 2018
Avicii, Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Kygo Pays Tribute To Avicii At Coachella

Kygo paid tribute to his "musical inspiration" Avicii during his Coachella set.

April 22, 2018
Drake, Photo by Ros O'Gorman, noise11
Australian Charts: Drake Replaces Drake With ‘Nice For What’

For only the fourth time this century, one artist has knocked themselves off the top spot of the ARIA Singles chart with another of their tracks, as Drake replaces himself at No.1 with "Nice for What", the song also climbing to the top in New Zealand and debuts at the summit in America and Canada (it was No.1 in the UK last week).

April 21, 2018
Gurrumul Djarimirri
Australian Charts: Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Debuts At No 1

Local indigenous artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu achieves something after his passing in July of 2017 which he didn't do while he was still alive, and that is score a No.1 album locally, as his fourth studio album and first posthumous release "Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)" debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart.

April 21, 2018
Amy Shark
Amy Shark and Shane Nicholson Win An International Songwriting Competition Prize

Amy Shark and Shane Nicholson have picked up first prizes from the International Songwriting Content.

April 21, 2018
Alison Wonderland
Australia’s Alison Wonderland Has The No 1 Dance/Electronic Album In The USA

Sydney DJ Alexandra Sholler (aka Alison Wonderland) has the number one Dance/Electronica album in the USA this week with ‘Awake’.

April 21, 2018
Avicii, Photo By Ros O'Gorman
R.I.P. Avicii 1989-2018

Swedish DJ, Avicii, has been found dead in Muscat, Oman according to his representative.

April 21, 2018
Joe Lynn Turner
Joe Lynn Turner Stable After Heart Attack

Joe Lynn Turner remains in the hospital after suffering a heart attack earlier in the week.

April 21, 2018
The English Beat Here We Go Love
The English Beat To Release First Album Since 1982

The English Beat starring Dave Wakeling are returning with their first studio album since 1982.

April 21, 2018
Abba regroup in 2016
Abba To Become ‘Abbatars’ For TV Tribute

Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA are working together to be turned into ‘Abbatars’ for a tribute show being jointing produced by the BBC and NBC.

April 20, 2018
Brian Hooper
R.I.P. Brian Hooper of Beasts of Bourbon

Brian Hooper, the bass player for Beasts of Bourbon, has lost his battle with lung cancer.

April 20, 2018
Geezer Butler Black Sabbath Photo By Ros-OGorman
Black Sabbath To Release Singles Box

Despite a run of legendary hit singles in the 1970s, Black Sabbath and the seven-inch single format didn't always sit well together.

April 20, 2018
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Prince Estate Releases New Nothing Compares 2 U Video With Unreleased Footage

The Prince estate has produced a new video for ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ featuring previously unreleased footage from 1984.

April 20, 2018
Kanye West 2012 - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Kanye West To Release Two New Albums

Kanye West has stunned fans by announcing plans to release two new albums a week apart this summer (18).

April 20, 2018
Paul McCartney performs at AAMI Park Melbourne. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Paul McCartney Pays Tribute To Late Wife Linda

Linda Eastman was already a successful celebrity photographer when she met Paul McCartney in May 1967 at London's Bag O'Nails Club. A year later, they got together again while Paul and John Lennon were in New York to inaugurate Apple Records.

April 20, 2018
Neil Young Paradox
New Music Releases 20 April 2018

Major new titles coming this week from: Samantha Jade, Kimbra, A Perfect Circle, Pennywise, Sting & Shaggy, The Shires, Mya, Thievery Corporation and the soundtrack for the new Amy Schumer film "I Feel Pretty".

April 19, 2018
Mark Opitz
Mark Opitz Awarded HC Coombs Creative Arts Fellowship By ANU

The Australian National University in Canberra has awarded music producer Mark Opitz the HC Coombs Creative Arts Fellowship for 2018.

April 19, 2018
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
No Criminal Charges Will Be Filed Over Death Of Prince

Minnesota prosecutors have opted not to chase criminal charges over Prince's death from an accidental overdose.

April 19, 2018
Music Cities Canada
Toronto To Host Music Cities Summit

Canadian Music Week will host the Music Cities Summit in Toronto in May.

April 19, 2018
Albare- Image By Ros O'Gorman
Albert Dadon Buys The Basement in Sydney

Melbourne music entrepreneur Albert Dadon has bought the name and assets of The Basement in Sydney.

April 19, 2018
Kenney Jones Let The Good Times Roll
Kenney Jones Has Written His Autobiography

Kenney Jones will release his new autobiography, Let the Good Times Roll: My Life In the Small Faces, the Faces and The Who, on May 31 via Blink Publishing.

April 19, 2018
Stryper God Damn Evil
Walmart Won’t Stock Stryper Album Because Of Title

Expressing concerns over the album title, leading national retail chain Walmart has refused to carry chart-topping rock band Stryper's upcoming 10th studio album, God Damn Evil, available this Friday (April 20) via Frontiers Music SRL. Several Christian retail chains have also objected to the title and declined to carry God Damn Evil in their stores.

April 19, 2018
10cc, photo ros ogorman
Legendary 10cc Founder Graham Gouldman Is At Noise11 iHeartRadio This Week

10cc founder Graham Gouldman tells a remarkable story this week at iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com.

April 19, 2018
Nick Mason
Nick Mason Forms Supergroup With Gary Kemp To Perform Music of Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason is not letting the early music of his band get overshadowed by their later blockbusters.

April 19, 2018
Fadi Fawaz and George Michael
George Michael’s Ex Tries To Sell Off Possessions

George Michael's ex-boyfriend Fadi Fawaz is selling off the singer's possessions as he attempts to make money while embroiled in a feud with the late star's family.

April 19, 2018
The Wombats. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Matthew Murphy of The Wombats Says Passive Aggression Works

The Wombats’ lead singer Matthew Murphy is a guest on the latest episode of ‘Red Stripe presents: This Feeling TV’ which premiers this week, featuring guest appearances from The Wombats, Stereophonics, The Vaccines, Shed 7, Cabbage, OTHERKIN, Ten Tonnes and more.

April 19, 2018
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Peers Congratulate Him On Pulitzer Prize Win

Ice Cube and LL Cool J have saluted Kendrick Lamar after the rapper became the first hip-hop artist to land a Pulitzer Prize on Monday (April 16).

April 19, 2018
Randy Scruggs
R.I.P. Randy Scruggs 1953-2018

Multi-talented producer, songwriter and guitarist Randy Scruggs has died after a brief illness at the age of 64.

April 19, 2018
Tears For Fears
Tears For Fears Postpone UK Tour On Doctor’s Orders

Tears For Fears have been forced to pull the plug on their U.K. and Ireland tour due to "unforeseen health concerns".

April 19, 2018
James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett, Metallica, Soundwave 2013, Photo Ros O'Gorman
Metallica Invite Fans To Get Involved With Their Charity

Metallica have invited fans to join them for a day of service at U.S. food banks.

April 18, 2018